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How to write a good literature review?

Based on what you have just learnt on the previous page, try this task which will ask you to look at an AIT thesis excerpt and decide whether it is a good model or not.

This task will help you understand the do's and don'ts of how to write a literature review.

Two helpful sub-sections of a literature review that are often forgotten are an introduction and a conclusion. These are important to increase the clarity of your work. Look at the following example from an AIT thesis.

You can learn about ways to discuss the literature in your field by being very attentive when you read journal articles: they all refer to the literature and some of them have whole sections devoted to it. Look at this good example.

Before you continue, consider this question. Now click here to learn about literature review sources.

 

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