CMM 325 BUSINESS
RESEARCH METHODS
(FOR ACCOUNTING, BANKING, AND FINANCE STUDENTS)
TOPIC 3
LITERATURE REVIEW
,TOPIC OBJECTIVES
By the end of this topic, you should be able to:
1. Define literature review and literature search.
2. Explain why literature review is important.
3. Choose different tools to conduct a successful literature review.
4. Access journal articles required for literature review.
5. Write a good literature review
6. Correctly reference sources used for literature review using the APA st
7. Correctly insert citations of sources used in the literature review using
APA style.
8. Avoid plagiarism.
, Introduction
• We examine the importance and process of search th
literature and writing a literature review.
• Searching the literature is the first step you undertake
as a student researcher.
• Literature review helps you to explore a possible
research topic that forms the basis of your research
project.
• Reading what has been written on your subject area
enables you to identify a gap within the literature that
your research will seek to address.
, Introduction
• Literature review is required to understand what
has been written on your chosen topic
• Undertaking a comprehensive literature review
an iterative process as it is ongoing at all stages
of your research.
• Literature review will also influence how you
approach your research methodology.
RESEARCH METHODS
(FOR ACCOUNTING, BANKING, AND FINANCE STUDENTS)
TOPIC 3
LITERATURE REVIEW
,TOPIC OBJECTIVES
By the end of this topic, you should be able to:
1. Define literature review and literature search.
2. Explain why literature review is important.
3. Choose different tools to conduct a successful literature review.
4. Access journal articles required for literature review.
5. Write a good literature review
6. Correctly reference sources used for literature review using the APA st
7. Correctly insert citations of sources used in the literature review using
APA style.
8. Avoid plagiarism.
, Introduction
• We examine the importance and process of search th
literature and writing a literature review.
• Searching the literature is the first step you undertake
as a student researcher.
• Literature review helps you to explore a possible
research topic that forms the basis of your research
project.
• Reading what has been written on your subject area
enables you to identify a gap within the literature that
your research will seek to address.
, Introduction
• Literature review is required to understand what
has been written on your chosen topic
• Undertaking a comprehensive literature review
an iterative process as it is ongoing at all stages
of your research.
• Literature review will also influence how you
approach your research methodology.
