Creating an Outline Building SubTopics for Literature Review

Creating an Outline Building Sub-Topics for Literature Review

Creating Subtopics Web Diagram to Identify Multiple Perspectives

Literature Review: Deductive Reasoning Attempting to Prove Statement, Theory, or Hypothesis Academic Paper Body of Knowledge Information to back hypothesis Study is justified due to BOK

Literature Review: Inductive Reasoning Attempting to Answer Open-Ended Research Question Academic Paper Body of Knowledge lacking answer Research Question justified due to absence

What type of reasoning will you use? Why?

Subtopics in your Literature Review

Subtopics in your Literature Review Multiple perspectives that build to support your own research question/statement AND Educate your audience prior to your own research method

Deductive Example: Research Question: Which color skittle has the most flavor? Research Statement: 13 -18 year olds think that red skittles have the most flavor. Subtopics: ● Flavors of each Skittle ○ Skittle definition and exposure to skittles in popular culture ● Chemistry of Skittle Flavor Creation ○ Ingredients diversity based on color ● Physical Mechanics of Taste ○ How taste works in the human mouth ○ How smell influences taste ● Influence of age in tasting different flavors (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, etc. ) ● Arrival at justification for research topic

Inductive Example: Research Question: What are the differences in emotional response of an 14 -15 year old and 16 -17 year old individual receiving a single package of Skittles versus the share size package? Subtopics: ● Definitions: Differences in Packaging ○ 14 oz single package ○ 41 oz share size package ● Influence of Quantity on Emotional Response ○ Include previous studies that study emotional response to quantity ● Age group Discussion (Educate Audience) ○ Behavior and External Influences of 14 -15 year olds ○ Behavior and External Influences 16 -17 year olds ● Arrival of Justification to tie all subtopics together to answer a research question

Creating a Web Diagram

Draw a circle in the middle of your paper. (Large enough for two sentences. . . )

Write down your research question. Do you have a research statement/theory/hypothesis that should follow that question?

Create the subtopics of your research question. These should branch away from your main RQ. Educate your audience from all angles/perspectives of your topic.

Subtopics will lead to specific pieces of information that need to be shared with your audience. Detail Sub RQ

Adding Details to Subtopics Bolstering Subtopics with Evidence from BOK

Subtopics will lead to specific pieces of information that need to be shared with your audience. Detail Sub RQ

The details that you add to each subtopic should be cited from your BOK. Detail Detail Sub RQ Detail Sub Detail Detail

Putting it all in order. . . Creating an Effective Outline

Detail Where you are. . . Detail Sub RQ Detail Sub Detail Detail

Where you need to be… How should you organize your information? 1. Main Topic 1. Subtopic 1. Detail with Evidence 2. Detail with Evidence 3. Detail with Evidence 2. Subtopic 1. Detail with Evidence 2. Detail with Evidence 3. Detail with Evidence 4. Subtopic 1. Detail with Evidence 2. Detail with Evidence 3. Detail with Evidence 5. .

Goal: Educate and then justify Put your subtopics in order Introduction to Topic Definitions or Details for Audience Understanding BOK Connection and Multiple Perspectives Preparing to Justify RQ/RS Academic Paper Literature Review Justification of RQ due to BOK