5. be organized around and related directly to a thesis or research question synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known identify areas of controversy in the literature formulate questions that need further research Setting up the assignment…
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7. SURVEY How many sources should be included? What types of sources will be required?
8. Synthesize Find common themes or focus Create a set of concepts or questions for comparison of each source.
9. Analyze Answer the questions for each source… Possible questions: Has the author formulated a problem/issue? Is it clearly defined? Could the problem have been approached more effectively from another perspective? What is the author’s research orientation? What is the author’s theoretical framework? What is the relationship between the theoretical and research perspectives?
10. Present Organize the review into sections that present theme or trends identified Compose Revise, revise, revise!
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12. Week 1 Select a focus… Week 2 List of resources….. Thesis statement and list of questions… Week 3 Week 4 Rough draft…..
14. The Following sites offer great guidelines http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/lit-review/ This site provides a video presentation provides a Literature Review Tutorial for students. http://library.edgewood.edu/help/literature-reviews.pdf This site from the Oscar Rennebohm Library provides a brief synopsis of what a literature review is and is not. They also provide a list of helpful websites. http://www.library.american.edu/Help/tutorials/lit_review/why.html American University Library provides this “how to” site for writing a review. It contains a variety of checklists that will helpful for students.
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