Research Methodology (Lecture 21)Writing Your Dissertation/Thesis [Part 3]

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1. To demonstrate to readers and examiners that we are familiar with the field
2. To provide an overview of current knowledge in a particular area of application
3. To review other studies critically
4. To provide a context for your current study and to locate it within a specific field

1. Bringing other writers into your writing
2. Rephrasing in our own words & adding an acknowledgement
   Summary, Paraphrasing
   Common norm in science and engineering
3. Direct quotation and acknowledgement
   Less common in science and engineering
4. Integrate other studies into your own text, rather than read as a series of disconnected voices of other researchers
5. Avoid narrative accounts – Find a way of grouping studies
6. For each study discussed
   General idea of study
   Application/relevance
   Strengths and weaknesses
   If relevant, relationship with to the present study
   
   
   
7. Reporting verb indicates your position towards the cited source
8. Selecting a particular verb involves taking a particular position in relation to other scientists’ ideas
9. Strong level of agreement – strongly negative stance
   
   
   Show can be seen as positive as it reports an observation or finding as a proven fact
   Claims disassociates the writer from the position of the author cited. This allows the writer to establish a critical perspective and follow with a counterargument.
   

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