Refers to set of rules, principles or standards governing conduct of members of profession, or way individuals carry out work relating to profession. Research not done in isolation. Process of conducting research & the results have impact on other people – even if just increasing body of knowledge. Before starting Continue Reading
What NOT to do
Literature review should avoid: Reporting Must critically evaluate Repeating Don’t repeat what has already been said. Synthesis and critically evaluate. Plagiarising Don’t try and pass off someone else’s work as your own. Always reference correctly to avoid this.
Referencing
Why reference? Acknowledge those who did the work. Give credit to author for time, money and effort spent conducting research. Provide sources for readers to check our work. Part of triangulation process. Allows readers to check our accuracy of reporting. Provide readers with full text so they can read & Continue Reading
Synthesis
Literature review brings together current body of subject knowledge. Most academic papers are relatively short (<10 pages) therefore cannot contain current body of knowledge, just reference to parts that are reported on in paper. Papers typically make only small contribution to body of knowledge. Need to read a lot of Continue Reading