Literature Review exercise

What are some questions that your literature review should answer?

Q1. Everything that has been written on this topic?

• Yes

• No

Q2 What are the major debates and issues about the topic?

• Yes

• No

Q3 What are the key sources?

• Yes

• No

Q4 What are the main questions and problems that have been addressed to date?

• Yes

• No

Q6 What will my research do?
 

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

The review should provide a background for your research, rather than what your research is.

Q7 What are the key theories, concepts and ideas?
 

• Yes

• No

Q8 What conclusions will my thesis make?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Your review should cover what other people have written, not what you will write.