a to z about literature review

ITM Shah AlamMALAYSIA

University of Lancaster ENGLAND

Universiti Utara MalaysiaMALAYSIA

Universiti of ExeterENGLAND


University of SaskatchewanCANADA

Universiti Sains MalaysiaMALAYSIA

Multimedia Synergy CorporationMALAYSIA


ZULIKHA BINTI JAMALUDIN

LITERATUREREVIEW

No matter the context, LR is the central part of

the research process

HANDS-ON

Critiquing previously written literature

Refer HO1.

HANDS-ON REFER HO1

Critiquing a previously written literature

Com

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nQUESTIONSFROM SUPERVISOR

What does THIS literature shows us?

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How does this literature relates to your topics?


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How does this literature relates to your topics?


Connect your ideas to the literature

? A Collections ofSCHOLARLY WRITINGS on the

topic

Books

Conference proceedings

Dissertations

Scholarly articles VIDEO- http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=55083&sid=1284098

http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=55083&sid=1284098

http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=55083&sid=1284098

Fundamental

Understand topic

Develop own idea & perspective on the problem

Demonstrate knowledge about the topic

FUNCTION

of LR

Can you solve the JIGSAW?

How did you work to solve this puzzle?

http://www.jigzone.com/mpc/view.php?1B3L9ZD.0F8

What if you knew the BIG PICTURE in advance?

LR is a bit like putting the pieces of a large and complex jigsaw puzzle together without the benefit of a “picture on the box” to

indicate where the pieces might or should go!

LR IS A STORY

You need to understand the current story before you continue

OVERVIEWLR IS AN

THE KEY THEORY

WHA

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THE KEY AUTHORS

THE QUESTIONS ASKED

THE METHODOLO

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METHODS USE

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ANNOTATEDBEYONDBIBLIOGRAPHY

EvaluateAnalyse

Show

relationship

1

A GOOD LRREVIEW

METHODOLOGIES

differentthat researchers

use to investigate similar questions

Critically

2

A GOOD LRREVIEW

THEORY which will be neededfor analysing results

Critically

3

A GOOD LRUSERESULT of previous researchto

the

a promisingIDENTIFYDIRECTIONfor future research

REFER HO3

Mindmap on LR basics

HOWLITERATURE

REVIEW ?IMPORTANT IS THE

HOW

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TOPIC

RESEARCH

USE BRAIN

KEEP TRACK

WRITE

Choose, explore, focus

google scholar, digital library, IEEE xplore, ACM portal, annualreviews.org…

Read, take notes, shape ideas, analyse and critique…

Write-re-write,revise, proof-read + bibliography/reference

of citations

Workwi

thBRAIN?Collect, read

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thBRAIN?Discover relationshi

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thBRAIN?Discover relationshi

pIdentify major

concepts

Workwi

thBRAIN?Beyond annotated

bib.

Workwi

thBRAIN?Beyond annotated

bib.Integration & Synthesis

Workwi

thBRAIN? Own

thoughts and ideas

Justify contribution

s

HANDS-ON


Refer HO1.

HANDS-ON REFER HO4 & 5

Exercise on writing a simple literature from 3 articles’ snippets.

1. Form group2. Read snippets 1,2,3 from HO43. Fill up the strengths & weaknesses4. Write answer on the board5. Analyse the answers, conclude in your own notebook6. Answer HO5 – write your LR7. One from each group-read the LR to all participant

HANDS-ON


Refer HO1.

HANDS-ON REFER HO6, HO7 (log sheet)

Converting annotated bibliography into a compound LR

Use your own LR, now edit and change them

LRTHE

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Intro

Conc

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Intro

Conc

.Explain area of interest, show connections, introduce concepts, methods of selecting of reviewed material

BODY

Intro

Conc

.

Guided by RQTF & CF

Concept A

Concept B

Concept C (related to

method)

Develop relationship, own thoughts & ideasUse THESE words/phrase

Explain area of interest, show connections, introduce concepts, methods of selecting of reviewed material

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BODY

Intro

Conc

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BODY

REFERENCES

Parenthetical citation

Intro

Conc

.

Guided by RQTF & CF

Concept A

Concept B


method)


Summary of major themes & controversiesSummary of strengths & weaknessesSummary that pulls together the entire reviewInsight into relationship between topics & larger field of discipline


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BODY

REFERENCES

Parenthetical citation

A broader scopeA narrower scopeA similar focus/approach/toneA slightly different focus/approach/toneAdaptsBreaks out the paradigmBypasses the debateConfusesContrary toContributes to the research onCriticizesElaboratesEnters the debateExplores/investigatesGoes beyondIn a different sphereIn agreement withIn confirmation ofIn contrast toIn line withIn opposition toIn reaction againstIn response toIn the same veinInfluenced byLinked toMisinterpretsMissesMore generalMore specificOn one handOn the other handParallel toRelated toRe-emphasizes the categoriesReinforcesRejectsResponds toRevisits the same subjectsRevolutionizes the field ofSupportsUndermines

THESE WORDS/PHRASES are usefulThey express specific types of relationship between ideas

LITERATURE REVIEW

NOTE ON

“To make my work looks GOOD, I have

to make other people’s work look

BAD”

LITERATURE REVIEW

NOTE ON

Warmly acknowledg

e Be generous “In his inspiring paper,

Ali (2009) shows.... We develop his foundation in the following ways...”Accurate

Be Highly SELECTIVEEnsure that they support our

points (RQs)Choose the most recent

Use correct formattingDo not try to impress by

over-referencing

LITERATURE REVIEW

NOTES ON

CITING&REFERENCING

40 WHYCITE?THE WORK HAS CREDIBILITY

CREDITS TO ORIGINAL AUTHORS

AVOID PLAGIARISM

Ignorance is not an excuse.

41 INFO&STYLE

APA, IEEE, Harvard, MLA…

AuthorDate

Title of journal/bookTitle of work (if an article)

PublisherPlace of Publication

REFERENCE

PARENTHETICAL CITATION/IN-TEXT CITATION

According to Jones & Alford (2005) and Westlow (2009), global warming is caused by the emissions from cans of spray cheese.

Recent studies claim that global warming is caused by the emissions from cans of spray cheese (Jones & Alford, 2005; Westlow, 2009).

According to Jones and Alford (2005) and Westlow (2009), global warming is caused by the emissions from cans of spray cheese.ORRecent studies claim that global warming is caused by the emissions from cans of spray cheese (Jones & Alford, 2005; Westlow, 2009).

Jone, A. J. & Alford, K. (2005). Global warming and the current climate. Climate Trends. 25(3). 56-64.

Westlow, S. R. (2009). The world is warmer. New York: Thomson.

REFER HO10

Least respected Most respectedTABLOIDSMingguan Wanita

POPULARMetro Berita Harian News straits times The Star

QUASIScience News Solusi

PEER-REVIEWEDJournal

With impact factors With SJR value With Eigen Factor With Copernicus value…

RESPECTEDM

OST?

free citation management software

http://www.zotero.org/

http:// www.citationcreation.com/apa/book.html

A tool for developing refrence list

http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/citeone_s.php?style=APA

http://citationmachine.net/index2.php

http://delicious.com

A bookmarking web service

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