HOC3: Literature Review

Question 1

what is the purpose of literature review

Answer 1

1. to report on scientific literature that forms the base of your study
2. to structure existing studies
3. to formulate and position a problem
4. to avoid re-inventing the wheel -> rediscover something already known
5. to gather useful insights into research topic
6. to introduce relevant key terms , concepts , definitions , variables and relations
7. to obtain useful insights into methods/methodology used in other studies
8. to enhance the testability and replicability
9. to develop you own model
10. to relate your findings to the findings of others
11. to gain a new perspective

Question 2

where is the literature review in a scientific article

Answer 2

after the introduction -> often titles as ‘theory’ or ‘literature review ‘

Question 3

how to not get lost in the literature review stage

Answer 3

literature mapping =
-> identify the different fields of literature
-> present arguments about which literature to focus on
-> discuss chosen literature

Question 4

what are the fundamentals of a critical literature review

Answer 4

listing strong and weak points
comparing and contrasting theories and contributions
showing how sources respond to each other
ensuring that theories , concepts and arguments are strongly though out

Question 5

what the difference between an annotated bibliography and a literature review

Answer 5

-> annotated bibliography :
extensive list of sources
tool for research and writing of the paper
helpful for development of literature review
building blocks
part of research file
-> literature review :
more developed
elaborates on specific problem statement
cohesive overview of research
connects all building blocks
essay in itself

Question 6

what do you need to check for a critical review

Answer 6

contribution to the field -> ex. is aim achieved ?
argumentation -> problem statement , hypothesis etc
methods & analysis -> ex. ones appropriate for purpose of study etc…
writing -> is language clear etc

Question 7

what is plagiarism

Answer 7

the use of the original words , arguments or ideas as if they were your own -> even if this is done in good faith , out of carelessness or out of ignorance

Question 8

common forms of plagiarism -> not cited sources

Answer 8

Sources not cited:
- Turning in another’s entire work as one’s own.
- Copying significant portions of text without proper attribution.
- Pasting sentences from various sources while maintaining the original phrasing.
- Slightly changing keywords and phrases while keeping most of the content.
- Paraphrasing from other sources and fitting it together.
- Borrowing from one’s own previous work (self-plagiarism).
- Using generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) for text creation.

Question 9

common forms of plagiarism -> in sited sources

Answer 9

Sources cited (yet still plagiarized):**
- Neglecting to include accurate information on references, making them hard to find.
- Failing to use quotation marks for verbatim text, even when the author is cited.
- Lack of original work despite paraphrasing and quotations.
- Replacing a few words with synonyms (patchwriting).
- Quoting and citing initially, then paraphrasing without citation, presenting it as original.

Question 10

what is patch-writing

Answer 10

replaces a few words with synonyms