Self-Study Resources: Writing a Literature Review

Writing a Literature Review

Lesson Aims

Literature reviews are an important part of most academic projects at university.

This workshop will cover:

What is a literature review?
How they relate to the rest of your assignment.
Techniques for engaging with academic literature.

Writing a Literature Review Tutorial

Check Your Learning

I understand what a literature review is

Yes: 14 votes (66.67%)

No: 3 votes (14.29%)

Not sure: 4 votes (19.05%)

Total Votes: 21

I understand the structure of a literature review

Yes: 5 votes (31.25%)

No: 4 votes (25%)

Not sure: 7 votes (43.75%)

Total Votes: 16

I understand the synthesis process

Yes: 4 votes (17.39%)

No: 8 votes (34.78%)

Not sure: 11 votes (47.83%)

Total Votes: 23

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