Activity 2 Worksheet: Background Research
required to refer to three (3) scholarly publications related to their proposal topic and summarize each paper as described in the table. This means you need to make three tables describing all the details of the paper related to your proposal topic.
Title
What is the title of the paper?
Does it have the keywords that you are searching for?
Author
Who is the lead author and co-author?
Which organizations or institutions they belong to?
Are these organization or institutions reputable? Search for it in their websites.
Publication Type
Is this paper published in a journal or a conference proceeding, magazine etc.?
Does this look like an authentic source?
Check the table of scholarly vs non-scholarly articles in lecture slide
Date of Publication
When was it published?
Does the paper focus on current issues?
Purpose of the study
Why was this study carried out?
What is the knowledge gap this paper is trying to fill?
Methods
How was this study carried out?
Were there any specific procedures?
What data was used, who were the participants for the experiments, how was the analysis done etc.?
Finding of the study
What was found in the study?
Implications of Findings
How will the findings benefit the society or bridge the knowledge gap?
URL Link
B. Write the title of your Project:
C. After preparing the tables, you are required write a paragraph answering following questions? (300 words or more expected)
Q1. What have you found in the three (3) papers that you have referred and how it is related to your proposal topic?
Q2. What are the knowledge gaps that you have identified after reading three (3) papers? Based on this what will be the purpose of your proposal?