Assignment
This assignment will require you to analyze, critique, and review three primary research articles
published within the last 5 years (i.e., between January 2015 and October 2020), on a specific area
of study covered in this course. You will be required to analyze and critique these articles and the
research they provide on the specific topic you have selected. You will be required to give a brief
overview of the study and findings in each paper, and explain how these three papers together
contribute to the topic area you are focusing on. Your paper should include an analysis on the
impact of the research in each paper (e.g., is this providing new information, is information that was
previously examined in a different way being shared in a new way, is perhaps the information not
novel at all, etc.).
Writing a good critical analysis and review requires that you understand the material, and that you
know how to analyze and evaluate that material using appropriate criteria. You will need to make a
commentary on the structure, methods, results/conclusions, and logic that each paper incorporates.
You will also need to show how these 3 articles together contribute to advancing knowledge in this
particular area, in which case, you must draw your own thoughts and conclusions about the benefit
of this work. Ensure that you have highlighted strengths or limitations of each paper; in the case of
limitations, you should also ensure that your proposed solution is in fact realistic.
Formulate a thesis based on your overall evaluation of all three papers. Avoid presenting your
points in a laundry-list style, and instead, focus on synthesizing the information as much as
possible.

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