Research Writing: How to Do a Literature Review (FutureLearn)

In this course, you will be guided through this complex process step-by-step, seeing examples, finding information and developing useful questions that will help you plan, draft and refine a critical discussion of what is and is not yet known about your topic.

What topics will you cover?

- Understanding the literature review as a genre, and its fundamental role in all serious investigations and research projects

- Developing a useful list of search terms and understanding where to use them to find the most relevant literature available

- Developing a professional bibliography and annotating it with critical evaluations of readings

- Asking good questions to guide the reading and writing process

- Planning a critical discussion in response to specific questions and based on evidence from the published literature

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Explore and identify different types of literature review

- Develop an annotated bibliography

- Develop questions to drive a literature review

- Reflect on your academic writing style

- Collaborate with other research writers

- Improve your research potential