1. Literature Survey, Literature Comprehension, & Literature Review

2. Literature Comprehension

3. Literature Review Research Question Experiment Results

4. Literature Comprehension To help you in this process, I’ve created a checksheet with some friends that have questions you should consider after reading a paper: http://www.comp.dit.ie/dgordon/CheckSheets/ScienceArticleCheckSheet.doc

5. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: What type of article is it? What is the main issue/problem being discussed? Skim read – what could your dissertation gain by including this article? What is the article’s contribution to knowledge? How can this information be integrated into your review? Compare and contrast to similar articles – for or against/ or an extension of the literature? Are there recommendations for further research? Where is the article placed in your field? Famous author? Is the article well written, interesting and easy to read? Is there a clear research question – can it be tested? What methods are used to carry out research? Is the design appropriate for testing the stated hypothesis? What are the limitations of the design/research methods? Are there aspects of the design that could be applied to your work? Are the results well displayed and clear? Are the results in keeping with the design? Are the implications of the study clear? Have the results been appropriately discussed?

6. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: What type of article is it?

7. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: What is the main issue/problem being discussed?

8. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Skim read – what could your dissertation gain by including this article?

9. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: What is the article’s contribution to knowledge?

10. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: How can this information be integrated into your review?

11. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Compare and contrast to similar articles – for or against/ or an extension of the literature?

12. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Are there recommendations for further research?

13. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Where is the article placed in your field? Famous author?

14. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Is the article well written, interesting and easy to read?

15. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Is there a clear research question – can it be tested?

16. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: What methods are used to carry out research?

17. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Is the design appropriate for testing the stated hypothesis?

18. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: What are the limitations of the design/research methods?

19. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Are there aspects of the design that could be applied to your work?

20. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Are the results well displayed and clear?

21. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Are the results in keeping with the design?

22. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Are the implications of the study clear?

23. Literature Comprehension THE QUESTIONS ARE: Have the results been appropriately discussed?

24. Literature Comprehension A typical research paper (from a conference or journal) consists of the following parts;  Title,  Abstract,  Introduction,  Methodology,  Results and  Bibliography.