This document provides guidance on how to write a literature review. It defines what a literature review is, explains why it is important, and outlines the key steps to writing an effective literature review, including selecting a topic, searching relevant literature, analyzing and critically evaluating the literature, and managing references. The document emphasizes that a literature review surveys scholarly sources on a topic to demonstrate that the writer understands relevant research and to argue that the topic merits further examination.
Literature reviewing, some available technology tools to make your literature reviewing better. Planning a literature review, searching for optimal results, use the right resources, fast reading trick for articles, fighting procrastination. Do more in a shorter time with more comprehension and efficiency.
Literature reviewing, some available technology tools to make your literature reviewing better. Planning a literature review, searching for optimal results, use the right resources, fast reading trick for articles, fighting procrastination. Do more in a shorter time with more comprehension and efficiency.
The presentation discusses about purpose and use of literature review, locating relevant information, use of library & electronic databases, preparation & presentation of literature review, research article reviews, theoretical models and frame work. Identification of gaps in research, formulation of research problem, definition of research objectives. A verbal consent of Prof. Dr. C. B. Bhatt was obtained (at 4.15pm on Dt. 26-11-2016 at Hall A-2, GTU, Chandkheda) to float the presentation online for the benfit of the research scholar society.
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Chapter 1 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGYHazrina Haja
Guide to Introduction of research and Chapter 1. Focus area: architecture but not limited to.Research Methodology Class BAGS6106 in University of Malaya, Malaysia. Feb 2019
Role of review of literature in research processKrishnanchalil
Review of literature is the edifice of any level of research. So, a clear idea about how to review literature, its importance, major pitfalls in reviewing and other related issues are the subject of this slide
Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error.
The presentation discusses about purpose and use of literature review, locating relevant information, use of library & electronic databases, preparation & presentation of literature review, research article reviews, theoretical models and frame work. Identification of gaps in research, formulation of research problem, definition of research objectives. A verbal consent of Prof. Dr. C. B. Bhatt was obtained (at 4.15pm on Dt. 26-11-2016 at Hall A-2, GTU, Chandkheda) to float the presentation online for the benfit of the research scholar society.
literature review,research problem,research design,problem formulation techniquepiukhandelwal
research methodology related topics helps to know about catchy definitions and meaning about literature review,research design and problem formulation technique.
This presentation covers the basics of preparing a research proposal in Social Sciences.
A Malayalam video explaining this presentation can be accessed at https://youtu.be/acg9Y3mQs9A
Note: This is not suitable for preparing a proposal for research funding
Chapter 1 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGYHazrina Haja
Guide to Introduction of research and Chapter 1. Focus area: architecture but not limited to.Research Methodology Class BAGS6106 in University of Malaya, Malaysia. Feb 2019
Role of review of literature in research processKrishnanchalil
Review of literature is the edifice of any level of research. So, a clear idea about how to review literature, its importance, major pitfalls in reviewing and other related issues are the subject of this slide
Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error.
Review of literature is one of the most important steps in the research process.
Literature review helps the researcher to get used to the related material on the study
Gives an overview of the field of inquiry on what has been already said about the topic.
Literature reviews also provide a solid background for a research paper’s investigation.
It also provide the knowledge about the problems faced by the previous researchers’ while studying same topic
Researchers almost never conduct a study in an intellectual vacuum: their studies are undertaken within the context of an already existing knowledge base.
Literature Review
A literature review surveys books, scholarly articles, and any other sources relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory, and by so doing, provides a description, summary, and critical evaluation of these works in relation to the research problem being investigated.
Types of literature review
On the purpose of research there are 5 main types of literature review:
Narrative Literature Review
Argumentative Literature Review
Theoretical Literature Review
Integrative Literature Review
Systematic Literature Review
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محاضرة 2
1.
2. How to write a
literature
review
Arjumand Warsy
aswarsy@ksu.edu.sa
3. Objectives of this lecture
Understand what is “literature review”?
Understand why it is important?
Recognise what makes a good literature
review?
Understand how to write a good literature
review?
Adopt a critical approach when writing
review
4. What is meant by
“literature” and “review”
"Review“ means an overview summarizing major parts and
bringing them together to build a picture of a topic.
"The Literature" means the major writings -
especially scholarly writings - on the topic. (i.e what is
written on the topic by others). “It is the body of scholarly,
professional information that is used by professionals and
scholars working on that topic area”
“The literature" may include:
journal articles
books
Information from the net
published essays
government reports, and so on.
