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How to organize the thesis chapter on literature review when there are only a few past works on the topic?
I have to include an individual chapter on literature review in PhD thesis. While going through the theses of seniors in the library, I found that typically the chapter is 30-40 pages long and covers ...
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Volunteer undergraduate research system feels wrong? [duplicate]
I am a PhD student at a large state university system. The system hosts a program that encourages undergraduates to get involved in research on a volunteer basis (suggested weekly commitment: 6 hours ...
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What is the benefit of review a scientific paper as a referee? [duplicate]
I got an invitation to review a scientific paper from a journal. I accepted the offer to review but was wondering what benefits I might get if I review a paper? Can I write it in my CV as I will be ...
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What if I misunderstood something?
I am writing literature review at the moment
I read many papers trying to understand the topic i am writing about and put what I have understood in my literature review.
sure i reference every thing ...
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How to get back to STEM phD thesis after a long break?
If one had to interrupt writing the phD-thesis (for various reasons, that don't belong here):
What is a good strategy to get back and finish the thesis?
The writing would take place while working on ...
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In a literature review, should I focus on how much my work will contribute to the discipline?
When I have previously published papers, I have written about how much my work contributes to the discipline and builds on the work of others. I am currently writing my literature review for my PhD ...
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My PhD thesis does not include a Literature Review chapter
I am due to submit my PhD in a week and I am starting to panic over not having a dedicated chapter with a literature review. My topic covers different fields of study so I have added some literature ...
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How to find a gap in knowledge, for my PhD? [closed]
I just started my PhD and this is my fourth week. I understand that as a PhD student, my main aim is to find a gap in the knowledge and then trace this gap by using scientific approaches that I might ...
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Can books be included in literature reviews?
I am still not sure what should be considered as "literature" for inclusion in a literature review and what are not when writing a research proposal. For instance:
A research proposal: 500-1000 ...
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Should each substantive chapter of a thesis have its own literature review in addition to the main literature review chapter?
I am a PhD candidate in the school of enginerering.
This question is about my dissertation literature review.
Through my review of past dissertations, I see three styles of literature review. One is ...
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Where to put related works in a PhD thesis (Computer Science)
My thesis consists of an introduction, background, literature review and a chapter for every approach I proposed. The literature chapter contains a related work subsection for every approach I ...
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Can I cross-reference thesis chapters in my thesis literature review?
I am currently editing and updating my thesis literature review before submitting my thesis next year.
In reviewing the relevant literature, I find that two of my results chapters published as ...
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Is there a single academic database for Management Information System /Decision Support System area?
Until now, I have been gathering literature rather primitively (I think) by regularly searching with related keywords in Google, Google Scholar, and also some of the university resources like -
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How to write a good PhD literature review?
I am in the early stages of my PhD and I am trying to put together a literature review of my topic. My intention is that this review will eventually be included in my thesis, something like "the ...
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How to start writing a literature review?
I have 2 months where I should write the literature review for my PhD thesis. However, I don't know how to write one.
In general terms, what would be a good way to start the literature review? For ...
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