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Literature Review

Literature Review. What are we doing today?. What is a ‘literature review’? What are the functions of a literature review? Why literature review is important? How to conduct a literature review?. Definition of a Literature Review. A literature review is an exploration/investigation

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Literature Review

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  1. Literature Review

  2. What are we doing today? • What is a ‘literature review’? • What are the functions of a literature review? • Why literature review is important? • How to conduct a literature review?

  3. Definition of a Literature Review • A literature review is an exploration/investigation • of scholarly sources (journal articles, books) • and non-scholarly sources (conferenc proceedings, newspaper reports) • relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory. (Lyons, 2005)

  4. Functions of a literature review • What has been said previously • Who are the key writers in this topic area or field • What are the prevailing theories, questions & hypotheses • What methods and methodologies have been used in a given area and are they still appropriate and useful? (Lyons, 2005)

  5. Purpose of a Literature Review: why it is important? • To become familiar with the current state of knowledge relevant to your topic • To understand the theory, concepts, ideas, key issues surrounding your chosen topic • To highlight any gaps in our knowledge • To place your research in context • It helps you narrow down or refine your topic/problem/question.

  6. Purpose of a Literature Review: why is it important? • An understanding of the literature is essential because it enriches the research process.

  7. Purpose of a Literature Review: why is it important? • The literature review will show: • Literature you have studied for your topic • Your understanding of the literature • Your ability to read critically and analytically, and to summarise the work of other writers clearly and briefly • How do you link it with your proposal

  8. Literature review: Lets watch... • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPT0ninx1Z8 • Individual task

  9. How do we conduct a literature review? • Identify relevant topic/literature • Read critically and write a short summary of the literature you have found (if relevant) so that you can refer to it • Make sure to keep bibliographic details • Comment critically on it...provide your own perspective on it (argument/data/method) or highlight any gaps in the literature.

  10. How do we conduct a literature review? Being ‘CRITICAL’... • Show whether or not the author has clearly stated his/her argument/topic/question • Is there any bias evident? • How scholarly is the work/Has the author reviewed previous literature? • Is the argument coherent or does it break down at some points?

  11. How to conduct a literature review? Being ‘CRITICAL’... • What methods are used by the author to back his/her argument? • What is the language like? Is it academic? Do you find sweeping statements? • Has the author acknowledged their sources i.e. included references? • How different authors have approached the same issue differently?/Compare or contrast different authors or theories.

  12. What is ‘NOT’ a literature review • Stay focus on your argument. Do not just describe what different authors have written. • Do not reproduce an argument/quote/data without linking it with your respective research proposal

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