How to write a perfect literature review for your dissertation

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How to write a Perfect Literature Review for Your Dissertation


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Introduction


A dissertation is incomplete without a literature review

⊙ It is something that every student has to consider while writing the dissertation. ⊙ The main reason it is essential in every dissertation is that it is the best way to gather existing knowledge related to the dissertation topic.


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Prepare


The very basic step of literature review in a dissertation or dissertation proposal is to prepare

⊙ Familiarize yourself with the subject so that you know the overall scope of the topic. ⊙ Begin with recently published ⊙ Make a list of all important terms as they will serve as keywords for your literature collection


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Collect Literature


After a steady preparation, you are good to go for literature collection

⊙ Collect the resources by combining multiple terms, ⊙ Collect literature from Google scholar, school or college library’s online catalogue, a country-specific database, multidisciplinary databases, and subject-specific databases.


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Evaluate and Select Literature


Not all the collected literature will serve your purpose

⊙ Screen out the literature that are not important through two factors: relevance and quality. ⊙ A literature is relevant when it suits your topic and problem. ⊙ A quality can be checked through various factors such as renowned journal or official websites.


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Processing


Once the literature are evaluated, it is necessary to process them

⊙ While processing the literature, you should focus on the key concepts, employed theories and models, results and conclusion, and its application to the research. ⊙ This analysis helps you synchronize the literature with your topic.


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