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When it comes to academic writing, two common types of assignments students often encounter are

case studies and literature reviews. While both serve important purposes in research and analysis,
they differ significantly in their approach and requirements.

A case study involves an in-depth examination of a particular subject, event, or phenomenon within a
specific context. It typically involves gathering and analyzing qualitative or quantitative data to draw
conclusions or make recommendations based on the findings.

On the other hand, a literature review involves critically analyzing and synthesizing existing research
and scholarly articles on a particular topic or research question. It aims to provide a comprehensive
overview of the current state of knowledge in a specific field or area of study.

Writing a literature review can be a daunting task for many students due to its complexity and the
extensive amount of reading and analysis required. It involves identifying relevant sources,
evaluating their credibility and reliability, synthesizing information from multiple sources, and
presenting it in a coherent and organized manner.

One of the biggest challenges students face when writing a literature review is ensuring that they
cover all relevant literature while also providing a clear and concise summary of the existing research.
It requires strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify key themes, trends, and gaps in the
literature.

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Were the results effectively interpreted and reported. The physician focused on training the patient
on effective ways to increase and maintain social support and enhance assertive communication
skills. LS supported the study design and participated to the drafting and revision of the manuscript.
The introduction section should provide an overview of what you will discuss in your literature
review. For instance, for a systematic review, reviewers would strive to locate relevant unpublished
studies in grey literature and possibly by contacting researchers directly. He also examined the
connection between operant conditioning and learning from possible consequences of specific
behaviors. They should arise out of your organizational strategy. Publication performance and trends
in bruxism research: A bibliometric analysis. The Odds Ratio between the two groups was measured.
Acupuncture for the prevention of tension-type headache. She failed to embrace effective strategies
to manage and control her asthmatic condition. Periodically, UT Libraries runs a workshop covering
the basics and library support for literature reviews. A different set of eyes can locate mistakes you
may not have seen, ask questions you didn't realize were left unaddressed, or seek clarification on the
foggier points. If you find it difficult to select a great topic to write your dissertation on, you should
seek guidance from your supervisor, literature review topic examples. Laser acupuncture in the
treatment of neuropathies in dentistry: a systematic review. Most of the Baby Boomers held
leadership positions and believed the company should use proven strategies. Given this, the purpose
of a literature review is to: Place each work in the context of its contribution to understanding the
research problem being studied. Below is a five-step process for conducting a simple review of the
literature for your project. It is here that you present your critique of the research you have collected.
By publication: Order your sources by publication chronology, then, only if the order demonstrates a
more important trend. It’s perfectly natural to adjust as you engage in the writing process. A research
paper assigned in a course A thesis or dissertation A grant proposal An article intended for
publication in a journal All these instances require you to collect what has been written about your
research topic so that you can demonstrate how your own research sheds new light on the topic.
Among 105 patients, 32 (26 males and 6 females) were under 30 years (30%); in 18 of them the
pelvis region or the proximal femur were involved and 16 developed grade 2 chondrosarcomas. A
literature review can be a part of a research paper or scholarly article, usually falling after the
introduction and before the research methods sections. Second are the reviews of those studies that
summarize and offer new interpretations built from and often extending beyond the primary studies.
Keep in mind that UNC Libraries have research guides and to databases relevant to many fields of
study. In the absence of validated risk of bias tools for qualitative studies, the team should choose a
tool according to Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group (CQIMG) guidance
together with expediency (according to ease of use, prior familiarity, etc) ( table 2, item R15). 41 In
comparison to the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist which was never designed for use in
synthesis, 42 the Cochrane qualitative tool is similarly easy to use and was designed for QES use. Try
sorting through some other current bibliographies or literature reviews in the field to get a sense of
what your discipline expects. Is there a logic to the way you organized the material. Outcome in
disease-free survival highlights that a worse course of the disease was associated with histological
grade 2 or 3, and partial resection surgery.
We conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients diagnosed and followed up from 1960 to
2019 to describe the clinical and pathological features of individuals affected by peripheral
chondrosarcoma in multiple osteochondromas, to evaluate follow up information and individual
outcome and to compare the results with literature. Five key themes were found in the literature:
poor communication can lead to various negative outcomes, discontinuity of care, compromise of
patient safety, patient dissatisfaction, and inefficient use of resources. You can also use this method
to consider what is currently of interest to scholars in this field and what is not. The relationship
between subjects and other key aspects should lead to a practical solution. Let’s get to it! What
should I do before writing the literature review. Then your review would have subsections according
