ResearchMethods/LitRev/TopicAnalysis



Once you have defined your topic, you can start writing up your proposal. At this stage, it is more about getting your thoughts, ideas, and learning into a document. Don't worry too much about wording, grammar, and punctuation. Do worry about references! Make sure you reference where every idea came from, because later, when you need to refine it, you will want to know more about it, and you will need to look it up.

To analyse your topic further, you'll need to review existing literature. It would be great if you could just read EVERYTHING that has already been done about your topic, and then work out what's missing, but in most cases, it is just not possible.

The Task
Get started refining your topic. Start by define parameters for search:
 * Limit your sources. Which academic journals / databases are most relevant to you?
 * Limit search terms:
 * keywords
 * publication dates
 * authors
 * etc.