Lecture 5 - Literature Review

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Literature

Review

By

Syed Faheem Hasan Bukhari

Lecture No. 5


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A critical, analytical summary and

synthesis of the current knowledge of a

topic

ompare and relate di!erent theories and"ndings

Should ha#e a focus$theme to organi%e there#iew

&oes not need to 'e exhaustive 'ut shouldco#er signi"cant, academic literature

(hat is a Literature

)e#iew*


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+he literature re#iew is a critical look at the

eisting research that is signi"cant to the work

that you are carrying out. +o pro#ide 'ackground information

+o esta'lish importance

+o demonstrate familiarity

+o -car#e out a space for further research

/urpose of a

Literature )e#iew


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+he 0literature0 should 'e written 'yscientists and researchers for scientists andresearchers

+hey may include1 Academic, scholarly 2ournal articles Books onference /roceedings

&issertations /atents Standards +echnical )eports (e'sites and other 3nternet )esources

(hat is the

Literature*


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3nformation ycle


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/rimary Secondary +ertiaryLiterature sources

Indexes

AbstractsCatalogue

Encyclopedia

Dictionary

Bibliography

Citation Indexes

Newspapers

BooksJournals

Internet

Some

goernment

publications

!eports

"hesesCon#erence

reports

Company

reports

$npublishedmaterial


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/lanning

)eading and )esearch

Analy%ing

&rafting

)e#ising

Steps for (riting a Lit

)e#iew


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Focus

(hat is the speci"c thesis, pro'lem, or research

4uestion that my literature re#iew helps to de"ne*3dentifying a focus that allows you to1

Sort and categori%e information

liminate irrele#ant information

Scope (hat is the scope of my literature re#iew*

(hat types of sources am 3 using*

6. /lanning


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ollect and read material.

Summari%e sources.

(ho is the author*

(hat is the author7s main purpose*

(hat is the author8s theoretical perspecti#e* )esearchmethodology*

(ho is the intended audience*

(hat is the principal point, conclusion, thesis, contention, or

4uestion*

How is the author8s position supported*

How does this study relate to other studies of the pro'lem or topic*

(hat does this study add to your pro2ect*

Select only rele#ant 'ooks and articles.

9. )eading and )esearching


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A literature re#iew is ne#er 2ust a list of studies,it always o!ers an argument a'out a 'ody of

researchAnalysis occurs at two le#els1

3ndi#idual sources

Body of research

:. Analy%ing Sources


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3n your own words, summari%e and$or

synthesi%e the key "ndings rele#ant to your

study. (hat do we know a'out the immediate area*

(hat are the key arguments, keycharacteristics, key concepts or key "gures*

(hat are the eisting de'ates$theories* (hat common methodologies are used*

Summary and Synthesis


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Normadin has demonstrated;

arly work 'y Hausman, Schwar%, and


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+o help you approach your draft in a managea'lefashion, this section addresses the following

topics1 >rgani%ation

itations

?. &rafting1 An >#er#iew


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Fi#e common approaches to organi%ing the

'ody of your paper include1

+opical &istant to close

hronological

>rgani%ation


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@ost common approach

Breaks the "eld into a num'er of su'"elds, su'2ect areas, or

approaches

&iscusses each su'section indi#idually, sometimes with criti4ues

of each

@ost useful for organi%ing a large 'ody of literature that does not

ha#e one or two studies that stand out as most important or a

clear chronological de#elopment

+hree important areas of this "eld ha#e recei#ed attention1 A, B, .

A has 'een approached from two perspecti#es F and


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A type of topical organi%ation, with studies

grouped 'y their rele#ance to current

research. Starts 'y descri'ing studies with general

similarities to current research and ends withstudies most rele#ant to the speci"c topic.

@ost useful for studies of methods or models.

&istant to lose1 haracteristics


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Lists studies in terms of chronological de#elopment seful when the "eld displays clear de#elopment

o#er a period of time

Linear progression /aradigm shift

+his su'2ect was "rst studied 'y , who

argued$found; 3n CdateD, E modi"ed$etended$contradicted 8s

work 'y;

+oday, research 'y represents the current state

of the "eld.

hronological1 haracteristics


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3f it8s not your own idea Cand not common

knowledgeDG&>@N+ 3+

/araphrase key ideas. se 4uotations sparingly.

3ntroduce 4uotations e!ecti#ely.

se proper inItet citation to document the

source of ideas. @aintain accurate 'i'liographic records.

iting Sources


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Juoting1 &espite pleasant depictions of home life in art, the fact

remains that for most Se#enteenthIcentury &utch women, the homerepresented a curtailment of some degree of independence. Art

historian Laurinda &ion C6KK5, p. 6:D writes that -for the ma2ority ofwomen, howe#er, home was a prison, though a prison made 'eara'le'y lo#e and appro#al.

/araphrasing1 &espite pleasant depictions of home life in art, the factremains that for most Se#enteenthIcentury &utch women, the homerepresented a curtailment of some degree of independence. Arthistorian Laurinda &ion C6KK5D argues that the home actuallyimprisoned most women. She adds that this prison was madeattracti#e 'y three things1 the prescriptions of doctors of the dayagainst idleness, the praise gi#en diligent housewi#es, and theromantic ideal 'ased on lo#e and respect

amples


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+itle1 3s my title consistent with the content of my

paper*

3ntroduction1 &o 3 appropriately introduce my re#iew*

+hesis1 &oes my re#iew ha#e a clear claim*

Body1 3s the organi%ation clear* Ha#e 3 pro#idedheadings*

+opic sentences1 Ha#e 3 clearly indicated the ma2orideaCsD of each paragraph*

+ransitions1 &oes my writing Mow*

onclusion1 &o 3 pro#ide sucient closure*

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