5. Literature Review:
Comprehensive Definition
“A Literature Review Surveys scholarly articles,
books, and other sources (e.g., dissertations,
conference proceedings) relevant to a topic for a
thesis or dissertation. Its purpose is to
demonstrate that the writer has insightfully and
critically surveyed relevant literature on his or
her topic in order to convince an intended
audience that the topic is worth addressing”
~from Writing the Successful Thesis and
Dissertation: Entering the Discussion
By Irene L. Clark
6. Why do literature review?
To identify gaps in the research area
To avoid inventing the wheel
To continue from what others have completed.
To know other people working in the field
To measure the depth of knowledge of the subject.
7. Literature review vs an
academic research paper
An academic research paper focuses on
developing a new argument, and contain a
literature review as one of its parts. The
literature is used as a foundation to build
up and as a support for a new insight that
this research has contributed.
A literature review focuses on summarizing
and synthesizing the arguments and ideas of
others without adding new contributions.
8. So, in general:
Literature Review is a summary of previous research on
a topic.
It reviews the scholarly literature relevant to the topic
one is studying.
It helps to design the research methodology and help
others to interpret the planned research.
It focuses on a specific topic of interest to the
researcher and includes a critical analysis of the
relationship among different works, and relating this
research to the present work.
It is not an annotated bibliography in which one
summarize briefly each article that has been reviewed.
9. An effective literature review (sometimes called
“background and significance” or “theoretical
orientation”) is essential to every successful
proposal/research, from art, history to chemical
engineering, and from early graduate study
fellowships and small grants to completion
fellowships and postdocs (Bitting, 2012).
10. Literature search
and review on the
topic
What are the gaps?
What are the key
theories, concepts
and ideas?
What are the main
questions and problems
that have been addressed
to date?
What are the
major issues and
debates about the
topic?
How is knowledge on the topic
structured and organized?
How have approaches to these
questions increased our
understanding and knowledge?
11. Literature Review may be:
A part (subsection) of a larger report of a:
Research proposal,
Research project or research grant,
Research paper,
Thesis (masters or PhD)
Separate assignment
Scholarly journal article
It can be a stand-alone bibliographic essay:
A review article, that is published in a scholarly journal
Theoretical report e.g a Masters thesis, without research
(theoretical) to understand and write up current research
on a topic
12. A literature review
Has a simple summary of the sources, and
organizational pattern (synthesis).
A summary: a recap of the important information
of the source,
A synthesis: are-organization, or a reshuffling, of
that information.
It might give a new interpretation of old material or
combine new with old interpretations.
Or it might trace the intellectual progression of the
field, including major debates.
And depending on the situation, the literature review
may evaluate the sources and advise the reader on the
most pertinent or relevant information.
13. Aim of the Literature Review
To show the reader (your supervisor, examiner) that
you have read, and have a good grasp of, the main
published work concerning a particular topic or
question in your field (guided by your research
objective or by the issue or thesis you are arguing
and will provide the framework for your further
work).
To present to the reader a critical discussion,
showing insight and an awareness of differing
arguments, theories and approaches.
It is synthesis and analysis of the relevant published
work, linked at all times to your own purpose and
rationale.
14. Why write a literature review?
Literature reviews provides a guide to a particular topic.
Provide a solid background for the research investigation.
Gives an overview and acts as a stepping stone.
Places the planned study in an historical perspective.
Helps to keep up to date with what is current in the field.
Helps avoid unnecessary duplication of research..
Emphasizes the credibility of the writer in his or her field.
Helps in suggesting research in a specific previously
unexplored direction.
(Comprehensive knowledge of the literature of the
field is essential to most research)
15. Why are literature reviews
necessary?
They are necessary for several reasons.
They are an essential part of the research process.
They give an overview of a topic's theoretical background.
Researchers use literature reviews to identify gaps in
existing knowledge and to set the context for their research
studies.
Students can be asked to complete a literature review as
part of their course to help them understand a topic more
deeply.
Writing a literature review can enable a student to
demonstrate what they have learned about a topic and
develop their own connecting ideas within that topic further.
16. The literature review
should:
Compare and contrast different authors' views on the
topic of research
Groups those authors who have drawn similar conclusions
Be Critical of the methodology aspects
Points out areas of disagreement between authors
Highlight exemplary studies
Highlight gaps in research
Shows how the planned study relates to previous studies
Shows how the planned study relates to the literature in
general
Concludes by summarizing what the literature says.