to eras within this period. Roughly how many sources would be appropriate to include? 2. In other
words, a chronological review would have subsections for each vital time period; a thematic review
would have subtopics based upon factors that relate to the theme or issue. This is very good video
which is well explained with detailed explanation Thank you excellent piece of work and great
mentoring Thanks, it was useful Thank you very much. This helps you remember what you read and
saves time later in the process. Critically evaluate: mention the strengths and weaknesses of your
sources. Notice that Falk and Mills do quote certain terms that were coined by the author, not
common knowledge, or taken directly from the study. After three months of treatment, the active
therapeutic laser acupuncture is responsible for a higher percentage of patients experiencing
symptom remission. A review is a required part of grant and research proposals and often a chapter in
theses and dissertations. What is the specific research question that your literature review helps to
define. Extremely hypoechoic might be the characteristics, however, the data remained insufficient
and further study is needed. Sitemap case study creative writing presentation problem solving
rewiew prompts websites tips. Organizing the body Once you have the basic categories in place, then
you must consider how you will present the sources themselves within the body of your paper. The
critical evaluation of each work should consider: Provenance -- what are the author's credentials.
While you probably already have a decent base of this from your research proposal, you need to
expand on this substantially in the dissertation or thesis itself. Help us by pasting the URL of some
good “literature review” for better understanding. Such practices are necessary in considering the
public interest when making legal decisions. Find Models Use the exercise of reviewing the literature
to examine how authors in your discipline or area of interest have composed their literature review
sections. At this stage it can be helpful to write down a description of the research question, area, or
topic that you will be reviewing, as well as to identify any keywords that you will be using to search
for relevant research. 2. Conduct a literature search. The introduction to a case study research paper,
however, should not only describe the research problem and its significance, but you should also
succinctly describe why the case is being used and how it relates to addressing the problem. For
example: Look at what results have emerged in qualitative versus quantitative research Discuss how
the topic has been approached by empirical versus theoretical scholarship Divide the literature into
sociological, historical, and cultural sources Theoretical A literature review is often the foundation for
a theoretical framework. Psychologists strive to establish an existing or implied relationship between
two variables. It goes beyond documentation and reflects decisions related to the selection of the
sources, the search terms used, the period of time covered, the articles selected in the search, and the
application of backward and forward searches ( vom Brocke et al., 2009 ). In short, the rigour of any
review article is reflected by the explicitness of its methods (i.e., transparency) and the soundness of
the approach used. In the second scenario, you need at least three times as many sources as there are
pages in your work. Critically-appraised topics are like short systematic reviews focused on a
particular topic.
We deal with standard (MLA, APA) and custom styles. The first is the P value from the z-test,
which tests the null hypothesis that the intervention has no effect. It is important that each paragraph
focuses on a main idea, theory or trend instead of a paragraph being focused on one piece of
research. You can then use these themes or patterns as a structure for your body discussion. The
Library also has guides for three of the major citation management tools. No pathogenic or unknown
significance variants were identified on EXT genes in 3 patients (6%, 2 males and 1 female). All
screening will be conducted using the online screening tool Rayyan. Thematic: If you have found
some recurring central themes that you will continue working with throughout your piece, you can
organize your literature review into subsections that address different aspects of the topic.
Introduction Discusses the background and sets the context Introduces the topic, significance of the
problem, and the purpose of research Gives the scope ie shows what it includes and excludes In the
introduction, write about what motivates your project, what makes it interesting, what questions do
you aim to answer by doing your project. Remember that you can use our template to summarise and
evaluate sources you’re thinking about using. Ethics declarations Ethics approval and consent to
participate, consent for publication. Doing this is important for combatting publication bias, which is
the tendency for studies with positive results to be published at a higher rate than studies with null
results. Reviews Tips for Writing Literature Reviews Writing Literature Review: Useful Sites
Citation Resources Other Academic Writings What are Literature Reviews. A set of predetermined
rules provides a basis for including or excluding certain studies. The purpose is to place research in a
historical context to show familiarity with state-of-the-art developments and to identify the likely
directions for future research. This helps you remember what you read and saves time later in the
process. Case study is my choice of research strategy for the exploration of how women leaders in
higher education work with organizational culture impacted by change. How To Structure A
Literature Review (Free Template) How To Structure Your Literature Review Like any other chapter
in your thesis or dissertation, your literature review needs to have a clear, logical structure. Be
Selective Select only the most important points in each source to highlight in the review. Historical
review Historical literature reviews focus on examining research throughout a period, often starting
with the first time an issue, concept, theory, or phenomenon emerged in the literature, then tracing its
evolution within the scholarship of a discipline. For example, writing a case study in history suggests
