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JazakAllahu khairan katsira

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Research Methodology

Planning your research.
  • What do you want to know?
  • How do you find out what you want to know?
  • Where can you get the information?
  • Who do you need to ask?
  • When does your research need to be done?
  • Why? (Getting the answer)

The Literature Review.

What is a literature review?

  1. It is not a compilation of every work written about a topic
  2. It is not simply a list of sources reviewed separately for their own merit
  3. It is a survey or overview of the literature found to be significant to a topic
  4. It is a collection of scholarly works you’ve found to have relevance to a guiding topic (e.g., your thesis statement or research question)

Your literature review, either as a “stand alone” document or as a part of a larger research project, should:

  • Include an introduction defining your topic and the purpose of your review of the literature
  • Be organized by common themes or categories
  • Contain your summary and analysis of each work including its importance to the overall topic as well as its relationship to the other referenced works
  • Conclude with insights you’ve gained regarding your topic