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1
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discusses published information in a particular subject area

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Literature review

2
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critical and in depth evaluation of previous research

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Literature review

3
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foundation and support for research topic

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Literature review

4
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what is not a Literature review?

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annotated bibliography
chronological catalog of all the sources
collection of quotes and paraphrasing from other sources

5
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why do literature review?

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check handouts

6
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four stages in Literature review

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Problem formulation
Literature search
Critical evaluation
Writing the Literature review

7
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which topic or field is being examined and what are its component issues

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Problem formulation

8
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finding materials relevant to the subject being explored

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Literature search

9
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Determining which literature makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the topic

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Critical evaluation

10
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Problem Formulation

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experience of practical problem in the field
literature in specific field
research agenda of different organizations and government agencies

11
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Types of sources

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Primary

Secondary

12
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Direct description of an event by an individual who actually observed or witnessed the event

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Primary

13
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Include publications written by an author who was not a direct observer or participant

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Secondary

14
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Most common sources of literature for research

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books
journals
thesis and dissertations
conference proceedings

15
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Searching strategies

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define your keywords
be familiar with tools in performing your search
search several academic databases
search other related websites
follow citations and references of reviewed articles

16
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Use of and, or, not to combine search terms

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Boolean operators

17
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a character allows you to broaden your search by retrieving varying endings of your search term e.g. Child*

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Truncation

18
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Very useful in dealing with spelling variations e.g. organi?ation

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Wildcards

19
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this allow you to use a string of words instead of a single one

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Phrase searching

20
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Change where your keywords are to be retrieved from

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using database tools

21
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purpose of critical evaluation

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see handouts

22
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evaluating the credibility of the source

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provenance
objectivity
persuasiveness
value

23
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parts of literature review

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introduction
body
conclusion

24
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Academic writing

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correct grammar
punctuation
writing style
reference your work