Week 18

Redefine  topic area and question:

How to read a scientific article
Clarify  question
why we are looking at this topic  - reason
what other studies have been done
what other people have done and found

What is a literature review
overview of main pieces of work on a topic
Analysed and  discused by them, reader see bigger theme
Identifying gaps that exist in current research - why your work is needed and how it will build on research already been done ( next assignment)
How previous researchers have appraoched a problem
How work is connected
reveals themes and controverseys in this area of research
Strengths and weaknesses of previuos reseacrh
Identifies gaps  in research
why your research is valuble in context of wider body of knowledge


start early and give heaps of time
Take note of where you searched and key words used


identify patterns and group literature by themes

Contain major piees of information on a theme

Writing up

Group ideas into sections and make links between different pieces of literature
Point of themes, gaps
Show relationship wih own research

How to read a scholarly article
 have a clear topic question in mind
 read abstract - help decide if it is relevant
Make note of key term the writers are using
If it looks useful = have a look
Read intro, scan - loook for key ideas - highlight or underlineCan look up cited articles later on.

Discussion/ conclusion - what they found out. highlight interesting bits. - go back to read results to find anyting that was interesting.
Method, what type of mehod was used and how it was done
References section - allow you to read on topic in more detail if you wish.

 Between now and wedneday next week
Read through articles Aimee has found - relevance and usefulness for lit revue.
Shared doc of anything we find that we think is useful add title of research


Discussions participated in
What is a mindset - put up by Aimee L
Put up - how do we evidence this
Facebook discussion

Aimee has emailed tutor re videoing through long discussions and adding to blog