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ANSWER BOOKLET PROJECT 4805 - ASSIGNMENT 26-Final- HRPYC 81

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Activity 1: Name and briefly discuss 5 purposes of a literature review. To help you with this, study Chapter 2 of your prescribed book (Terre Blanche et al., 2006) on „Doing an information search�... �, as well as information on the literature review in this and other tutorial letters. If you cannot find Terre Blanche‟s book, use any other source on the purpose of a literature review. [10 marks] 1. To identify knowledge gaps in order to develop a research problem. 2. To identify a theoretical framework upon which to base research. 3. To identify issues and variables commonly related to the topic. 4. To identify conceptual and operational definitions of variables related to the topic. 5. To identify some methodologies related to the research topic. Activity 2: Name and briefly discuss 5 qualities of a well-written literature review. [10 marks] 1. The literature review should not be too general or vague. Facts should be very specific. 2. The literature review should identify gaps in previous research. The review should bring shortcomings of previous research on the research topic to light 3. It should be well structured and systematically presented. The linkages between the information its relation to the research problem should be clearly stated. 4. The literature review should provide clear definitions of key concepts. The keywords or variables should be well defined in the literature review. 5. The literature review should contain only relevant information. It should only include information that is relevant to the research problem. CONTINUED.......... [Show More]

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