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What I’ve learned from your lit review organizers and outlinesQuestions/clarifications Time to write!◦ A review of the literature review process◦ Guidelines for a coherent lit review (Ch
10)Countdown to April 6 (Rough draft)Countdown to April 20 (Final draft)
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1. Quality of Literature Sources2. Methodology/Findings3. Interpretations/Critical
evaluation4. Outline focus & headings5. Too much/Clear focus/Topic
Statement6. Establish why we should care
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Primary SourcesSecondary SourcesSee Chapter 1, pp 1-5
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Data SourcesQuantitative (Ch 5)◦ Hypotheses, sampling, instruments,
statistics, validity, reliability Qualitative (Ch 6)◦ General problem, purposive sample,
unstructured instruments, intensive measuring, narrative findings
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What are you analyzing? ◦ Defns, stats, methodology, evidence
vs. assertion, trends/patterns, gaps, relationships among studies, currency
All of Chapter 4 is your guide!
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Why is this important? Why should we care? Ch 1, pp 6-8; Ch 2, pp 13-14Topic statement takes many tries. Ch 3, pp21-22; Ch 4First drafts …
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“The first draft of anything is shit”
Ernest Hemingway
What is your argument?Trace the path of your argument. Ch 8, pp72-73See Chapter 1, pp 1-5
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As you prepare to begin writing your literature review, it is highly suggested that you review the “Literature Review Overview PowerPoint” and “Literature Review Assignment & Rubric”. These are available as links on the course website.Just a few highlights from the PowerPoint & Rubric:
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Working with Literature
Find it! Manage it! Use it! Review it!
Knowing the literature types
Readingefficiently
Choosing your research topic
Understandinglit review’s
purpose
Using available resources
Keeping track of references
Developing your question
Ensuring adequate coverage
Honing your search skills
Writing relevant annotations
Arguing yourrationale
Informing your work with theory
Designingmethod
Writingpurposefully
Working on style and tone
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O'Leary, Z. (2004) The Essential Guide to Doing Research. London: Sage Chapter Six12
Writing a good review requires you to:◦ read a few good reviews ◦ write critical annotations◦ develop a structure ◦ write purposefully ◦ use the literature to back up your arguments ◦ review and write throughout the research
process ◦ get feedback ◦ and be prepared to redraft
Introduction: The introduction includes a statement of the problem, briefly explains the significance of your topic study and acts as a way to introduce the reader to your definitions and background. Body: The body of the literature review summarizes the findings of studies that have been conducted on the topic; including the purpose, procedure for data collection and major findings.General: In general, the paper shows a sense of direction and contains a definite central idea supported with evidence. The writing is logical and the ideas are linked together in a logical sequence.
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Discussion: The discussion summarizes the body of your literature review and highlights the most important findings. Conclusions are drawn based on your analysis. Implications: You discuss any consensus or disagreement on the topic. The discussion includes any strengths and weaknesses in general of the research area. You discuss implications of the findings and/or areas for further research.Format: The paper follows APA format. The reference page contains a bibliographic list of the sources of information you used and cited in your paper.
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1. Roadmap -- starts with a crisp topic statement followed by a cohesive overview
2. Specify your point of view early3. Avoid annotations and lengthy
quotations4. Use headings and subheadings
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5. Less is more6. Include a discussion/conclusion7. Check for a coherent argument◦ Transitions to help trace your
argument◦ Flow
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Write a rough-rough draft just for yourself -- nothing that will be turned inAfter you’ve written this draft check it against the guidelines provided in Chapter 10Read Chapter 11, then go through your rough draft again and edit it for style, mechanics, and language usage
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Next week is the last face-to-face class session until April 27th!March 30: No class. CSUS Spring Break.April 6 (online): Rough draft of lit review due to [email protected] by midnight. After that minimal feedback.)April 13 (online): All drafts submitted by 4/6 will be returned to you w/feedback.April 20 (online): Submit final draft via email by midnight. Late submissions lose 5% of grade per 24 hours late.
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