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literature reviews introduction and step-by-step guide these lecture slides are based on scribbr’s knowledge base article “how to write a literature review,” which can be found here: https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/ how to edit this presentation: click on “file” in the top-left corner. click on “make a copy” select “entire presentation” save the presentation in your personal google drive. you can now edit the copy of this presentation! what is a literature review? this presentation is designed to tell you something about what a literature review is, why you might need to write one, and how to do so. audience question: so what do you know about the literature review? what does it involve? a literature review... surveys scholarly sources on a specific topic provides an overview of current knowledge points out gaps in existing research appears as part of a dissertation or on its own a literature review is a survey of …
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literature review? there are a few main reasons. the literature review allows you to demonstrate familiarity with your topic and the scholarly literature concerning it. engagement with the work of other scholars is a key part of academic research and writing. as part of a larger research project, the literature review also informs the development of your framework and methodology. seeing the approaches others have taken to your topic and assessing their advantages and disadvantages provides guidance for your own approach. part of this is about positioning yourself; your literature review provides a clear indication of your own research’s place in relation to other researchers. which approaches have informed your own, and which do you reject? finally, identifying a gap in the research is crucial to expressing the originality and value of your own research. it’s important for all academic research to demonstrate that it contributes something new and worthwhile …
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ic to a clearly defined research problem and associated questions. take the example shown here. you’re interested in the effects of social media, but that’s a very broad topic that needs to be narrowed down. so you narrow it down to a specific effect—the relationship between social media and body image. that’s better, but it might still be a bit broad for this kind of research. finally, you settle on body image issues in relation to social media among a specific group of people, generation z, and you formulate specific questions you want to investigate in the literature. keep in mind that you might have to broaden or narrow your research question depending on how much research has been published on your topic. “research problem” article: https://www.scribbr.com/research-process/research-problem/ “research questions” article: https://www.scribbr.com/research-process/research-questions/ identifying keywords social media, facebook, instagram, twitter, snapchat, tiktok body image, self-perception, self-esteem, mental health generation z, teenagers, adolescents, …
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e databases are specialized in specific fields—project muse covers the humanities and social sciences, for example. try searching databases specialized in your field to find more relevant results. searching efficiently use boolean operators (and, or, not) read abstracts check bibliographies for more sources note recurring citations there are a few tricks you can use to search efficiently. the first is using boolean operators. these are capitalized terms like “and,” “or,” and “not” in your searches that allow you to exclude or require certain terms in the results. for example, you might search for “apple not fruit” if you’re specifically looking for results about the tech company apple. to assess the usefulness of the sources you find, read their abstracts. these are short summaries of the content of an article that allow you to get an impression of them without spending a lot of time reading what may turn out to …
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it fit in with other research, and what are its key insights and arguments? one of the most important things to consider is the quality of the research you’re looking at. if the author acknowledges any particular strengths or weaknesses, pay attention to these. but additionally, evaluate the research for yourself: are there any problems with the research that the author doesn’t notice or acknowledge? is there any pattern to which approaches tend to be the most successful? taking notes quotes summaries of key points source information: author name title & journal name year of publication page numbers at this stage, there is a lot of information to take in, and taking effective notes is important. copy down specific quotes that you might want to integrate into your review—it can be particularly useful to quote definitions of key concepts. paraphrase and summarize key points from each source you read. also …

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literature reviews introduction and step-by-step guide these lecture slides are based on scribbr’s knowledge base article “how to write a literature review,” which can be found here: https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/ how to edit this presentation: click on “file” in the top-left corner. click on “make a copy” select “entire presentation” save the presentation in your personal google drive. you can now edit the copy of this presentation! what is a literature review? this presentation is designed to tell you something about what a literature review is, why you might need to write one, and how to do so. audience question: so what do you know about the literature review? what does it involve? a literature review... surveys scholarly sources on a specific …

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