Application: Synthesizing Perspectives in the Literature

For the Final Project for this course, you will be required to complete a literature review for your topic: “Changing Roles in Public Administration”. This week’s assignment is a step towards that task, and the articles you locate for the literature review will also be used for Applications in the next 2 weeks.
The Walden Dissertation Rubric for Chapter 2 includes the following criteria as line item 9: “The review is an integrated, critical essay on the most relevant and current published knowledge on the topic. The review is organized around major ideas or themes.”

To prepare for this Application:
• Review the reading and media segment for this week.
• Search the Walden Library for peer-reviewed journal articles published within the past 5 years. You will need 3 articles for this assignment and 15 for your Final Project literature review.

• Of the articles you find, select 3 for this assignment.

• Briefly summarize each article.

• Next, synthesize the articles into one cohesive essay.

• Create a reference list for the articles you have found.

The assignment:
* Craft a 5 page paper in which you do the following:

* Summarize 3 articles of your choosing.

* Synthesize the 3 articles into a cohesive essay.