(Caulley (1992) of La Trobe University)
17. What is known about the subject?
What is the current status of research in this area?
Are there any gaps in the knowledge of the subject?
Have areas of further study been identified by other researchers that
may be considered in the present research?
What was identified by others (methods, problems etc) who have studied
this field and how this may influence this planned research?
What is the best methodology for this research?
What aspects have generated significant debate on the topic?
Some questions raised before writing a
Literature Review
18.
19.
20. Writing a literature review
Step-by-step guide
1. Select a
topic
2. Search
and choose
the
literature
3. Analyze
the
literature
4. Start
your
research
methodolo
gy and
collect
Data
5.
interpret
your data
compare
to the
literature
21.
22.
23. Prewriting Stages
(preparation stage)
Formulate problem or primary research question
—which topic or field is being examined and what
are its component issues?
Choose literature —find materials relevant to the
subject being explored and determine which
literature makes a significant contribution to the
understanding of the topic .
Analyze and interpret —note the findings and
conclusions of pertinent literature, how each
contributes to your field .
24. 1: Select a topic
Identify the question
Picking the topic of research/review is the
first step.
Research problems range from simple to
complex, depending on the number of
variables and the nature of their relationship.
(How to select a research topic?)
25. 2-Review KSU guidelines
Read through the links provided below on KSU
guidelines so that you become familiar with the
common core elements of how to write in KSU
style:
Pay attention to general document guidelines
font, margins, spacing,
title page,
abstract,
body,
text citations,
quotations.
http://ksu.edu.sa/Deanships/DeanshipofGraduateStudies
/Pages/AbstractsThesisGuide.aspx
26. 3: Identify the literature to
be reviewed
Books, Journals, search engines, articles in magazines,
thesis, reports etc
Familiarize yourself with online databases e.g. Google
Scholar, PubMed, Ask, Bing, Aol search, WebCrawler,
mywebsearch, PubChem, Academic search, Arts &
Humanities Citation Index, arXiv, Association for
Computing Machinery Digital Library, BASE: Bielefeld
Academic Search Engine, Biological Abstracts, BioOne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_data
bases_and_search_engines
Identifying relevant databases in your field of study.
Using relevant databases, search for literature
sources.
27. Structure of the literature
review
The overall structure of the review depends largely
on the research area.
Similar findings and suggestions are grouped
together.
The varying opinions of different writers on the
topics are compared and contrasted.
Controversial issues are discussed by questions to
which there are varying approaches and theories.
Discusses what the different literature argues, and
links this to the present research.
28. What to read
Before you start reading, it may be
useful to compile a list of the main
areas and questions involved,
Then read with the purpose of finding
out about or answering these.
Unless something comes up which is
particularly important, stick to this list,
as it is very easy to get sidetracked,
particularly on the internet.
29. Servers (data bases)
A computer (actually connected to a network)
located somewhere in the globe and we can
access (as website page not as the local hard-
disk) it to download (or upload) information.
This computer harbor a wealthy information.
There are different worldwide servers located
in different countries and to serve specific
task.
30. Name Discipline(s)
Academic Search Multidisciplinary
Analytical Abstracts Chemistry
Analytical sciences digital library Analytical chemistry
Arnetminer Computer Science
Arts & Humanities Citation Index Arts Humanitie
arXiv
Physics MathematicsComput
science,Nonlinear sciences Quantitative
biology andStatistics
Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library Computer Science,Engineering
Astrophysics Data System Astrophysics,Geophysics,Physics
ATLA Religion Database Religious studies
BASE: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine Multidisciplinary
Beilstein database Organic chemistry
Biological Abstracts Biology
BioOne Biology,Ecology andEnvironmental Science
Bioinformatic Harvester Biology,Bioinformatics
Book Review Index Online Book reviews
Books In Print Books
CAB Abstracts Applied life sciences
Chemical Abstracts Service Chemistry
ChemXSeer Chemistry
Chinese Social Science Citation Index Social sciences
Cochrane Library Medicine Healthcare
CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Nursing Allied Health
31. Name Discipline(s)
Chemical Abstracts Service Chemistry
ChemXSeer Chemistry
Chinese Social Science Citation Index Social sciences
Cochrane Library Medicine,Healthcare
CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Nursing, Allied Health
CiNii Multidisciplinary
CHBD: Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database Medicine
Citebase Search Mathematics,Computer science,Physics
CiteULike Computer science
CiteSeer Computer Science
CiteSeerX
Computer science,Statistics,Mathematics,
becoming Multidisciplinary
CogPrints: Cognitive Sciences Eprint Archives Science(General)
The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies Computer science
Compendex Engineering
Current Index to Statistics Statistics
Current Contents Multidisciplinary
Directory of Open Access Journals Journals
DBLP Computer science
EconBiz Economics
EconLit Economics
EMBASE Biomedicine,Pharmacology
ERIC: Educational Resource Information Center Education
Food Science and Technology Abstracts Food science,Food technology,Nutrition
32. Before starting the
literature search---
It is important to try and decide on the parameters
of your research.
