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Literature Review for
Undergraduate
Dissertation: The
Purpose
An Academic presentation by
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India
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TODAY'S DISCUSSION
Introduction to Literature Review
Goal of a Literature Review
Literature Review and Essay: A Comparison
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INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
REVIEW
During the course of writing your undergraduate
dissertation, there will be a time when you have to
take up the task of writing a literature review.
For those who are unaware, a literature review is
deemed as an integral part of academic writing
which would be instrumental in signifying
understanding and knowledge about academic
literature regarding a particular topic.
Contd...

However, the important aspect that academic
researchers need to know is that, literature review is
not just about writing, on the contrary, it would comprise
of critically assessing the literature.
That’s the main reason why it is known as a literature
review.
Otherwise, it could have very well been termed as a
literature report.
In order to exemplify the variation amongst reviewing
and reporting, let’s consider the example of movie or
television review write-ups.
Contd...

Such write-ups would be inclusive of a brief synopsis of a movie or
a television programme, the key aspects from the programme or
movie, along with an analysis of the same by a critic.
A report on the other hand would just cover the main points of the
movie or programme and will not critically analyze it.
Likewise, the two key objectives of a literature review would refer
to; the content that encompasses the extant literature, evidence
and theories, and second, critical evaluation on the part of the
person writing the review, while discussing the content in detail.
Contd...

Generally, a literature review makes up an integral aspect of a bachelors
dissertation or bachelor's thesis, long essay or research project.
Nonetheless, in certain instances, it can be created and evaluated as an individual
piece of writing.
It is impossible to write a literature review for a PhD without a thorough
understanding of the selected research field, access to the most recent and
credible academic sources, and a highly critical and evaluative writing style.
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GOAL OF A LITERATURE REVIEW
According to [4] “…your task is to build an argument, not a library”
Within larger academic writing projects such as bachelor’s
dissertation or bachelor’s thesis, researchers usually opt to
tackle the literature review task first, following the finalization
of the topic for research.
Reading through existing literary works, in tandem with critical
evaluation of the text proves to be beneficial in further
enhancement of the topic in question and also facilitates the
research questions to be framed.
Contd...

The main goal of a literature review is to establish familiarity with
and develop an understanding about the present research in a
specific domain, prior to delving into executing a new investigation.
Executing a review of literature would facilitate you to seek similar
research that has been carried out in the past and identify aspects
relating to your topic that requires further research.
In a nutshell, the goal of a literature review would be to;
Assist you in finding gaps within the current literature.
Restricts the need to reinvent the wheel by finding similar research
that has already been done in the past.
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To give you an idea about aspects from your topic that
have already been investigated.
Augment the breadth of your knowledge and
understanding in your area of research.
Locate seminal works that have been carried out in the
past.
Facilitate you to offer an intellectual setting for your
research and bring your research at par with other
similar researches conducted in the past.
To look at opposing viewpoints for the same topic.
Contd...

Allow you to find suitable research methods that could be possibly applied within your
research.
A dissertation literature review contributes 40 percent weight of research work.
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LITERATURE REVIEW AND
ESSAY: A COMPARISON
Contd...

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