As you saw in Assignment 1, when conducting a literature review, you first search the evidence, and next you appraise it
Summarizing and synthesizing research
As you saw in Assignment 1, when conducting a literature review, you first search the evidence, and next you appraise it. Then, you are ready to summarize the evidence that you uncovered, and finally, you can synthesize it.
This Assignment is a continuation of Assignment 1, in which you used the Walden Library to conduct a literature review and appraised your results to select the highest quality and most appropriate and significant evidence. Now, for Assignment 2, you will take the recent (within the last 5 years), peer-reviewed articles you selected and write brief summaries of each of them. You will then write a synthesis of all the articles.
As a reminder, this Assignment will also be used for your writing skills assessment. While your essay will be evaluated with two sets of rubric elements, the writing skills assessment will NOT count toward your course grade.
This writing skills assessment helps ensure you receive foundational writing support early in your Walden program. The results of the skills assessment will determine which writing skills course you will be enrolled in next term: SKIL 8001 Transitioning to Doctoral Writing or SKIL 8002 Enhancing Doctoral Writing Skills. As a reminder, completing one writing skills course is part of your program requirements and is designed to help you meet writing expectations in your program. The OASIS Writing Assessment team will register you for your SKIL writing course. For more information, please visit the OASIS Writing Skills Assessment
Links to an external site. web page.
Your assessment essay will be scored out of 16 points using the writing skills rubric located at the bottom of the Module 4 Week 5 Assignment 2 Rubric.
| Skills Assessment Rubric Points | Writing Support |
| 12.5–16 points | When you finish NURS 8006, Walden’s Writing Assessment team will enroll you in SKIL 8002: Enhancing Doctoral Writing Skills. This course is self-paced, carries 0 credits, and is 12 weeks long; it is ungraded and tuition-free. It will begin in the term following your completion of NURS 8006.
If you have questions about the course, please contact WritingAssessment@mail.waldenu.edu. |
| 0–12 points | When you finish NURS 8006, Walden’s Writing Assessment team will enroll you in SKIL 8001: Transitioning to Doctoral Writing. This course is instructor-led, carries 0 credits, and is 6 weeks long; it is graded on an S/U basis and is tuition-free. It will begin in the term following your completion of NURS 8006.
If you have questions about the course, please contact WritingAssessment@mail.waldenu.edu. |
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
To prepare:
- Review the Learning Resources for this week, which focus on how to summarize and synthesize literature search results.
- Review Appendix H in the course textbook located in the Learning Resources for this week, which you will be required to complete and submit as part of this Assignment.
- Refer to your Assignment 1 submission and prepare to write a summary of each of the three articles you selected.
- Refer to your Assignment 1 submission and prepare to write a synthesis of the three articles you selected.
Note: For this Assignment, you must complete Appendix H. You will submit your completed Appendix H along with your 2- to 3-page paper.
Note: Be sure to review the grading rubric for this Assignment so you fully understand what is expected of you. To access the rubric, scroll down to the bottom of the Assignment page.
The Assignment: (2–3 pages)
Write a paper in which you do the following:
- Using a scholarly voice, summarize each of the three articles you selected.
- Using a scholarly voice, synthesize the three articles you selected.
- Include a copy of your completed Appendix H.
Note: You will submit your completed Appendix H along with your 2- to 3-page paper. Save copies of your completed Appendix H in Microsoft Word format. You will submit a total of two documents.
Note: Use this week’s Learning Resources to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and style for all references and citations. The College of Nursing requires that all papers include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. Use the College of Nursing Writing Template
Links to an external site. for your Assignment submission.
By Day 7 of Week 5
Submit your Assignment.
submission information
Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.
- To submit your completed assignment, save your two documents as W5Assgn2_Lastname_Firstinitial_doc1 and W5Assgn2_Lastname_Firstinitial_doc2.
- Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
- Next, click on Upload File.
- Click “Add another file” to repeat step 3 for the second document required to complete this Assignment.
- Select Submit Assignment for review.
Rubric
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Using a scholarly voice, summarize each of the three articles you selected. |
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Using a scholarly voice, synthesize the three articles you selected. |
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Include a copy of your completed Appendix H. |
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Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria. |
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Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation |
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Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome WS01 Central Idea of Essay Points in this row do NOT affect your Assignment grade.
threshold: 3.0 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome WS02 Paraphrase and Analysis Points in this row do NOT affect your Assignment grade.
threshold: 3.0 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome WS03 Organization Points in this row do NOT affect your Assignment grade.
threshold: 3.0 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome WS04 Grammar and Mechanics Points in this row do NOT affect your Assignment grade.
threshold: 3.0 pts
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