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Lawrence A. Machi
Brenda T. McEvoy
Introduction
Doing and Producing a
Literature Review
An Overview
The Literature Review Defined
Research Research
Thesis Topic
Discovers Specifies
and and
advocates
Literature frames
Review
Figure I.1
Research
Answers Interest Identifies
Research Research
Project Topic
Determines Specifies
nature and
and scope frames
Research Literature
Question Review
Research
Defines Discovers
Thesis
further and
research advocates
Figure I.2
6. Communicate and
evaluate the
conclusions 1. Recognize and
1. define a problem
6.
Select a
Write the
Topic
Thesis
Figure I.3
1.
Select a Topic
Addresses Specifies
and answers
6. 2.
Write the Develop Tools of
Thesis Argumentation
Advocates Organizes
and defines and forms
5. 3.
Critique the Search the
Literature Literature
Documents
4.
and discovers Explores
Survey the and catalogs
Literature
Figure I.4
Inquisitive
Skeptical
Intellectual Independent
Disposition
s Honest
Mindset
How I
Choose to Be
and Act.
Decision-
Making Action
Dispositions Dispositions
Reasoned and Persistence
logical thinking
Patience
Circumspect
thinking Deliberation
Collegiality
Figure I.5
Self-Regulation Self-Correction
• Quality control of your • The reflective thinker
thinking process. reviews the work and
• Reflecting on and monitoring thinking being done, and
your work procedures and corrects deficiencies.
thinking processes. • What I do?
• Checking the accuracy and • How did it work?
validity of the work • What do I do next?
Self-Assessment
• Reflecting on your analytical
reasoning.
• Reflecting on factors
constraining your accuracy ,
objectivity, and rationality.
• Reflecting on your mindset
influences a fair and
unbiased interpretation of
the project work.
Reflective Oversight
The Ethics of Scholarly Work
Do not take data out of context.