How to Perform a Literature Review
In order to present a good work, you need to pay attention to each part of your project. This time we will describe you one of the ways for writing a good literature review: what should be done for this and in what order.
Literature review presents the main information about the sources, which were used during the writing process. When you write a literature review, you write your personal opinion on the problem, you have raised in your work, underline the importance of the topic, describe the sources, which helped you in writing and show your awareness of sources, which turn out to be significant for this type of work.
If you take these factors into consideration, you get a chance to write a good literature review. When you start writing your literature review, you should demonstrate that you:
- Know the structure and know how to use it;
- Are able to present your ideas logically and according to the topic;
- Are aware of the sources you have used;
- Distinguish primary and secondary sources;
- Analyze your work and compare it with other existing works;
- May use the works by other authors in order to improve your project;
In your literature review you should also follow the structure:
- Make an interesting introductory part in your literature review;
- Present an informative main body with all necessary information;
- Finish your literature review with a smart concluding part;
Everything should be logically connected and perfectly structured. The literature review may be a part of your project or it may be presented separately. Nevertheless, all information should be clear and intersting! Good luck!