"This guide takes the reader step-by-step through the process of completing a literature review, from understanding the brief and finding and selecting sources through to reading strategically, bringing the literature together into themes, and completingthe writing. The book closes with a helpful assignment checklist, which gives students the ability to check that they have engaged with the required tasks before handing in their work. This book is the ideal resource for students who are looking for a practical and accessible guide to what's involved in completing a high-quality literature review"-- Provided by publisher.
Short enough to be read in a single sitting, this easy-to-read pocket equips students with the knowledge and tools to complete a high-quality literature review.
Whether students are completing a stand-alone assessment or doing a literature review as part of a report or a dissertation, this handy pocket gives them the knowledge and skills to get started with the task at hand.
Students need to read and reflect on a wide range of academic sources in order to successfully complete a literature review, but many find this form of assessment to be particularly challenging. This compact and accessible guide takes the reader step-by-step through the process of completing a literature review, from understanding the brief and finding and selecting sources through to reading strategically, bringing the literature together into themes, and completing the writing.
The authors use examples drawn from a wide range of disciplines and the text is enlivened by helpful diagrams and illustrations to facilitate learning. This is the ideal resource for students who are looking for a practical guide to what's involved in completing a high-quality literature review.
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Short enough to be read in a single sitting, this easy-to-read pocket equips students with the knowledge and tools to complete a high-quality literature review.
PART 1: GETTING STARTED
1. Clarify your task and audience expectations
2. Choose your topic
3. Focus your topic into an answerable question
PART 2: FINDING AND SELECTING YOUR SOURCES
4. Design your search strategy
5. Search the Library databases
6. Evaluate and select your sources
PART 3: READING AND MAKING NOTES
7. Engage with your sources
PART 4: PLANNING YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
8. Identify themes and sub-themes
9. Plan the structure of your review
PART 5: WRITING YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
10. Drafting your literature review
11. Editing your literature review
Vanessa van der Ham is a Learning Adviser at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
Josta Heyligers is an Academic Writing Lecturer for Postgraduate Research at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.