Writing a Literature Review

This essential study guide offers invaluable guidance on how to succeed in your undergraduate project. The book is clear and comprehensive, and contains a wealth of advice on all aspects of your assignment. Doing Your Undergraduate Project is accessible and engaging, with case studies used throughout the book to help you relate aspects of the project to real-life examples. The book also contains checklists and flow-charts to help you organize your study as you go along. The book will help you: Prepare and collate research Write the proposal and plan the project Evaluate risk assessment and ethical considerations Write a literature review Use your results effectively Write your project report Manage your time and resources Drawing on the author's extensive experience of teaching project management, Doing Your Undergraduate Project is an indispensable desktop companion for all undergraduate students in the humanities and social sciences.

This useful guide educates students in the preparation of literature reviews for term projects, theses, and dissertations. The authors provide numerous examples from published reviews that illustrate the guidelines discussed throughout the book. 　 New to the seventh edition: 　 Each chapter breaks down the larger holistic review of literature exercise into a series of smaller, manageable steps Practical instructions for navigating today's digital libraries Comprehensive discussions about digital tools, including bibliographic and plagiarism detection software Chapter activities that reflect the book's updated content New model literature reviews Online resources designed to help instructors plan and teach their courses (www.routledge.com/9780415315746).