Overview
Literature Review (Portfolio Foundation)
Overview
In this assignment, you will write a literature review based on the topic of your course portfolio. Your goal is to examine and synthesize scientific research to understand the current state of knowledge about your chosen environmental issue.
A literature review is not a summary of individual studies. Instead, it is an analysis of how researchers are thinking about a problem, where they agree, where they disagree, and what remains unknown.
This assignment provides the scientific foundation for your portfolio. The knowledge you develop here will inform your later work, including your problem statement and white paper.
Assignment
Write a 1,800–2,000 word literature review that addresses a clear and focused scientific question related to your portfolio topic.
Your goal is to answer: What do we know and not know about this issue?