01 Avoid using low-quality articles (q3,q4,websites...) there are Gold articles {review articles, meta-analysis} better journal + wider reach + more audience --> higher impact factor 02 lack of landmark & seminal literature: you may want to use up-to-date literature BUT you have to show the development of your topic where did the journey begin?! 03 lack of up-to-date literature: show state-of-the-art show both sides of an Argus (+/-) 04 lack of Story-Telling: do NOT read articles ant then read articles and then read articles and then produce a dis-jointed series of WHO said WHAT ... WHO did WHAT ... etc. you need a STRUCTURE for your lit-review IF you are reporting what a set of studies concluded, THEN it is time to STOP it it should not be a summary 05 Include irrelevant/unfocused stuff always ask yourself: HOW does this thing RELATE to MY CORE THESIS QUESTIONS ans TOPIC? If you couldn't find an answer then DELETE that, it's hard but DELETE it 06 poor chapter structure & layout IF you fail to plan --> then you plan to fail. 07 poor referencing & plagiarism which is obvious :-)
I've been learning so many useful things watching the Grad Coach channel. I want to thank everyone in the team for creating all this content. You've been lifesavers during this academic year!
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New subscriber alert. Thank you so much Derrek and David for this informative video. I have a research report due next week and this explanation has eased my anxiety. Thanks once again.
Thanks Derrick for the wonderful and precise presentations on Research Projects. I'm a PhD Student and tutorial fellow at Mount Kenya University ,Kenya. I will keep following.
Thank you so much. I am preparing right now for my proposal for my dissertation paper. This is a really great help. You have mentioned excel cataloging the literature, how to do it? is their application on it.
That’s super stuff! Anyone can help me with my question.. my conceptual framework that was developed was novel and in my routine search of literature review, I notice someone mention the “need for something similar” in his conclusion para. It was not a direct reference to what I had formulated but a fragmented suggestion if I may put it that way. Will that be labelled as plagiarism? That’s bothering me
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01
Avoid using low-quality articles (q3,q4,websites...)
there are Gold articles {review articles, meta-analysis}
better journal + wider reach + more audience --> higher impact factor
02
lack of landmark & seminal literature:
you may want to use up-to-date literature
BUT
you have to show the development of your topic
where did the journey begin?!
03
lack of up-to-date literature:
show state-of-the-art
show both sides of an Argus (+/-)
04
lack of Story-Telling:
do NOT read articles ant then read articles and then read articles
and then produce a dis-jointed series of WHO said WHAT ... WHO did WHAT ... etc.
you need a STRUCTURE for your lit-review
IF you are reporting what a set of studies concluded, THEN it is time to STOP it
it should not be a summary
05
Include irrelevant/unfocused stuff
always ask yourself: HOW does this thing RELATE to MY CORE THESIS QUESTIONS ans TOPIC?
If you couldn't find an answer then DELETE that, it's hard but DELETE it
06
poor chapter structure & layout
IF you fail to plan --> then you plan to fail.
07
poor referencing & plagiarism
which is obvious :-)
Thank you for summarising, very helpful!
Thank you!
Thank you, you made me save 1h of my time
I've been learning so many useful things watching the Grad Coach channel. I want to thank everyone in the team for creating all this content. You've been lifesavers during this academic year!
You're welcome, Simona. Glad you found it useful.
Thanks a lot gradcoach team.
For me, I think is the best channel for research knowledge.
Rational, simple language, easy to understand.
Big up gradcoach team, keep on spreading knowledge.
Glad to hear that :)
Oh my word! This is turning out to be quite good fun now that I feel like I actually have an idea of what I'm doing. Thank you so much.
Extremely useful presentations as well as links for further competence. Thanks a lot.
Thanks David and Derek for the great tips - precious indeed and truly a lifesaver
Our pleasure!
New subscriber alert. Thank you so much Derrek and David for this informative video. I have a research report due next week and this explanation has eased my anxiety. Thanks once again.
Nice one
I am learning a lot from Gradcoach, thank you. I found Davids tips about transition between paragraphs very useful.
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Extremely helpful. U just uploaded at the right time as writing a review paper now
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This was very useful, will be referring to it again and again. Thank you!
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This video couldn't have dropped at a better time - THANK YOU Grad Coach 🙏
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Thanks Derrick for the wonderful and precise presentations on Research Projects. I'm a PhD Student and tutorial fellow at Mount Kenya University ,Kenya. I will keep following.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much, Derek & David, very informative video. helped me a lot.
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very educative and comprehensive indeed. good work. looking forward for more interaction
More to come!
Thank you guys!
Thank you for putting together this amazing resource.
Our pleasure!
That's really so informative and precious tips and advice to keep on track.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this tutorial!
You are so welcome!
All these videos makes me feel safer and as if I got my shit together. I have not gotten my shit together but trying my best!
Good luck!
thanks so much for the useful tips! ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much. I am preparing right now for my proposal for my dissertation paper. This is a really great help. You have mentioned excel cataloging the literature, how to do it? is their application on it.
Glad it was helpful!
The link for the Excel catalogue is in the description :)
thank you very much for the work you do. You are saving me from failing my thesis.
Happy to help!
Thank you Grad Coach, Thanks Derek . Thanks David.
Welcome!
I have to submit on Friday and I haven't started ... Amazing
Good luck!
This is a wonderful channel! 👏
Glad you enjoy it!
That’s super stuff! Anyone can help me with my question.. my conceptual framework that was developed was novel and in my routine search of literature review, I notice someone mention the “need for something similar” in his conclusion para. It was not a direct reference to what I had formulated but a fragmented suggestion if I may put it that way. Will that be labelled as plagiarism? That’s bothering me
Thank you. So useful indeed.
You're welcome!
Hey I watched the whole vid and it was awesome. thank you ... so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video!
Glad you liked it!
One of the best channels for graduate students 💜
Thanks for the kind words
thank you. it is super useful
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I have been struggling to do my literature review. Had no clue
Good luck!
Which the student must start with, introduction to the study or literature review..
The introduction chapter will precede the literature review chapter.
Thank You.
You're welcome
Thanks for your time and effort. I didn't know literature review can be this easy. Thank you.
great