Child Labor and Slavery Custom Essay

Literature Review/Primary Research Report
To learn and understand how research professionals work, you will conduct both primary and secondary research on a social, political, or ethical issue. You will then summarize and synthesize the arguments and ideas of the research sources alongside the data you collect. In order to accomplish this, you will first need to form a research question. Then you will design a project and engage in the research process. The end result will be a 5-7 page literature review and primary research report based on a combination of the primary research data and the secondary sources.
A literature review and primary research report is more than a simple summary of sources. It has an organizational pattern that combines summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information so that it helps you address your specific research questions. This document also evaluates the sources in terms of which are most relevant to the research questions and which are the most credible. Although you designed your primary research specifically to answer your question, you’ll also want to address its relevance and its credibility.
Compose: There are hundreds or even thousands of articles and books on most areas of study. The narrower your research questions, the easier it will be to limit the number of sources you need answer those questions. You will not be expected to read everything available on the topic, but you’ll make your job easier if you first limit your scope with a good set of research questions (see pages 147-149 in CDA textbook).Your instructor may require that your research questions are approved before you begin your research.
As you read widely but selectively in your topic area, consider what themes or issues connect your sources together—which ones are most relevant to the questions you are asking?
Also consider if there is an involved debate on your issue? If so, this might provide you with the focus you need.
• How is the subject discussed? How do different genres discuss the issue differently (or similarly)?
• Have you located one solution or multiple solutions? What are their differences?
• Is there an aspect of the issue that is missing or not discussed?
Design: As you begin, read Chapters 5 and 6, pages 109-175 in your CDA textbook.
As you are formulating your research questions, do some preliminary library research to see what other researchers have to say about your question. Good databases to check are ASC, JSTOR, Science Direct, PsychInfo, LexisNexis, Newspaper Source. Also check The Statistical Abstract of the United States and US Almanac for statistics. (See pgs. 151-155 & 159 in CDA). Avoid sources that you randomly found through the Web. You will need about 7-10 sources for your paper. Your instructor will give you guidelines about number and kind of sources permitted.
You will also need to conduct primary research, which is the collection of data or information that does not already exist in a library or website. This is original research that you design yourself by proposing a hypothesis and collecting data through questionnaires, surveys, and/or interviews that tests the hypothesis. The more data points (answers) you have, the more robust are your findings. The easier it is for respondents to answer, the better your results will be. You can enrich survey and statistical research by including some longer interview-type questions (see pages 150-154 and 161 in CDA textbook).
Your instructor will give you specific instructions about finding and analyzing sources, working together in research teams, and how to handle your data.

Design Plan: The genre norm for this paper is formal academic writing. The final report will be completed using APA manuscript formatting. See the model for more details.
The sections of your literature review/report should include:
1. Abstract
A short, one or two-paragraph summary of your research and your findings
2. Introduction
o General background information that prompted the research
o A clear statement of purpose
o Stated research questions (two to four). Remember that more specific questions allow for more specific answers, and this improves the focus immensely.
o A thesis statement
3. Review of literature (the bulk of your paper). Blend a discussion of your primary research findings into the Literature Review. Base this blend on a discussion of ideas rather than the individual sources.
Include:
o A discussion of your research question
o Your own research as one of the sources
? Name your research and cite it as you would any other source.
? Provide a discussion of your respondents, sample, and data collection.
? Provide a discussion of your results and conclusions.
o At least one graphic image embedded in the text, including but not limited to, a table, graph, or chart (any type). These can be from your own research or from the literature.

Product Testing: You will receive comments on drafts through peer review, the Writing Center, the evaluators, and/or your instructor. If necessary, plan enough time to organize and test the survey, and you might even practice surveying/interviewing each other.

Advocate: Submit your Literature Review & Primary Research Report through the Assignments area of WebCT. Be sure to include a Reference Page and use in-text citations in the report itself. Your instructor may require you to turn in drafts, survey or questions (1 copy), abstract/citation pages from the articles cited in your literature review, pre-work with sources, and a copy of your primary research spread sheet if applicable.

Format:
Entire paper should follow APA format. Pay special attention to the following:
o Standard APA title page requirements
o References in alpha order, strict APA format.
o Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, one inch margins all around.
o Write in 3rd person, present, and past tense.
o Every graphic should be labeled as a Figure or a Table and given a consecutive number: Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Caption every graphic image.