Research methodology - Lessons 3&4

Which is not a good argument for writing a literature review?

• it helps you refine your research

• it gives further recommendations for possible research

• it fills up long pages of your research paper

• it helps you not to repeat research that has been done before

Journal articles, conference articles and theses are

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• tertiary sources

Which is not a literature review type?

• alphabetical

• thematic

• chronological

• methodological

True or false?

You should start your literature review with the theoretical groundings of your research (e.g. definitions)?

• true

• false

• it depends

What does the following definition refer to?

it's a set of rules that tell you how to acknowledge the intellectual works of people that you use in your research

• literature review

• referencing styles

• theoretical background

• Harvard style

A recent study investigated the effectiveness of using Google Scholar to find medical research (Henderson, 2005)

... is an example of ...

• in-text citation

• reference list entry

• plagiarism

Which statements are true for paragraphs?

• they are short

• they contain a topic sentence

• they are about one idea

• they contain three or less than three sentences

Which features would you find in academic writing?

• full forms

• conversational style

• simple and clear sentences

• complex sentences