Lecture Research methods - Chapter 3 presents the following content: The critical review, literature/information sources, how to conduct literature review, significance of conducting literature review, literature review and plagiarism, how to review and annotate literature, recording the literature, APA referencing. | Critical Review of Literature Samuel K. Frimpong (.) Outline of presentation The critical review Literature/information sources How to conduct literature review Significance of conducting literature review Literature review and plagiarism How to review and annotate literature Recording the literature APA Referencing What is literature review? A critical discussion of existing knowledge – drawn from: Books Articles Journals Research publications Chance to demonstrate your understanding! You need to demonstrate that you know what others have said You need to go beyond description What is literature review? Make an argument for your research ‘reviewing’ the literature The first attempt at looking to see what is ‘out there’ and The literature review A more detailed (thoughtful) and crafted ‐ review Literature Review and Conceptual Framework Literature review is a summary in your own words of definitions, concepts, theories, methodology and data from selected literature that is . | Critical Review of Literature Samuel K. Frimpong (.) Outline of presentation The critical review Literature/information sources How to conduct literature review Significance of conducting literature review Literature review and plagiarism How to review and annotate literature Recording the literature APA Referencing What is literature review? A critical discussion of existing knowledge – drawn from: Books Articles Journals Research publications Chance to demonstrate your understanding! You need to demonstrate that you know what others have said You need to go beyond description What is literature review? Make an argument for your research ‘reviewing’ the literature The first attempt at looking to see what is ‘out there’ and The literature review A more detailed (thoughtful) and crafted ‐ review Literature Review and Conceptual Framework Literature review is a summary in your own words of definitions, concepts, theories, methodology and data from selected literature that is directly relevant to your topic and hypotheses It is often useful to provide a conceptual framework (in words, illustrated by diagram if suitable) that highlights key findings from the literature review on cause-and-effect relationships that provide the rationale for your hypothesis – ., why & how interventions would yield expected results This will guide you in analysing and interpreting the data in terms of cause-and-effect mechanisms, and also recognizing other variables/explanations that may be at work Information Sources for Literature Review Abstracts Catalogues Dictionaries Bibliographies Encyclopedia Citation indices How to Do a Literature Review? Google the key words in your topic Download as many relevant documents as you can Search the documents for key words; select paragraphs that include them Copy the paragraphs and paste into your Literature Review section Paraphrase or turn the paragraphs in your own words Why is literature review important? Why (part 1) You need to know .
