{"product_id":"so-you-have-to-write-a-literature-review-9781119555025","title":"So You Have to Write a Literature Review","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs a literature review looming in your future? Are you procrastinating on writing a literature review at this very moment? If so, this is the book for you. Writing often causes trepidation and procrastination for engineering studentsissues that compound while writing a literature review, a type of academic writing most engineers are never formally taught. Consider this workbook as a couch-to-5k program for engineering writers rather than runners: if you complete the activities in this book from beginning to end, you will have a literature review draft ready for revision and content editing by your research advisor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo, You Have to Write a Literature Review\u003c\/i\u003e presents a dynamic and practical method in which engineering studentstypically late-career undergraduates or graduate studentscan learn to write literature reviews, and translate genre-based writing instruction into easy-to-follow, bite-sized activities and content. Written in a refreshingly conversational style whil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note from the Series Editor ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Book xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Why Is Writing So Hard? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOvercoming Barriers to Writing and Making Time to Write \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Writing as a Cognitive, Social, and Affective Activity 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Time Management, Self-Discipline, and the Writing\/Research Timeline 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Accountability Is an Essential Part of Writing 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Shut Up \u0026amp; Write Groups 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Accountability Partners 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 Schedule Your Writing in a Scientific Way 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.4 Deliberate and Distributed Practice 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.5 Bribery 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 What Is the Point of a Literature Review, Anyway?! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Literature Review Serves as an Argument to Establish a Gap in Prior Research 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Literature Review Establishes the Author’s Credibility 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Literature Review Prepares Readers to Interpret and Appreciate Your Findings 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Envisioning Your Audience 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Deliberate Language Choices Support the Functions of the Literature Review 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Gathering and Storing Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 What to Cite? The Difference Between Types of Academic Publications 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 What NOT to Cite: Types of Documents to Avoid Citing 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Searching for Literature 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Saving and Storing Your Literature 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Reference Managers 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Your Turn: Collecting Literature 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 But How Many References Do I Need in My Literature Review?! 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Reading Strategies and Remembering What You Read \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Deciding Whether to Skim or Read 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 What Are You Focusing On? 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Effective Methods for Skimming Literature 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Reading Scholarly Literature 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Taking Notes and Starting an Annotated Bibliography (or: Helping Your “Future Self”) 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Finding Connections Between Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Identifying Overarching Themes and Topics in Literature 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Identifying “Synthesis” of Literature in Action 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Drawing Connections Between Literature 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Justifying “Gaps in the Literature” 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Organizing Your Literature Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Envisioning the Macrostructure of Your Literature Review 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 A Discussion on Topic Sentences: The First Sentence of the Paragraph 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Creating a Macrostructure for Your Own Literature Review 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Writing the “Ugly Draft” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Twelve Steps to Building Your Literature Review 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Strategies to Help You Build and Sculpt Paragraphs: Introducing Rhetorical Moves and Steps in Genre Maps 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 If You Are Not into Outlines … Leverage Who You Are as a Writer to Get that Ugly Draft on Paper! 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Using Citations to Connect Ideas \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Proximity of the Citation to the Reference Carries Meaning 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 String Citations 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Topic Citations 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.3 End-of-Sentence Citations 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.4 Direct Citation 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Literature Occurs in the Past, but a Literature Synthesis Points to YOUR Future 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The “Accordion Stage” of Writing a Literature Review Will Hone the Density of Citations and Conciseness 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The Literature Review Is a Political Document 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Revising the “BIG Four” Literature Review Faux Pas \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Ineffective or Missing Topic Sentences 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.1 All Sentences That Follow the Topic or Umbrella Sentence Should Directly Support That First Sentence 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.2 There Is Rarely a Need to Directly Cite One Article or Author in the Topic Sentence 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Fluffy Writing 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Globalisms 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Lack of Connection or Synthesis Between Topics or Articles 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Am I Done Yet? 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