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Whether students are completing a stand-alone assessment or doing a literature review as part of a report or a dissertation, this handy Pocket gives them the knowledge and skills to get started with the task at hand. Students need to read and reflect on a wide range of academic sources in order to successfully complete a literature review, but many find this form of assessment to be particularly challenging. This compact and accessible guide takes the reader step-by-step through the process of completing a literature review, from understanding the brief and finding and selecting sources through to reading strategically, bringing the literature together into themes, and completing the writing. The book closes with a helpful assignment checklist, which gives students the ability to check that they have engaged with the required tasks before handing in their work. The authors use examples drawn from a wide range of disciplines and the text is enlivened by helpful diagrams and illustrations to facilitate learning. This is the ideal resource for students who are looking for a practical guide to what''s involved in completing a high-quality literature review.
List of contents
PART 1: GETTING STARTED
1. Clarify your task and audience expectations
2. Choose your topic
3. Focus your topic into an answerable question
PART 2: FINDING AND SELECTING YOUR SOURCES
4. Design your search strategy
5. Search the Library databases
6. Evaluate and select your sources
PART 3: READING AND MAKING NOTES
7. Engage with your sources
PART 4: PLANNING YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
8. Identify themes and sub-themes
9. Plan the structure of your review
PART 5: WRITING YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
10. Drafting your literature review
11. Editing your literature review
About the author
Vanessa van der Ham is a Learning Adviser at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.Josta Heyligers is a Learning Advisor at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
