Module
Module 3. Literature Review
“ As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not though it over for yourself.”
-Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860),German philosopher. Parerga and Paralipomena
Module Objectives: 1) Review the relevant literature related to your chosen research topic. All possible sources must be explored, including books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.
2) The literature cited must be from reputable and appropriate sources and you must have a minimum of ten (10) references.
3) The literature must be condensed in an intelligent fashion with only the most relevant information included. Citations must be in the correct format (see attachment).
4) Where applicable, state the author’s main research objectives, main hypotheses, and overall research design.
5) The material should be organized thematically within the review write-up, not chronologically or by author. This should include the following elements, as derived form the existing literature on your specific topic of study: (1) a discussion of the conceptual/theoretical and historical contexts of your topic; (2) a discussion of the contending theoretical approaches, including your analysis (e.g., comparison) and evaluation of their applicability to your research question/problem; (3) a discussion of the various methods used by other researches, including your analysis and evaluation of their applicability to your research question/problem; and (4) a discussion on how your particular study could contribute to the stream of knowledge within specific fields.
6) Once again, all discussions must be substantive and substantial.
Thesis or dissertation is never done on isolation or in a vacuum. The production of new knowledge is fundamentally dependent on past knowledge. That
“ As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not though it over for yourself.”
-Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860),German philosopher. Parerga and Paralipomena
Module Objectives: 1) Review the relevant literature related to your chosen research topic. All possible sources must be explored, including books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.
2) The literature cited must be from reputable and appropriate sources and you must have a minimum of ten (10) references.
3) The literature must be condensed in an intelligent fashion with only the most relevant information included. Citations must be in the correct format (see attachment).
4) Where applicable, state the author’s main research objectives, main hypotheses, and overall research design.
5) The material should be organized thematically within the review write-up, not chronologically or by author. This should include the following elements, as derived form the existing literature on your specific topic of study: (1) a discussion of the conceptual/theoretical and historical contexts of your topic; (2) a discussion of the contending theoretical approaches, including your analysis (e.g., comparison) and evaluation of their applicability to your research question/problem; (3) a discussion of the various methods used by other researches, including your analysis and evaluation of their applicability to your research question/problem; and (4) a discussion on how your particular study could contribute to the stream of knowledge within specific fields.
6) Once again, all discussions must be substantive and substantial.
Thesis or dissertation is never done on isolation or in a vacuum. The production of new knowledge is fundamentally dependent on past knowledge. That
Citations: in the Text of Your paper Cited references appear in the text of your paper and are a way of giving credit to the source of the information or quote you have used in your paper. They generally consist of the following bits of information: The author’s last name, unless first initials are needed to distinguish between two authors with the same last name. If there are six or more authors, the first author is listed followed by the term, et al., and then the year of the publication is given in parenthesis. Year of publication in parenthesis. Page numbers are given with a quotation or when only a specific part of a source was used. “To be or not to be” (Shakespeare, 1660, p. 241) One Work by One Author: Rogers (1994) compared reaction times… One Work by Multiple Authors: Wasserstein, Zappulla, Rosen, Gertsman, and Rock (1994) [first time you cite in text] Wasserstein et al. (1994) found [subsequent times you cite in text] References List in Reference section (Bibliography)