This activity will assess you on the material from learning outcome $2$ "locate and select data using

secondary research methods".

Specifically, the assessment will focus on the objectives:

$2\mathrm{.}2$ Identify various sources of secondary data.

$2\mathrm{.}4$ Identify if the secondary data collected is suitable for answering the research question.

$2\mathrm{.}5$ Use electronic resources from the library to collect secondary data.

$2\mathrm{.}6$ Create a literature review that properly documents secondary sources.

You may not work with another student and$/$or collaborate on your answers or use any material

created by another person without acknowledging the source $($plagiarism$).$ As a professor, I am aware

of the existence of Spinbots, AI $($artificial intelligence$)$ and students who purchase assignments from

outside sources. Use of these tools is a violation of Cambrian's Academic Integrity policy.

Instructions

In this applied activity you will fill in a research matrix to help you critically evaluate and organize

information from five sources related to your research topic. You must follow these steps. Please watch

THIS VIDEO for an overview of the activity instructions.

$1.$ Identify your research topic. You should use the same research objective and research question

that you developed for Applied Activity $1.$ If you received feedback from your professor, please

make changes to your research topic based on that feedback. Please contact your professor to

discuss if you would like to pick a new research topic $$ if you change your topic without

approval your submission will not be accepted. Download the $$Applied Activity $3-$ TEMPLATE$$

file from the assessment on Moodle. Copy and paste both your research question and objective

from Applied Activity $1$ into the area provided on the template.

$2.$ Locate and select five $(5)$ academic sources that are related to your research topic. These

sources can include peer$-$reviewed journal articles, books, conference papers, or reports. Ensure

they are recent $($published within the last $5$ years$)$ and from reputable sources $($use the

Cambrian College Library database and$/$or Google Scholar$).$ Use the CRAAP test to evaluate the

quality of your sources.

$3.$ Complete each cell of the research matrix with the information below

$$ Reference in APA Format: Provide the full APA citation for each source. If you do not

include APA references your submission will NOT be accepted. Remember you can

obtain full APA references from the Cambrian College Library website and$/$or Google

Scholar $($just make sure to review for accuracy!$).$

$$ Keywords: List the keywords or key phrases used in the source. These are terms that are

essential for understanding the source's content. Sometimes the keywords are clearly

listed, but you may have to come up with your own list $(3-5$ terms$)$

$$ Research Problem: Identify the research problem which SHOULD include the research

objective and$/$or research questions. You may copy this word$-$for$-$word from the source.

If the source does not explicitly state them, provide a summary of the research focus.

$$ Participants$/$Sample Description: To the best of your ability, describe the sample or

participants involved in the study, including relevant characteristics such as size,

demographics, or selection criteria.

$$ Methods & Design: Explain the research methodology used in the source $($e$.$g$.,$

qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods$).$ Include details about data collection and

analysis methods.

$$ Summary of Findings: Summarize the main findings or outcomes of the research. What

did the authors discover, and how do these findings contribute to the field?

$$ Synthesis: Explain how each source is related$/$connected to your chosen research topic.

Does it provide valuable insights, support your thesis, or offer a contrasting perspective?

$4.$ Fill in the information above for each of the five sources in the matrix. Be concise and clear in

your responses, focusing on the most important aspects of each source.

Submission and Grading

Please consult the rubric on the next page for details on how you will be graded. This rubric is also

available in Moodle directly in the Applied Activity $3$ assignment link.

There is a research matrix example that we complete LIVE during class available in Moodle directly in

the Applied Activity $3$ assignment link $($the file called $$Applied Activity $3$ LIVE EXAMPLE$).$ Please review

this example to see what a research matrix that meets the requirements of Applied Activity $3$ looks like!

Make sure you have included APA citations for all works used to stay in accordance with Cambrian$$s

Academic Integrity Policy. It is also recommended that you use Grammarly to check your work for

plagiarism and spelling$/$grammar errors BEFORE you submit your literature review.

Once completed and reviewed, please upload your research matrix as a single Word document $(.$docx$)$

to the Moodle Applied Activity $3$ assignment link.

This activity must be submitted before Wednesday, October $11$