How To Write A Literature Review In 3 Simple Steps (FREE Template With Examples)

Learn how to write a literature review in 3 straightforward steps with this step-by-step tutorial, including a FREE literature review Excel template. Instead of getting lost in the details, we take a big-picture view and break the literature review process down into 3 straightforward steps. We kick off by looking at the WHY – the core purpose and function of the literature review, and then cover the following: - 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 NAVIGATION LINKS: 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 https://gradcoach.com/ to learn more about our services. You can also find more free literature review-related content at the Grad Coach blog - https://gradcoach.com/blog/ Resources mentioned in this video: Literature Review Catalogue Excel Template - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-excel-template/ Literature Review Chapter Template - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-template/ Literature review example - /watch/82NuNgZm4o-mu Literature Review 101 webinar - https://gradcoach.com/webinar-literature-review/ Literature review tutorials/ebooks/videos – Free dissertation writing course: https://gradcoach.com/dissertation-course/ – What is a literature review - https://gradcoach.com/what-is-a-literature-review/ - How to structure a literature review - /watch/8gpiedZUaUFUi – Common literature review mistakes to avoid - /watch/IRBagcRvVM-va – How to structure a literature review - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-structure/ – How to use Mendeley - /watch/kpaskiCVfTXVs – How to use Zotero – /watch/MAo98uNrR0Cr9 - How to write a dissertation or thesis (overview) - /watch/A3P4O_z9rI194 Literature review software and tools: - Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/ - Literature review catalogue Excel file - https://gradcoach.com/literature-review-excel-template/ - Mendeley - https://www.mendeley.com/ - Zotero - https://www.zotero.org/ Dissertation Databases: - EBSCO Open Dissertations - https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/ebsco-open-dissertations - Open Access Dissertations and Theses - https://oatd.org/ - Proquest - https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/search.html - Stanford SearchWorks - https://searchworks.stanford.edu/catalog?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Thesis%2FDissertation - OpenThesis - http://www.openthesis.org/ For more videos regarding how to write a literature review, check out the Grad Coach TV Youtube channel at /c/gradcoach . Our Socials 🟢 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gradcoachintl 🟢 Twitter - https://twitter.com/gradcoachdotcom 🟢 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/grad-coach-intl

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