Brief Summary
This friendly workshop makes writing a literature review less stressful! It walks you through finding your research gap, synthesizing existing studies, and gives you cool tips on organizing everything. In just an hour, you’ll feel totally ready to tackle that part of your thesis or dissertation.
Key Points
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What a literature review is and its role in your academic work.
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How to synthesize research and find connections in existing studies.
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The importance of identifying the gap in the literature.
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Tools and techniques for organizing your review.
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Asking the right questions to guide your reading and writing.
Learning Outcomes
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Gain a clear understanding of what a literature review is.
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Learn how to effectively synthesize literature.
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Identify key gaps in existing research.
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Use specific tools to structure your literature review.
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Ask insightful questions to enhance your reading and writing.
About This Course
Writing a literature review doesn't have to be the hardest part of your thesis or dissertation.
It's time to stop reading and start writing! But how? You know you're supposed to find the "gap" in the literature and synthesize the existing research in your field, but how do you actually do all of that--in writing? This workshop takes an in-depth approach to narrating the relationships, connections, and trends you see in the literature of your field. Learn how to create questions that help you focus your reading and writing. Understand the difference between evaluation and opinion. Get specific tools for organizing your literature review. This engaging one-hour workshop was filmed live and is a great resource for graduate students and faculty alike.
Understand the purpose and function of the literature review in academic projects
Understand what is meant by "synthesis" of the literature
Understand how to explain the "gap in the literature" that justifies your project
Gillian
I like the fact it's a recorded lecture to students - very useful ideas when you have no idea where to start. Slides are useful - as are example texts. Easy to listen to - very helpful, thank you.