Before starting Activity 2.Make sure you read Chapters 1-6 in Garrand (2017) while working on Activities 2, 3, and 4 because they will guide you in constructing amini-literature reviewduring which you educate yourself about the big idea driving your dissertation! Your overall goal will be to produce miniature literature review by the end of Activity 4. The review must use a mixture of at least 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and/or grey literature; moreover, all sources should be at most seven years old.

Exercise #1: Preparatory reading.Review the following sections in Garrand (2017):

• Chapter 1:PRISMA, PROSPERO, and a Journal (take notes regarding the PRISMA flowchart for tracking documents because you will create a PRISMA flowchart).
• Chapter 2:Source Materials Defined, Different Kinds of Source Materials,andAnatomy of a Scientific Paper: Finding What You Need in a Typical Research Paper
• Chapters 3 and 4: All sections.
• Appendix B: All sections.

Curious about PRISMA?An example of PRISMA, in-use,appears at this linkLinks to an external site..

After completing the preparatory reading, memo your thoughts regarding the following prompts:

• What is thePaper Trail Folderas used in the Matrix Method? Your response: Describe in two or fewer sentences. (Note: If you cannot do this, then review the preparatory reading.)
• How do the university library and websites listed underSupplementary Materials, located earlier in the syllabus, compare? What are their weaknesses, content areas, and strengths?
• Who is the most important person for you to consult with at the beginning of your Review of the Literature? (Your response: State the role of the person.)
• Why is it important to record all authors' names in your list of references to source documents in your Paper Trail Folder? (Your response: Describe in one or two sentences.)
• What isgrey literature? (Your response: Describe briefly in one or two sentences.)
• Is it possible to perform the same search in two databases and get the same results? (Your response: Describe briefly in one or two sentences.)

Use your memos to engageDiscussion Question 2: Let's Chat About Sources!

Exercise #2:Establish YourPaperTrail,Documents, and related Folders.Using the advice from the preparatory reading and Appendix B in Garrand (2017), create:

• master folders with preliminary subfolders;
• paper trailer folder containing keywords, resources, databases, internet documents, and miscellaneous subfolders;
• documents folder containingsource documents, rejected,andPRISMAsubfolders;
• review matrix folder; and
• the synthesis folder.