February 2012
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
8h 23m
English
Content preview from Universal Methods of Design
53 Literature Reviews
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RESEARCH METHOD
53 Literature Reviews
Literature reviews are an integral part of academic papers, but are also a useful component of any design project, to collect and synthesize research on a given topic.
Literature reviews are a familiar method of secondary research to any student who has written a term paper or report, yet they can also be critical to design projects in both research and practice. The literature review is intended to distill information from published sources, capturing the essence of previous research or projects as they might inform the current project. The review need not summarize everything from each source, but should ...