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=Critical (Literature Review) (GWU EMSE 216-8000)=

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The terms Critical Literature Review and Literature Review are somewhat overloaded. They can be a standalone documents or a chapter in a reserach paper. (There is often a requirement to review an article in the EMSE 8000 course.) The application of the concept is also used in a dissertation literature review. Important aspects of significant references are covered. (Ryan and Barbera 2011) > "A literature review can be just a simple summary of the sources, but it usually has an organizational pattern and combines both summary and synthesis." (The Writing Centere 2010-2011)
 * A critical article review summarizes and evaluates a text - "book, a chapter, or a journal article." The reviewer questions "the information and opinions in the document and presents "a fair and reasonable evaluation." It is necessary to read related material in order to be able to " fair and reasonable evaluation." "To do this well," one "should attempt to understand the topic from different perspectives" (Mort 2005))
 * "A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes information in a particular subject area within a certain time period.

For a review document (Reviewing Article for Journal TBD )

Common steps in reporting the results at "critical" article "literatuere review" include:
 * 1) Introdution
 * 2) Summary
 * 3) Critique
 * 4) Conclusions
 * 5) References (Structure UNSW 2009)

"Make your stand clear at the beginning of your review, in your evaluations of specific parts, and in your concluding commentary.

"Remember that your goal should be to make a few key points about the book or article, not to discuss everything the author writes." (Writers Handbook 2011)

See Reviewing Sources and an [|annotated sample].

For reviewing in a research paper,

>> (The Writing Centere 2010-2011)
 * Both are best organized around a focus. (The Writing Centere 2010-2011)
 * Ideas from the sources are stitched together (Ryan and Barbera 2011) to "argue for a particular perspective" (The Writing Centere 2010-2011)
 * Your interpretation of the available sources must be backed up with evidence to show that what you are saying is valid."
 * In getting prepared for the disseration literature review, (is can be looked at like a standalone literature reivew), examine prospective sources looking at the criteria for inclusion, what the source's research focus is, the method, and findings. In the literature reivew chapter summarizing these things with how they relate to the supporting (or refuting) the paper's perspective may be an approach to use. (Categories from Reference Relevance Tool)

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 * Sources**
 * Ryan, Julie Dr. and Barbera, Joseph Dr. 2011. EMSE 8000 (216), "Research Methods for the Engineering Manager, (Course Syllabus, EMSE George Washington University, Spring 2011)
 * Pam Mort, Lyn Hallion and Tracey Lee Downey, 2005. "Writing a Critical Review," The Learning Centre, The University of New South Wales. Downloaded April 5, 2011 16:59 from []
 * [|Structure]. Writing a Critical Literature Review (Sample Extracts) (The Learning Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia) Downloaded April 5, 2011 16:53 from []
 * The Writing Centere, 2010-2011. The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chappeh Hill, NC. Accessed October 23, 2011 from
 * The Writer's Handbook (last updated 2011) University of Wisconsin, Madison. Downloaded April 5, 2011 17:11 from - []

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