Learning Outcomes

This assignment will assess the following learning outcomes:

1. Develop knowledge of, analyse and critically assess the Literature in a given business - related subject area.

2. In conjunction with a supervisor/adviser, formulate Research questions or objectives in the given subject Area.

3. Construct an argument employing relevant and valid Evidence in support of a conclusion that directly Addresses the problem posed by the research questions or Objectives.

4. Demonstrate competence in independent learning.

5. Demonstrate competence in the communication skills Needed to generate the required format of written Presentation.

The Task:

This is an individual assignment and a progress report.

1. You are required to undertake, analyse and critically assess the literature in a given business - related area and formulate research questions or objectives agreed with your supervisor/adviser in the given subject area and construct an argument employing relevant and valid evidence in support of a conclusion that directly addresses the problem posed by the research questions or objectives.

2. A progress report.

How to write Literature Review?

In writing a critical Literature Review you will need to:

a. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of previous work including omissions or biases and take these into account in your arguments

b. Justify your arguments by referencing previous research

c. Through clear and consistent referencing, enable those reading your critical review to find the original work cited.

The critical Literature Review should be a description and critical analysis of what other authors have written. When drafting your review you need to focus on your research question(s) or objective(s). Although there is no single structure that your critical review should take, you may find it helpful to think of the review using a funneling technique:

1. Start at more general level before moving to the specific;

2. Provide a brief overview of key ideas;

3. Summaries in brief, compare and contrast the work of the key writers;

4. Narrow down to highlight the work most relevant to your research; and

5. Provide a detailed account of the findings of this work.

Whichever way you structure your review, you must demonstrate that you have read, fully understood and evaluated the items you have located. The key to writing a critical literature review is therefore to link together the different ideas you find in the literature form with coherent and cohesive argument.