Learning Materials

· Roberts, C. M., & Hyatt, L. (2019). The dissertation journey: A practical guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation (3rded.). Corwin Publishing Co. ISBN- 9781506373331. Read Chapters 6 & 9.

To complete the discussion, you must have access to the textbook above to provide a valid accurate response to the posting.

1. Discussion Question: Post must be at least 300 words. Since a critical step in preparing to complete a dissertation topic for research begins by having a good understanding of the most current, supportive literature, the literature review is usually found at the beginning of a dissertation and then is referred to throughout the rest of the writings.

There are many steps in accurately preparing and writing a literature review. The eight steps listed by the required reading reflect upon the two steps you feel are the most important in such review’s success.

The 8 steps from the textbook:

· Identify keywords or descriptors.

· Create a search query.

· Identify relevant literature sources.

· Search the literature and collect relevant materials.

· Critically read and analyze the literature.

· Synthesize the literature.

· Organize the literature.

· Write the literature review.

2. Discussion Question: Post must be at least 300 words. Select two additional steps and explain why these are also key parts of the literature review process . Use information from your readings to support your selection, along with providing some examples of how this would be seen by both the researcher and the reader.