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WRITING THE LIT REVIEW OF WRITING THE LIT REVIEW OF YOUR PROPOSALYOUR PROPOSAL Dolly Ramos G Dolly Ramos G
Academic Research and Lit Review
Argument of others ideas
Briefly recapping the main points in your own words.
Bringing together information from several sources to make a new point. (You relate the effect the movie had on you to something you read about in a psychology course)
It provides a handy guide to a particular topic
It emphasizes on the credibility of the study
It gives a solid background for research papers
It provides clear ideas on how to carry out your your own research
Get sense of the type of themes or organize
Depends on the fieldMedicine = importantHumanities= Relevant
Limit the scope of your studyAsk experts
ChonologicalThematicMethodologicalOthers
How to structure a literature review
Broad introduction to topic
Specific information of the topic
At the end of your literature review the reader must have only one thought in their heads…….
DO I HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION OF THE TOPIC?
level of detail
SOURCES FOR THE LITERATURE SOURCES FOR THE LITERATURE REVIEWREVIEW
TWO TYPES OF SOURCES
REFERENCES REFERENCES BetterBetter
• IndicesIndices•Computer searchesComputer searches•Bibliography listBibliography list•Personal ConferencesPersonal Conferences•Underground PressUnderground Press
•Journals articlesJournals articles•Discussed sourcesDiscussed sources•ReviewsReviews•Edited collectionsEdited collections•BooksBooks
Direct Quote
Paraphrased workSummary
REPORTING VERBS
READING THE LITERATUREREADING THE LITERATURE◦Locate the material/determine relevancy◦How much reviewing◦Which references◦Which aspects
DETERMINING THE RELEVANCE OF THE MATERIAL◦Directly related◦Source of the report
Journals aimed at Researchers Well known and highly valued Primary sources versus Secondary sources
ORGANIZING AND REPORTING THE ORGANIZING AND REPORTING THE REVIEW OF LITERATUREREVIEW OF LITERATURE
ORGANIZATION◦amount of information◦specific variables◦chronologically or historically
REPORTING THE LITERATURE REVIEW◦Section of the research ( describes and
synthesize)◦Focus briefly on major findings
Samples of Thesis Samples of Thesis StatementsStatementsThe current trend in treatment
for congestive heart failure combines surgery and medicine
More and more culture studies scholars are accepting popular media as a subject worthy of academic consideration