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代写book report-Writing a Literature Review  What is a literature review?
A literature review is a compilation of previous research and writing on a particular topic. It provides a critical analysis of this research and writing through summary, classification,comparison and evaluation. In a literature review you are required to present:
􀂑 established findings
􀂑 conflicting evidence
􀂑 gaps
in the body of scholarship relating to your topic.
In what courses do you write literature reviews?
Students in the Australian School of Business are required to write literature reviews in a
number of different courses within the Faculty.
If you are undertaking a research degree or if you are undertaking an honours year you
will be required to write a literature review at some time. This may be for any and/or all of
the following:
􀂑 before you write your thesis
􀂑 as a section of your thesis proposal
􀂑 as a chapter of your thesis.
You may also be required to write a literature review in an undergraduate pass degree and
in a course work masters degree. This may be as a section of a paper in which you report
some research you have undertaken or as an assignment in itself.
In a literature review assignment in the Faculty of Business you may be expected to
review:
􀂑 a wide range of the literature on one topic
􀂑 several examples of the literature on one topic
􀂑 one article only in relation to the other literature in the field.
(In the case of these last two consult the EDU handout on writing a critical review for
guidance. This handout on writing a literature review is for assignments in which you are
expected to review a wide range of the literature on a topic.)

Why are you asked to write a literature review?
You are asked to write literature reviews in some of your courses so that you can
demonstrate to your lecturers that you are able to:
􀂑 determine what has already been written on a topic
􀂑 identify previous approaches to the topic
􀂑 identify central issues in the field
􀂑 integrate what previous researchers have found
􀂑 identify important issues still unresolved.
What steps must you take in preparing to write a literature review?
There are a number of steps to undertake before you write the literature review. You need
to:
􀂑 formulate a problem in your field of study
􀂑 familiarise yourself with a broad range of texts that deal with that problem
􀂑 decide on the texts you wish to include in your review
􀂑 decide on the most appropriate way to classify the texts
􀂑 identify the key issues
􀂑 critically analyse what you have read
􀂑 identify important issues that are still unresolved
􀂑 write a draft of the review
􀂑 read and think about what you have written and then rewrite.
How might you classify different writings on your topic?
You may use the following sub-headings to classify what you have read, or you may
narrow the focus of your review to deal with some of these categories only. Or there may
be still other categories that are more appropriate for your research. For example:
􀂑 research outcomes
􀂑 research methods
􀂑 theories
􀂑 applications
􀂑 integration of the works of others