How To Write A Literature Review In 3 Simple Steps (FREE Template With Examples)
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Published 2019-11-12
- 1: How to find highly relevant, high-quality journal articles for your literature review
- 2: How to organise and synthesise your literature sources into a highly searchable literature catalogue
- 3: How to approach the writing up stage of your literature review chapter
PS - We've updated this video with new tools and resources - view the latest version here: • How To Write A Literature Review In 2...
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Overview & intro - 00:00
Understanding the "why" - 00:38
1. Sourcing the key literature - 05:26
1.1 Google Scholar scrubbing - 06:53
1.2 University library hunting - 09:35
1.3 Snowballing journal articles - 11:13
1.4 Reviewing other dissertations - 13:08
2. Log, catalog and synthesize the literature - 15:57
2.1 Logging the literature - 16:54
2.2 Cataloging your literature - 18:58
2.3 Synthesize the literature - 23:09
3. Outlining and writing up 27:47
3.1 Developing an outline 28:23
3.2 Structural options 29:35
3.3 Writing up your literature review - 31:35
Recap & tips - 37:54
If you have any questions about how to write a literature review, leave a comment below. If you're interested in private 1-on-1 coaching from one of our literature review specialists, visit gradcoach.com/ to learn more about our services. You can also find more free literature review-related content at the Grad Coach blog - gradcoach.com/blog/
Resources mentioned in this video:
Literature Review Catalogue Excel Template - gradcoach.com/literature-review-excel-template/
Literature Review Chapter Template - gradcoach.com/literature-review-template/
Literature review example - • Literature Review Example & Sample: F...
Literature Review 101 webinar - gradcoach.com/webinar-literature-review/
Literature review tutorials/ebooks/videos
– Free dissertation writing course: gradcoach.com/dissertation-course/
– What is a literature review - gradcoach.com/what-is-a-literature-review/
- How to structure a literature review - • How To Structure Your Literature Revi...
– Common literature review mistakes to avoid - • Literature Review Basics: 7 Major Mis...
– How to structure a literature review - gradcoach.com/literature-review-structure/
– How to use Mendeley - • How to use Mendeley Desktop, Web Impo...
– How to use Zotero – • How to use Zotero to manage reference...
- How to write a dissertation or thesis (overview) - • How To Write A Dissertation Or Thesis...
Literature review software and tools:
- Google Scholar - scholar.google.com/
- Literature review catalogue Excel file - gradcoach.com/literature-review-excel-template/
- Mendeley - www.mendeley.com/
- Zotero - www.zotero.org/
Dissertation Databases:
- EBSCO Open Dissertations - www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/ebsco-op…
- Open Access Dissertations and Theses - oatd.org/
- Proquest - pqdtopen.proquest.com/search.html
- Stanford SearchWorks - searchworks.stanford.edu/catalog?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D…
- OpenThesis - www.openthesis.org/
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Beautifully explained, very informative and helpful. I am about to start my Literature Review and this helped!!
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I cried while watching this video because I felt stuck and overwhelmed. Thank you for this clear information. Now I can write my thesis with ease.
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I just want to express my sincere appreciation for the depth explanation. I have been struggling ever since I registered as a PhD student. now I can be able to proceed with my literature review. once again thanks
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Hi. I’m also South African completing my Masters dissertation in the UK. Your videos are extremely clear and understandable. Thanks very much 😊
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I learned more about how to write a literature review in one video than from one year of university courses I have taken. These videos are extremely informative and provide me explicit steps
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I have read all the comments below, I am so glad to see that I am not alone....without any assistance since lockdown, I received a reply in September with a paragraph saying NOTHING.... and when you submit to ensure it is ready for examination.....I had anxiety, felt totally stupid, need to hand it in by the end Feb, thank you for having the patience to explain....this is more than I have received from my Professor......
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One of the best presentations on literature review I have ever seen
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All I can say is "WOW". My 1st draft just came back from my supervisor. Her advice is to find more relevant research to answer my questions. I was about to give up. I hated research in my junior degree and now busy with my Masters.Thank you so much🤘🤘🤘🤘. This video is simple and straightforward 👏👏👏
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Am impressed!! I have been struggling to begin with my masters thesis, i feel overwhelmed by the task ahead of me. After i came across one of your videos i was impressed by how you clarify and simplify the process. I have now watched about three videos and planning to watch the rest. I can say that i have learnt much from them. I appreciate your effort to make the videos and your genius way of explaining things. Thanks a lot.
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how come this simple thing was not taught by the professors? this was indeed insightful and helpful. thank you so much for sharing.
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I'm planning to do my first literature review which is so important to me and you really made my day! This is all I need and you give it in only 40 minutes. Just can't thank you enough, Coach
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