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How to write your literature review
Introduction
Definition of lit rev
An objective, critical summany of published research lit relevant to a topic under consideration for research
10 Techniques of doing lit search
Categorize the keywords of your topic & search in scholarly database online
Include refereed academic journals, conference proceedings, theses & dissertations
Have good organization of the lit that you intend to read & those you have read
Make sure you review lit critically
Use APA referencing style
Utilize academic libraries, electronic sources, primary & secondary sources
Identify your research purpose, objectives, nature of your study type of problem & research questions
Read the abstract of the artical first
Never state that nothing has been written about your research topic
Ask yourself about the authenticity of the article
Problem Statement
PhD candidates do not know
how to write the lit rev correctly & scientifically
how to cite them properly
Objectives
To help PhD candidates in writing lit rev academically & scholarly
To describe lit rev writing process
To assist PhD candidates to understand what lit rev means
Methodology
Types of literature review
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
10 Rules of literature review
1) Identify the topic & audience
2) Search & re-search the literature
3) Take notes while reading
4) Choose the type of review you wish to write
5) Keep the review focused but make it generally interesting
6) Be critical & consistent
7) Find a logical structure
8) Include your own relevant research but be objective
9) Be up-to-date, but do not exclude older studies
When evaluating literature, you must ask yourself 5 questions
Does the writer agree or disagree w/ the existing knowledge, and why?
Is his/her final judgment or conclusion sound, logical or persuasive?
Does the lit rev significantly support your research problem statement?
Does the researcher cite lit that proves or disproves his/her problem statement?
Does the lit rev discuss the heart of your problem statement?
Advantages of doing lit rev
answer key questions about your topic of study
see what methods & methodologies are being used by current researchers
make yourself more knowledgeable in your area of specialization
collect supporting evidences to justify the investigation of your problem & hypotheses
find the latest studies concerning your topic
identify any gap in the literature
Objectives of lit rev
To find out what concepts & methodologies are used
To compare & contrast finding s & scientific ideas
To identify documented papers about your area of specialization
To identify relationship & designs
To find out who else is doing the same thing
To use your solution in case needed
To identify gap in knowledge
Offer your conclusion & expertise
To identify what info is already exists
Lit rev template
Main body
Conclusion
Introduction
References
Conclusion & final checklist for your review
Make sure that you know the meaning & the purpose of literature review
Do your literatur search based on the objectives & purpose of your study
Did you scrutinize the authentication of the information sources?
Do you think your search is judicious?
Are the studies cited recent or updated?
Do you think the study cited is relevant to your research problem?
Have you planned how to organize the materials to be read & those that you have read?/Have you summarized the important point?
Are you satisfied w/ the new knowledge you have discovered while doing reviews?
Do you have enough references to prove or disprove your claims?
Were your data correctly analyzed? Do you think your work has made a significant contribution to the existing knowledge?
Are you sure you have an answer to your questions? Do you think your work contributed to the knowledge of your peers so that they now know things that they did not know before?
Just do your best & leave it to your examiners to judge your hard work