What exactly are your objectives and what do you
need to find out?
Otherwise there will be major difficulty due to
number of references available.
Topic- e.g Cancer—758773
Genetics of cancer- 227429
Genetics of lung cancer- 17300
Genetics of familial lung cancer- 1840 or
Genetics of sporadic lung cancer- 152
Genes involved in sporadic lung cancer-20
33. For Example: Using PubMed to
obtain literature
Pubmed
A search engine where you can get
literature and knowledge about
scientific topic.
Search PubMed to retrieve literature
concerning a specific topic.
You can transfer references to another
Reference Manager software like
Endnote, i.e., you can integrate it into
Microsoft Word.
34. Using PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
Topic : Obesity in Saudis
Use Filters to make your search more specific.
Get abstracts/full papers
Send to your email or copy on Word or send to
Citation Manager
Read abstract/full paper
Make brief summary
Make reference list—learn how to write
references
36. Divide what you have read (under review) into
categories (e.g. those in support of a
particular position, those against, and those
offering alternative theses entirely)
Explanation of how each work is similar to and
how it varies from the others
Conclusions as to which pieces are best
considered in their argument, are most
convincing of their opinions, and make the
greatest contribution to the understanding
and development of their area of research
37. Is the literature you have
selected relevant?
Have you indicated the purpose of the review?
Are the parameters of the review reasonable?
Why did you include some of the literature and
exclude others?
Which years did you exclude?
Have you emphasised recent developments?
Have you focussed on primary sources with only
selective use of secondary sources?
Is your bibliographic data complete?
38. 4- Manage your references
Manually
Using reference management programs
Endnote
Mendely
39. Document each reference
An essential step, which cannot be emphasised
more.
As a reference is read, it must be immediately
documented and source cited.
Bookmark online sources.
Bookmark “hard copy.” Mark pages with
relevant information.
“Never say I will do it later”
40. Record each reference
that you read. How?
40
Authors Year
volume Journal Namepages
Title
Many journals have different style to write the references.
Check the style required by KSU.
41. Endnote
Go to swtools.ksu.edu.sa.
Download Endnote and install it.
41
Use it to
search
Pubmed
and create
your own
library
42. Endnote
Could be used to download literatures and archiving
them in a library.
Open Endnote, make a new library.
Insert citations in Word and save the word file as plain
text.
You can build a reference library from a pdf folder.42
44. 5-Critically analyse and evaluate
the reviewed literature
Evaluate what you have found: read and evaluate what
you have found in order to determine which material
makes a significant contribution to the understanding of
the topic.
Analysis and interpretation: provide a discussion of the
findings and conclusions of the pertinent literature.
45. Remember
A good literature review needs a clear line of argument.
You therefore need to use the critical notes and
comments you made whilst doing your reading to express
an academic opinion.
46. 6- Synthesise
Organizing the Literature Review, to obtain the
information you need
By subject (if literature review covers more
than one subject)
Chronologically
By theme, idea, trend, theory, or major
research studies
By author
By argumentative stance
In all methods, relationships between elements
(e.g., subject, theme, author, etc.) must be
shown.
47. Your literature review
is…the backbone of your
research
Provides context –sets the
scene
Demonstrates knowledge –of
current theory, definitions,
terminology
Provides a rationale –justifies
why you’ve chosen your project
Tells the story that leads to
your research question/topic
48. Include a clear, short introduction which gives an
outline of the review, including the main topics covered
and the order of the arguments, with a brief rationale
for this.
The main body. There is always a clear link between
your own arguments and the evidence uncovered in
your reading. Include a short summary at the end of
each section. Use quotations if appropriate.
Link our findings in the literature to the purpose of this
study.
Always acknowledge opinions which do not agree with
your thesis. If you ignore opposing viewpoints, your
argument will in fact be weaker.
