This workshop outlines strategies to use when reading for and writing your lit review. It focuses on critical reading and examines the unique features and structure of a literature review.
This session will provide answers to the questions:
1. What is a literature review?
2. What is its purpose?
3. What does it involve?
4. How should it be structured?
5. What type of language should I use?
Presented by Learning Advisors from Student Services.
About Writing skills
The ability to write well is critical to success in your research degree and a ‘top 10’ skill sought by employers. Learning the strategies for good writing will help you write efficiently. Knowing not only what to write, but how to write it for a particular audience, will help you communicate your research effectively.
Useful links
- UQ Academic writing for the Humanities [online at UQ]
- UQ Academic writing for the sciences [online at UQ]
- Improving writing through corpora [online at UQ]
- Getting started with a literature review (Library)
- Getting started with a Systematic Review (Library)
- Writing a confirmation document (Learning Advisors, Student Services)
- 12 Tips to Overcoming Writer’s Block for PhD Students – New Scientist