formal research that requires supporting evidence to justify a claim. Short Selling: A Review of the
Literature and Implications for Future We select and review studies within a research framework,
identifying two of the most important areas in the literature: short sellers as important information
intermediaries and short sellers' influence on accounting, auditing, and other corporate decisions as
the 'spillover effect' of the information distribution. For further details, please check with your
faculty advisor. This would be quite helpful if you annotate a nicely structured literature from
previously published research articles. Reprints and permissions About this article Cite this article.
Gnoli, M., Gambarotti, M., Righi, A. et al. Secondary peripheral chondrosarcoma in multiple
osteochondromas: a retrospective single-institution case series. Benefits of Literature Reviews By
summarizing prior research on a topic, literature reviews have multiple benefits. October 26, 2022
recording Last Updated: Oct 26, 2022 2:49 PM URL: USC Libraries Research Guides Organizing
Your Social Sciences Research Paper 5. Popular Publications Qualitative Methods Quantitative
Methods Insiderness Using Non-Textual Elements Limitations of the Study Common Grammar
Mistakes Writing Concisely Avoiding Plagiarism Footnotes or Endnotes. Qualitative versus
quantitative research Empirical versus theoretical scholarship Divide the research by sociological,
historical, or cultural sources Theoretical: In many humanities articles, the literature review is the
foundation for the theoretical framework. Mention any background about this person which might
help the reader understand the significance of their experiences that make them worthy of study.
The case is “a thing, a single entity, a unit around which there are boundaries” (p. 27). It may be the
limit on the number of people to be interviewed, a finite time frame for observations, or the instance
of some issue, concern, or hypothesis. Family Physicians Inquiries Network: Clinical Inquiries
Provide the ideal answers to clinical questions using a structured search, critical appraisal,
authoritative recommendations, clinical perspective, and rigorous peer review. In this post, I’ll show
you exactly how to write a literature review in three straightforward steps, so you can conquer this
vital chapter (the smart way). Literature Review. The literature review for a case study research
paper is generally structured the same as it is for any college-level research paper. Doing a Literature
Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. Also, note any issues you feel arise due
to the methodology. Then you look up a book written in 1968 with information on how sperm whales
have been portrayed in other forms of art, such as in Alaskan poetry, in French painting, or on whale
bone, as the whale hunters in the late 19th century used to do. Eighty-five papers (65 papers in
PubMed and 20 papers in Embase) were retrieved. There may be clear divisions on the sets of ideas
you want to discuss, in which case your structure may be fairly clear. Literature search -- finding
materials relevant to the subject being explored. 3. Data evaluation -- determining which literature
makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the topic. 4. Analysis and interpretation -
- discussing the findings and conclusions of pertinent literature. These research works are process-
oriented and describe how vital concepts came into existence. The team of experts proposed a
collaborative approach where the company would seek professional support from professionals on
practical technological solutions to automate the production of cosmetic products. Literature reviews
are set up similarly to other academic texts, with an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion.
However, it’s critically important to decide on your structure and develop a detailed outline before
you write anything. Introduction Discusses the background and sets the context Introduces the topic,
significance of the problem, and the purpose of research Gives the scope ie shows what it includes
and excludes In the introduction, write about what motivates your project, what makes it interesting,
what questions do you aim to answer by doing your project. Provenance and peer review Not
commissioned; internally peer reviewed. Write what is already known about the topic and what do
the sources that you have reviewed say. Like any other academic text, your literature review should
have an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion. A literature review discusses published
information in a particular subject area. These conclusions resulted from an extensive case study of
how people acquire and apply knowledge in their real lives. For instance, psychologists may
establish a survey to understand how a person’s experience shapes some behaviors. In yet other
cases, research is discussed in terms of opposing views (such as when different research studies or
researchers disagree with one another). In these cases, the lit review just needs to cover scholarship
that is important to the issue you are writing about; sometimes it will also cover key sources that
informed your research methodology. In simple terms, a literature is a review of the literature in the
related subject area. You can start your search from any library’s catalog, provided you are an active
member of that institution. Please check course or programme information and materials provided by
teaching staff, including your project supervisor, for subject-specific guidance. The patient had a
history of multiple medical conditions, like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and long-standing
musculoskeletal pain from a previous car accident. Literature reviews are designed to provide an
overview of sources you have used in researching a particular topic and to demonstrate to your
readers how your research fits within existing scholarship about the topic. Once you’ve done that,
give your writing to a friend or colleague who is not a subject matter expert and ask them if they
understand the overall discussion. In this case, the visual and verbal messaging promotion technique
successfully attracted and maintained a stable network of retailers.

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