How to write a best literature review for your dissertation with a proper research gap
Introduction
▰ A literature review is an essential element of any academic work such as dissertation and dissertation research proposal. ▰ Often misunderstood as a summary, it is more than that. ▰ It not only summarizes the literature but also presents the current state of knowledge, future study and gaps in the literature. ▰ Most of the times, the students tend to write only the summary and ignore the second part. ▰ Therefore, through this article, you will know how to analyze write the best literature review with proper gap.
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Purpose of a literature review
To ensure that the research is not replicated To highlight the key findings To identify the clues for future research To gain a constructive analysis regarding the approach and methodologies ▰ To start your research with a bang ▰ ▰ ▰ ▰
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Identifying Research Gaps
▰ While working on the literature review for your dissertation research proposal you need to identify the appropriate research gaps for an impactful research and demonstrate your expertise in the topic. ▰ But, identifying the gaps is not an easy task. ▻ Step 1: Focus on your area of research ▻ Step 2: Read a Lot ▻ Step 3: Map your Literature
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Step 1: Focus on your area of research
▰ Before attempting to identify the gaps, you need to focus on your area of research for your dissertation proposal. ▰ Once you identify the area of research, you need to develop your knowledge on that topic. ▰ To identify a suitable topic for your research you need to perform exploratory research, read eBooks and get help from your faculty and advisors. 5
Step 2: Read a Lot
▰ The second step will be the most time-consuming. In this step, you will have to read as many articles as possible. ▰ You need to identify many resources from various sources such as online databases, journals, libraries and much more. ▰ Once you identify the resources, you need to pay close attention to the introduction, abstract, and future suggestion of the article. ▰ However, while reading all the resources possible, ensure that you do not get deviated due to other issues. 6
Step 3: Map your Literature
▰ While you are reading all the articles, you need to keep a track of all of them. ▰ Also, you need to simultaneously note down the questions that pop up in your head while reading them. ▰ Doing so will allow you to frame your thesis clearly. ▰ Research for all the questions that you have noted down and ensure if there are answers available to them. ▰ In case, you do not find the answer to any of the question, then you have found out the research gap.
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Writing Literature review
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Refer Sample Literature Review Keep it Simple Make use of Current Resources Organize Your Work 8
Refer Sample Literature Review
â–° Before starting with the literature review for your dissertation proposal, refer to a sample literature review in your subject area and learn how the literature is written. â–° Familiarize yourself with the existing discussions and debates. â–° Doing so will provide a huge impact on your research. 9
Keep it Simple
▰ You need to ensure that your topic is narrow and you focus on it rather than deviating to a broad scale. ▰ Your tutor will not expect you to research and address all the arguments related to your topic. ▰ You will have to focus only on the arguments that relate to your hypothesis. 10
Make use of Current Resources
▰ A very important part of your literature review is that you make use of the most recent literature. ▰ The reason is that the discussions in the old literature might be outdated. ▰ Especially in the field such as medicine, the latest resource is always best. ▰ Sometimes there might be the need to refer old classic resources. ▰ However, you will still have to link those resources to the current approaches.
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Organize Your Work
â–° Organizing your literature review is very to link one literature to the other. â–° You can organize in various methods such as based on theme or based on chronology. â–° Before starting, ensure think about the structure in your mind to help you work better. 12
Conclusion
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