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Literature Review Dissertation Writing Guide & Checklist

THE LITERATURE REVIEW DISSERTATION HELP THAT YOU NEED!

What's Included:
A tailored Word template complete with chapter-by-chapter guidance, plus an exhaustive checklist to ensure you meet all your learning outcomes efficiently.

Who It's For:
Designed specifically for undergraduate and master's students embarking on literature review dissertations between 5,000 to 15,000 words.

What It Is:
An essential digital tool that acts as your personal advisor through the dissertation process, helping to shape your research and writing from the ground up.

What It Will Help You With:
This kit will save you valuable time, reduce stress, and provide a clear path to excel in your dissertation, giving you the confidence to aim for the top grade with every page you write.

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"The 'Literature Review Dissertation Writing Guide & Checklist' is an excellent resource to get you started with your dissertation, the guide is very easy to follow, Lynn has done a great job with explaining pretty much everything you need to know, she has included vital information in terms of developing your research question, how to conduct your search, useful databases and much more. I feel much better about how to start my literature review based dissertation - definitely recommend this guide if you feel overwhelmed and aren't sure where to start with your dissertation. Thank you!"

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What is included?

  • Word (26 Pages)

    How to write the following chapters:

    1. Introduction.

    2. Background/Literature Review.

    3. Background

    4. Methodology (Search Strategy, Data Extraction, PRISMA Analysis and Synthesis)

    5. Findings

    6. Discussion

    7. Conclusion

  • E-Book (44 Pages)

    Checklists, infographics and activities to help you to:

    1. Plan your work according to your university brief.

    2. Check each chapter is complete.

    3. Develop a research question.

    4. Develop aims and objectives

    5. and much more.

Literature Review Dissertation FAQ

  • Where can I read about the different types of reviews?

  • Where can I learn about protocols for systematic reviews?

    • The PRISMA Statement includes the well-used Checklist and Flow Diagram

    • An alternative to PRISMA is the Meta‐analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology(MOOSE) for observational studies. It is a 35‐item checklist. It pays more attention to certain aspects of the search strategy, in particular the inclusion of unpublished and non‐English‐language studies.

    • Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis a comprehensive guide to conducting JBI systematic and similar reviews.

    • Campbell Collaboration provides guidelines for systematic reviews in the social sciences: MECIR .

    • Systematic Reviews in Educational Research: Methodology, Perspectives and Application .

    • Mariano, D. C., Leite, C., Santos, L. H., Rocha, R. E., & de Melo-Minardi, R. C. (2017). A guide to performing systematic literature reviews in bioinformatics. arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.05813.

  • I am conducting a Scoping Review, where can I read more about them?

    • Arksey H & O'Malley L (2005) Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8:1, 19-32, DOI: 10.1080/1364557032000119616

    • Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR):

      • Checklist

      • Statement / Explanatory paper

    • Scoping reviews: what they are and how you can do them - Series of Cochrane Training videos presented by Dr. Andrea C. Tricco and Kafayat Oboirien.

  • Where can I read about analysis and synthesis?

    • Walsh, D. and Downe, S. (2005), Meta-synthesis method for qualitative research: a literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50: 204–211. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03380.x

    • Braun, V. and Clarke, V. (2006) Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77-101.

    • Cochrane Training. Chapter 10 Analysing data and undertaking meta-analyses.

    • Thomas, J., & Harden, A. (2008). Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology,8, 45–45s question.

    • Popay, J., Roberts, H., Sowden, A., Petticrew, M., Arai, L., Rodgers, M., Britten, N., Roen, K. and Duffy, S., 2006. Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic reviews. A product from the ESRC methods programme Version, 1(1), p.b92.

  • Where can I read about systematic reviews within social sciences?

    • Chapman, K. (2021). Characteristics of systematic reviews in the social sciences. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(5), 102396.

    • Crisp, B. R. (2015). Systematic reviews: A social work perspective. Australian Social Work, 68(3), 284-295.

  • Where can I learn about critical appraisal tools?

    • ​​Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)

    • Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)

  • Do you provide 1:1 Dissertation Coaching?

    Yes, you can book a session here.

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