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Literature review

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Contents

What are Literature Reviews

What are literature reviews
Why should you care?
Literature review and dissertation sections

Types of Literature Review

Theoretical review
Integrative review
Methodological review
Table of contents examples

Critical Literature Review

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Description
Part 3 - Analysis
Part 4 - Evaluation

Literature Zooming - Fundamentals

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Theory Zooming (with example)
Part 3 - Context Zooming Example
Part 4 - Zooming questions
Part 5 - Benefits of Zooming

Literature Zooming - Examples

Staff Turnover Example (Theory Zooming)

Google Scholar

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Words to use
Part 3 - Narrow down the search
Part 4 - Reduce the number of hits
Part 5 - Related published work

Reading Articles Process

Scan-Skim-Read-Write process
What to read in an article

Structured Approach to Literature Analysis (SALA)

The process: Searching, Reading, Analysing, Writing
Best practice to learn the skills
Guiding principles
Benefits of the structured approach

Paper Analysis Explained

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Extract meaning
Part 3 - Structure meaning
Part 4 - Principles
Part 5 - Benefits

Paper analysis - Perceived risk example

Example Perceived Risk - Part 1 (Analysis).mp4
Example Perceived Risk - Part 2 (Why analysis is good).mp4

Paper Analysis - Crime Scene Investigators Example

This series of videos was recorded live during a Webinar for academics in Asia

Part 1 - A reminder of the paper analysis process
Part 2 - Analysis
Part 3 - Questions to ask
Part 4 - Applying critical thinking skills to analysis
Part 5 - Four tips
Part 6 - Writing from analysis
Part 7 - Phrasebanks
Part 8 - Q&A

From description to analysis [Stressors example]

Introduction
Steps 1, 2 & 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6

Tips from my students

Student Tips - Introduction
Searching the Literature - Introduction
Searching the Literature - #1 Master Google Scholar
Searching the Literature - #2 Snowball search
Searching the Literature - #3 Use different words
Searching the Literature - #4 Search outside context
Reading the Literature - Introduction
Reading the Literature - #1 Read extensively
Reading the Literature - #2 Zoom out
Reading the Literature - #3 Read thoroughly
Analysying the Literature - Introduction
Analysing the Literature - #1 Focus on analysis
Analysing the Literature - #2 Structure meaning using bullet points
Analysing the Literature - #3 Structure meaning using tables
Analysing the Literature - #4 Volume of information
Analysing the Literature - #5 Concise literature review
Writing from Analysis - Introduction
Writing from Analysis - #1 Writing from analysis is straightforward
Writing from Analysis - #2 Rewrite as required
Writing from Analysis - #3 How to adopt an academic writing style
Writing from Analysis - #4 Proofread your dissertation
Adopting the Right Attitude - Introduction
Adopting the Right Attitude - #1 Focus on learning
Adopting the Right Attitude - #2 Persevere