Literature Review

In Module 2, you will complete an annotated bibliography on a topic of  your choice in which you will be required to find at least 10 sources of  various types, write a short summary of the information found in each  source, and write an evaluation of the source’s credibility,  reliability, currency, possible bias, and usefulness with respect to  your topic.

Topic: The effects of tobacco use

Outline example 700 words APA format

1. Introduction (setting up the discussion)
   1. The problem is … [people are carrying onto airplanes more and more  luggage, resulting in delays in boarding and continued problems for  flight attendants and gate agents]
   2. It’s important because … [the airline industry is vital to the  economy; no one likes delays; customers must not abandon airline travel  for other options]
   3. Solving it would result in … [improved customer experience, resulting in better economic stability for the airlines]
2. Literature Review (what has already been ‘said’ in this ‘conversation’)
   1. Previous research in this area has shown …
   2. Ideas that keep coming up in articles and other sources are … [the  desire to carry on is driven by several factors: security of personal  valuables, convenience, baggage charges, fear of lost luggage and wait  time at arrival airport]
   3. Pros and cons [how these sources support and/or contradict each other]
   4. Solutions explored so far include … [size and number limits, baggage fees, improved tracking of luggage]
   5. Summary of lit review findings (where we are now with this problem)
   6. Researchers seem to keep trying to … [find solutions focused on  limits to plane’s carry-on capacity and reducing fear of lost luggage]
3. Research Question (what new question/solution will be investigated)
   1. What would happen if … [customer time were the focus of improvement,  specifically, if promptness of delivery to carousel at arrival were  improved? How important is it to customers that their baggage arrive  quickly at the pickup point?]
4. Theoretical Framework (how the question arises logically from the literature review)
   1. The dependent variable(s) is/are … [delays in boarding, problems for flight attendants and gate agents, others….]
   2. The independent variable(s) is/are … [amount of carry-on baggage]
5. Hypotheses (what testable speculations arise from the identified independent variables)
   1. Customers who are confident that their bags will arrive at the  carousel for pickup within 10 minutes of exiting the plane will be more  likely to check baggage rather than carry it
   2. Customers who value quick pickup of luggage upon arrival will be more likely to check baggage rather than carry it.