In this first step, you will begin searching the library’s databases to locate at least five (5) scholarly articles that are related to your topic and research question.

For this second milestone in Module 2, you will complete your literature review in two steps.

In this first step, you will begin searching the library’s databases to locate at least five (5) scholarly articles that are related to your topic and research question. Be sure to identify articles that are relevant, but also significant to your topic (e.g., the first famous study conducted on your topic). You should include a mixture of older and more recent literature.

Please note, your research question may change slightly depending on what you find in the literature. This is completely normal! Drafting your research question at the beginning is intended to help you focus your search on literature related to your research question.

Sample Literature Review (Links to an external site.)

Submit your completed Processfolio #2 Preview the documentfor this activity.

Complete the literature review templatePreview the document as you read through the articles. This handout is intended to help you identify key information, as well as, similarities and differences between the studies you are reviewing.

This assignment will be graded as complete or incomplete. Your instructor will give you feedback that you are expected to use in completing Step 2 of the Literature Review milestone.