Writing a Literature Review

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About Course

Learn what a literature review is for, how to search for and select sources, and how to organise your review by theme so that it synthesises rather than simply summarises. Includes a worked example of turning notes into a critical paragraph.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. Requirements for literature reviews vary by course and institution; always follow your own assignment brief and marking criteria.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the purpose of a literature review in a dissertation or project
  • Search for and choose relevant, high-quality sources
  • Organise a review by theme and use a synthesis matrix
  • Write critically, identifying debates and gaps

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • What a literature review is for
  • Finding and selecting sources
  • Organising by theme and synthesising
  • Writing critically: a worked example

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

Final Assessment

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