After reading “Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review” and the “Student Sample Literature Review,” discuss the main features you identified in the student sample. How is this sample literature review different from other research papers you’ve read/had to write in the past?
Then discuss the topic (Importance of Border Protection and the Key Role of Administrative Support) you’re interested in exploring for the literature review. The Literature Review Assignment Sheet calls for a discussion of your topic’s exigency in your own literature review. Exigency refers to a topic’s timeliness or necessity—what makes your topic important right now?