Write a review of library sources conducted in preparation f…

Your engineering design team is preparing an innovation proposal for your company. Before you can design a solution, you need a solid understanding of the problem youre addressing. The project manager has asked each member of the team to prepare a Review of Library Sources. This report will help your group establish the technical and contextual background for your project, identify gaps in existing knowledge, and resolve any conflicting findings from prior work.

To prepare this review, you will explore and evaluate sources from

• Academic journals
• Trade magazines
• Books, handbooks, and encyclopedias
• Websites
• Other relevant resources

Your task is to categorize these sources based on their contributions to understanding the problem your proposal attempts to solve. Beyond summarizing prior work, you must take an evaluative stance. You should

• Link each source to your research problem.
• Assess how well each source contributes to understanding that problem.
• Identify gaps, unknowns, or conflicts in the body of knowledge.

The finished report should

• Be 7501000 words in length.
• Include at least eight sources in IEEE format.

Consider structuring your report as follows.

Title

• Use a title that clearly identifies the focus of the report on library research. (Be brief, but precise.)

Introduction

• Establish context for the problem you are researching.
• Define key terms (if necessary).
• Include a clear statement of purpose that establishes the scope and goals of the report.
• Provide a road map indicating the order in which you approach ideas in the body of the report.

Body

• Categorize your sources according to the contribution they make to understanding the problem.
• Develop your arguments in paragraph form.
• Present and elaborate on one main idea per paragraph.
• Tie the content of sources that you review to the scope and focus established in the introduction. (i.e., Establish why given sources are relevant to understanding the problem.)
• Identify gaps/unknowns/conflicts in the body of knowledge.
• Use transitions to signal the progression of ideas.
• (Optional) Include diagrams, charts, or imagesproperly referencedto help explain key points.

Conclusion

• Restate the key findings from the review.
• Suggest directions for future research (based on sources reviewed) or recommendations for action.
• Do not introduce new ideas in the conclusion.
• References
• Provide at least eight references in IEEE format.