layout: yamlmodule module_number: 4 title: Literature Reviews
module_description: Writing a literature review is an essential component of any research proposal. This module will prepare you to complete one major section of your proposal.
readings:
title: Video from Dr. Rath (Module 4) (4:50) url: https://youtu.be/DRVt2lmbdBA icon: play-circle text-success description: This is an overview video where I give a high level explanation of the readings and describe this week’s tasks.
title: Lecture for Module 4 - Literature Reviews (3:37) url: https://youtu.be/wuzJ0G5Mo_I icon: play-circle text-success description: Dr. Rath’s overview of a literature review.
title: Lecture for Module 4 - Annotated Bibliography (2:01) url: https://youtu.be/RWAMBC24VNA icon: play-circle text-success description: Dr. Rath’s overview of the annotated bibliography assignment.
title: Slides for Module 4 Lectures url: https://livealbany-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/lrath_albany_edu/EcUyLGNZblFHgzVDLHs01ssBUkVutOLygLJLV0OurG8Vvg?e=2gOyUc icon: file-pdf text-danger description: Slides from the lectures for Module 4 combined into one PDF.
title: Sheppard, Ch. 5, “The Literature Review” icon: book-atlas text-purple url: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/jibcresearchmethods/part/chapter-5/ description: This chapter provides an overview of what is a literature review when it comes to field research.
title: Sheppard, Ch. 16, “Reading and Understanding Social Research” icon: book-atlas text-purple url: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/jibcresearchmethods/part/chapter-16/ description: This chapter can help you understand and deconstruct papers that you find through literature searching.
title: Bhattacherjee, Ch. 4, “Theories in Scientific Research” icon: book-atlas text-purple url: https://usq.pressbooks.pub/socialscienceresearch/chapter/chapter-4-theories-in-scientific-research/ description: This chapter explains how theories come to be and what makes a “good” theory.
title: Scribbr, “What is a Literature Review” (1:39) icon: play-circle text-success url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkAnKGuX7fs&feature=emb_logo description: This video provides an excellent explanation of a literature review. The video also provides tips and tricks to help you complete your assignment.
title: Tips & Tricks from Abby Adams (15:28) icon: play-circle text-success url: https://youtu.be/Xe2JcP4szZw description: Please watch this video from Abby Adams, our subject librarian! due: February 3 @ 11:59pm
title: What is a Literature Review from Abby Adams (7:07) icon: play-circle text-success url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T71aeOP9A6A description: This video from Abby will give you an idea of what happens in a literature review. You are writing a literature review that is one section of a larger paper.
title: Searching and Sharing Hints from Logan (4:24) icon: play-circle text-success url: https://youtu.be/Xca8f-GEy_0 description: Watch this video for my hints on searching and sharing (EBSCO permalinks and some tips for MS Word)
supplementary:
title: Randolph, J. (2009) A guide to writing the dissertation literature review. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation 14, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.7275/b0az-8t74 icon: file-pdf text-danger url: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1219&context=pare description: This optional reading may provide more context and specific methods for completing a literature review. Tables 2 and 3 provide excellent graphical organizers if that is helpful for you.
title: UNC Writing Center’s Annotated Bibliographies Tips icon: link text-primary url: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/annotated-bibliographies/ description: Helpful writing tips & tricks, but specific to UNC
title: USC Writing Center, The Literature Review icon: link text-primary url: https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/literaturereview description: A helpful overview of a literature review for the social sciences.
title: UOregon How to Synthesize Literature icon: link text-primary url: https://researchguides.uoregon.edu/litreview/synthesize description: This LibGuides explains how to synthesize literature.
title: Literature Synthesis Matrix icon: file-pdf text-primary url: https://case.fiu.edu/writingcenter/online-resources/_assets/synthesis-matrix-2.pdf description: This document can help you synthesize literature. This YouTube video explains how to fill it out.
activities:
title: Synthesis Matrix icon: file-word text-primary url: https://case.fiu.edu/writingcenter/online-resources/_assets/synthesis-matrix-2.pdf description: Complete a synthesis matrix of at least 6 different scholarly sources.
title: Synthesis Matrix Video icon: play-circle text-success url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_13GGEhi99g description: A YouTube video showing how the synthesis matrix works.