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This is from a web page at the University of Melbourne. It's a succinct accounting of what is expected of a literature review in the Department of Geography. For more, click on the link to the right: (http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/llsu/resources/thesis/pg006.html )
"The aim of a critical review (of the literature) is to demonstrate that the writer has extensively researched the literature and critically evaluated its quality. It is not enough to describe what others have discovered: You need to view their work with your own insight. Thus an effective review presents, analyses and synthesises material from a range of sources….An effective literature review should have a clear focus and direction and be presented in a logical, clear and well organised manner using academic style both correctly and consistently"
Construction of an effective literature review is evidence of your master of the Geography Department's Student Learning Objective 2.2, which states students construct an effective review of existing research.
The rubric below may be used to evaluate the quality of the literature review in this course and in others.
The table below may be used to evaluate your literature review.
Criteria and Qualities |
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Quantity: Quantity of reviewed research on topic or methods demonstrate student fluency regarding the topic and/or research methods |
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Organization: Review is organized. Reviewed material is grouped by chronology, theoretical orientation, order of importance, method or discipline, or other logical or coherent fashion |
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Description: Review includes brief descriptive accounts of reviewed research. |
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Analysis: Review critically analyzes reviewed documents; provides insight into the utility of the reviewed piece to the proposed research. |
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Mechanics: Syntax, grammar and spelling conform to accepted standards. |
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Citations: Citations are correct, complete and appropriate. Nothing plagiarized purposefully or accidentally. |
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