doing a literature review (2014)

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Writing A Literature Review: A ‘Living Writing A Literature Review: A ‘Living Conversation’ Conversation’ Not the Dead Poets’ Society! A ‘Living Dialoguewith experts, writers & theories, not merely a ‘neutral’ list. A survey of the writing in the field A Conversation with a subject area ( tree – sieve – journey) Familiarity with subject, identification of research question; (keeping abreast of developments and ‘chains ’…) Based on significant Reading (more than you will need, allocate library-time) But Also: Take breaks and ‘walk your pet leopard’...! ‘SQ3R' Method (survey field –question determination; read - record – review) Literature search: reading, note-taking, reflection, summarising, reference-keeping, recording and inter-weaving of sources Develop Speed-Reading techniques (metronome) Don’t leave information to stockpile and date (‘iron is hot’) Good Research-Habits: update your bibliography constantly, Use Software: Endnote, Procit, Notebook, Reference Manager ..... Reading: Wisker , Gina: ‘The Postgraduate Research Handbook’ (pp. 169-180 - Chapter 15)

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Page 1: Doing a literature review (2014)

Writing A Literature Review: A ‘Living Conversation’Writing A Literature Review: A ‘Living Conversation’

Not the Dead Poets’ Society! A ‘Living Dialogue’ with experts, writers & theories, not merely a ‘neutral’ list. A survey of the writing in the field

A Conversation with a subject area ( tree – sieve – journey)

Familiarity with subject, identification of research question; (keeping abreast of developments and ‘chains’…)

Based on significant Reading (more than you will need, allocate library-time)

But Also: Take breaks and ‘walk your pet leopard’...!

‘SQ3R' Method (survey field –question determination; read - record – review)

Literature search: reading, note-taking, reflection, summarising, reference-keeping, recording and inter-weaving of sources

Develop Speed-Reading techniques (metronome)

Don’t leave information to stockpile and date (‘iron is hot’)

Good Research-Habits: update your bibliography constantly,

Use Software: Endnote, Procit, Notebook, Reference Manager.....

Reading: Wisker, Gina: ‘The Postgraduate Research Handbook’ (pp. 169-180 - Chapter 15)