The Literature Review is often the very first stage of any research project and it provides a backbone and context for all future research in your chosen area of interest. Often used when planning a thesis type project where youâ€
re building upon former research but the Literature Review also can provide insights about competitors, awareness of new technologies impacting the space youâ€re exploring, identification of experts in your field, etc.
For this weekâ€s assignment select a topic that youâ€re really interested in learning about, perhaps itâ€s an idea you have for your thesis, or a major youâ€re considering switching to, or maybe itâ€s a field that somebody you like is studying so this can be an opportunity to impress them with your knowledge and interest!
Create a literature review that includes 5 books on the topic, 5-10 academic papers, 3 blog posts and 2 magazine articles. While youâ€re doing your research, create a flow process diagram that illustrates your discovery process. (You donâ€t have to read them all, but you should skim them to determine their relevance.) Most academic papers will have an executive summary, most books you can find a synopsis, and the blog posts and magazine articles youâ€ll need to at least skim. Keep in mind that each book/paper/article/post will likely lead you to others via the research that itâ€s based upon. The web of references is always feeding itself and expanding outward!
Hereâ€s instruction for formatting your bibliography taken from the New Schoolâ€s Graduation and PHD guidelines. The bibliographic entries are typed single spaced with double spacing between entries. The format for the bibliography is as follows for books:
Tillich, Paul. Systematic Theology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951.
and for journal articles:
Tuchman, Barbara. “If Asia Were Clay in the Hands of the West.†Atlantic, September 1970, pp. 68-81.
Post your research workflow diagram and a properly formatted bibliography of your research texts to Canvas by Midnight Tuesday March 26, 2019.
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