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ACCT601 Week 4 Lesson
Term Paper – Week 4 Requirement
Week 4 – Research and summarize a review of the literature on your topic – briefly describe the literature and how it relates to your term paper.
The segment referred to as a “review of the literature” is intended as a starting point for your research. In effect, you should research what other experts and commentators have already analyzed with respect to the problem that you are scrutinizing.
Sample – Literature Review
Review of Literature
Literature used in this research paper deeply covers the role of the FASB in monitoring and controlling business reporting and accounting practices in the modern organization.
“The Role of FASB to Business” by Dietrich elaborates on FASBs position in the financial reporting. The FASB has the authority to set, but not enforce, accounting standards. Enforcement falls under the jurisdiction of the SEC (Security and Exchange Commission). The FASB takes recommendations from the SEC and the AIPA (American Institute of Public Accountants) when devising or improving standards; however, it is not required to. It also considers the feedback from businesses when making changes to current standards (Dietrich, 2010).
How to write a literature review (source - https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/
Why write a literature review?
Demonstrate your familiarity with the topic and scholarly context
Develop a theoretical framework and methodology for your research
Position yourself in relation to other researchers and theorists
Show how your research addresses a gap or contributes to a debate
How to write a literature review (source - https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/
Step 1: Search for relevant literature
Before you begin searching for literature, you need a clearly defined topic.
Research question example - What is the impact of social media on body image among Generation Z?
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Make a list of keywords
Start by creating a list of keywords related to your research question. Include each of the key concepts or variables you’re interested in, and list any synonyms and related terms. You can add to this list if you discover new keywords in the process of your literature search.
Keywords example- Social media, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok
Body image, self-perception, self-esteem, mental health
Generation Z, teenagers, adolescents, youth
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Search for relevant sources
Use your keywords to begin searching for sources. Some useful databases to search for journals and articles include:
Your university’s library catalogue
Project Muse (humanities and social sciences)
Medline (life sciences and biomedicine)
EconLit (economics)
Inspec (physics, engineering and computer science)
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Search for relevant sources
You can use boolean operators to help narrow down your search:
AND to find sources that contain more than one keyword (e.g. social media AND body image AND generation Z)
OR to find sources that contain one of a range of synonyms (e.g. generation Z OR teenagers OR adolescents)
NOT to exclude results containing certain terms (e.g. apple NOT fruit)
Read the abstract to find out whether an article is relevant to your question. When you find a useful book or article, you can check the bibliography to find other relevant sources.
How to write a literature review (source - https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/
Step 2: Evaluate and select sources
You probably won’t be able to read absolutely everything that has been written on the topic—you’ll have to evaluate which sources are most relevant to your questions.
For each publication, ask yourself:
What question or problem is the author addressing?
What are the key concepts and how are they defined?
What are the key theories, models and methods? Does the research use established frameworks or take an innovative approach?
What are the results and conclusions of the study?
How does the publication relate to other literature in the field? Does it confirm, add to, or challenge established knowledge?
How does the publication contribute to your understanding of the topic? What are its key insights and arguments?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the research?
How to write a literature review (source - https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/
Step 3: Identify themes, debates, and gaps
To begin organizing your literature review’s argument and structure, you need to understand the connections and relationships between the sources you’ve read. Based on your reading and notes, you can look for:
Trends and patterns (in theory, method or results): do certain approaches become more or less popular over time?
Themes: what questions or concepts recur across the literature?
Debates, conflicts and contradictions: where do sources disagree?
Pivotal publications: are there any influential theories or studies that changed the direction of the field?
Gaps: what is missing from the literature? Are there weaknesses that need to be addressed?
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Step 4: Outline your literature review’s structure
There are various approaches to organizing the body of a literature review. You should have a rough idea of your strategy before you start writing.
Depending on the length of your literature review, you can combine several of these strategies (for example, your overall structure might be thematic, but each theme is discussed chronologically).
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Step 5: Write your literature review
Like any other academic text, your literature review should have an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion. What you include in each depends on the objective of your literature review.
Introduction
The introduction should clearly establish the focus and purpose of the literature review.
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Literature review – some examples
https://libguides.uwf.edu/c.php?g=215199&p=1420828
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