7- Write the Literature Review
49. Introduce Literature Review:
(Remember reading helps in writing)
Define and explain the primary problem addressed by
the thesis
Summarize and explain what research has been done on
the topic, citing the sources as you mention them.
Point out the different ways researchers have treated
the topic.
Explaining main conflict(s) in the literature
Explaining the time frame you will review
Offer a rationale for your choice of source material
Use all or some of the points above in the beginning of
the literature review.
50. Main Body of the literature Review
Use subheadings if dividing the Literature Review into sub topics.
Discuss source’s significant contributions.
Put similar findings together
Point out any connections between the sources especially where one
source built upon prior study.
Explain how this past work fits together to make your research
question significant.
Be sure to show relationships between sources.
Make explicit connections between reviewed sources and thesis.
Do not develop ideas or use sources that are irrelevant to your thesis
overall.
References to prior studies should be in past tense; references to
narrative or text other than studies should be in present tense.
51.
52. Concluding the
Literature Review
Summarize ideas, conflicts, themes, or historical
(or chronological) periods. s
Relate (contextualize) your thesis with the work
reported in literature.
Point out gap(s) in scholarship and, show how your
research helps fill the gap(s).
Transition to the next chapter, by providing a
reason why this work is being done and how.
53. Length of the Literature
reviews
Depending on the purpose:
As part of a Ph.D./M.Sc dissertation, literature
review will be comprehensive covering all
research on the topic.
As a proposal/project, it covers the different
aspects related to the research project, and is
reasonably comprehensive.
As part of a research report/paper, the
literature review covers the major work that
has been done on the topic recently, but does
not try to identify all research on the subject.
54. Revising the Literature
Review: Questions to Ask
Yourself
Have I introduced the topic appropriately?
Are the author’s views represented accurately?
Do the references cited provide current and relevant research for
the topic?
Have I shown relationships between sources?
Is there a clear connection between the topic and the Literature
Review?
Are all sources documented accurately?
Have I used effective transitions from idea to idea, source to
source, paragraph to paragraph?
Have I represented all conflicts or argumentative sides fairly?
Have I given a critical view of the work reported.
55. Be critical?
How would you go about critiquing a piece of research?
On what grounds?
56. What does it mean to think
critically?
Does not necessarily mean
criticising.
It can mean identifying strengths
and weaknesses, but also simply
putting ideas next to each other in
an interesting way
57. Why is it important to be
critical?
Engaging with debates – being part
of the ‘academic conversation’
‘Doubt is the origin of wisdom.’
Descartes
58. Areas for critique
Credibility of source (author, publication)
Accuracy of underlying assumptions
Rigor of study design
Appropriateness of methodology /theory/
techniques
Interpretation of data (documents, statistics)
Interpretation of findings
Logic of conclusions drawn
59. Some points to remember
Literature review must be written in a formal, academic
style.
Keep the writing clear and concise, avoiding colloquialisms
(go bananas – go insane or be very angry, wanna – want to, gonna – going
to, y’all – you all, go nuts – go insane or be very angry, look blue -look sad,
buzz off – go away)and personal language.
Always aim to be objective and respectful of others'
opinions; this is not the place for emotive language or
strong personal opinions. If you thought something was
rubbish, use words such as "inconsistent", "lacking in certain
areas" or "based on false assumptions”
When introducing someone's opinion, don't use "says", but
instead an appropriate verb which more accurately reflects
this viewpoint, such as "argues", "claims" or "states".
Use the present tense for general opinions and theories, or
the past when referring to specific research or experiments
60. Your literature review should
present your synthesis of
previous research and lay the
foundation for understanding
your research and appreciating
its value.
61. Avoid plagiarism
At all times avoid plagiarising of your sources.
Always separate your source opinions from your
own hypothesis. Making sure you consistently
reference the literature you are referring to.
When you are doing your reading and making
notes, it might be an idea to use different colours
to distinguish between your ideas and those of
others.
62. An excellent literature review
Requires reading extensively
Writing again and again
Thinking over what you have written
Being critical
Rewriting
Discussing with others
63. Resources used
Clark, Irene L. Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation:
Entering the Conversation. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall,
2007.
Glatthorn, Allan A. and Randy L. Joyner. Writing the Winning Thesis
or Dissertation: a Step by Step Guide 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks:
Corwin, 2005.
Madsen, David. Successful Dissertations and Theses: a Guide to
Graduate Student Research from Proposal to Completion 2nd ed.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
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