Description
One of the most important parts of developing a quality dissertation is having a thorough, quality literature review. That means building your literature review using appropriate literature. In Essentials for Planning a Literature Review, you will find details on how to judge the literature that should be included in your literature review, how it should be used, and the relative value of the different material you read based on a gold, silver, bronze, and copper standard. In the Wheeldon and Faubert article, you will learn the differences between mind maps and concept maps and how to create one for this course and for your dissertation literature review. In the media piece, you will see an example of a master keyword list and how to translate that into a mind map and ultimately into a concept map.
To prepare:
Read the Essentials for Planning a Literature Review; Quality of Evidence; and the Wheeldon and Faubert article on Framing Experience: Concept Maps, Mind Maps, & Data Collection in Qualitative Research. Also, watch the media piece Mind Map and Concept Map Demonstration. Consider the topic you plan to research for your dissertation. Think about a minimum of four areas you need to research as a part of your literature review. They may be key concepts or factors you want to research.
Create a mind map with your topic as the focus and then show these four areas on what you will explore, as well as on the interactions between different concepts, areas, and topics on the map. This will help you evaluate the quality of evidence for the articles and research studies you read for your literature review on your topic. Your mind map will help you focus your ideas visually in this module as you begin to read current research on your topic.
Post the following:
Post a one-sentence description of your dissertation topic.
Post four of the concepts/subtopics you have identified that need to be researched in preparation for completing your literature review. Share any interactions you will examine between these concepts.
Using one sentence for each of the four concepts (and subtopics, if applicable), explain why each concept is important to your dissertation topic.
Post for your classmates’ consideration at least two questions or concerns you might have about areas related to your topic you will research or where you might find quality evidence about the topic.
Dawidowicz, P. (2016c). Essentials for planning a literature review. Download Essentials for planning a literature review.Charlotte, NC: CreateSpace.
Wheeldon, J., & Faubert, J. (2009). Framing experience: Concept maps, mind maps, & data collection in qualitative research.Links to an external site. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8(3), 68–83. doi:10.1177/160940690900800307
Document: Walden University, LLC. (2015). Literature review matrix Download Literature review matrix[Word Document]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Document: Walden University, LLC. (2016c). Master keyword list Download Master keyword list[Word Document]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Document: Walden University, LLC. (2016d). Mind map and concept map demonstration Download Mind map and concept map demonstration[Word Document]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Document: Walden University, LLC. (2016g). Quality of evidence Download Quality of evidence[PDF]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
