Make Your Literature Review As Sweet As Some Icing On Cake

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Danielle Steel once said;

A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.

Apply the same theory to your dissertation is literature review. To say that it is an important component of your research report would be a major understatement.

The review is one of the most important chapters in a research report which talks about the studies and researches that were previously conducted relevant to the literature. It gives the impression that the researcher is knowledgeable and has done a thorough homework for the dissertation. The main idea is for the researcher to collect secondary data from databases, books and other sources and analyze it for the readers first handedly.

4 STEPS FOR PREPARING THE REVIEW

Step 1. Define the theme of your research along with its components. This will help you maintain focus of your research on the components that have been identified.

Step 2. Search for material ...
... relevant to your study. The sources that can be used here are journals, databases, internet and books etc.

Step 3. Assess what you have found. Make sure that the information you have gathered makes a significant impact on your chosen field of research.

Step 4. Go through all the material that you have collected and then interpret it in your own words. Make sure that you provide discussions and analysis of the previous researches.

LITERATURE REVIEW HELP THE TIPS

So if you are compiling the review section of your dissertation, then lets us help you.



Just follow the below mentioned tips and compose the most important chapter of your dissertation that the entire research report can be proud of.

1.It must compare the previous studies or researches to your current study

2.It must show gaps in the previous researches that shall be fulfilled by the current study.

3.The review should not provide any new primary research.

4.It should gather all the main key points in the research study and develop a research question which will provide a road map for the entire investigative process.

5.The introduction of the research must be kept at a minimum. it should be composed with concise sentences so that the reader’s attention does not waver off through the research.

6.After you have analyzed the previous researches and presented your opinions over it; divide your work into two sections. The first section will answer all the questions that are regarding your research study and the second section will try and answer questions that will defend it against views opposed to your research.

7.The review should be proportionate according to the rest of the research report. It should neither be too long nor too short. An average review should consist of 25% of the total word count.

In conclusion, make sure that your review section is a proper reflection of all researches conducted in the past and has been compared significantly with the present topic.

By now, I am sure you have a clear idea what the review section of your dissertation must contain and how to compose it.