how to do literature review for dissertation

You might find it useful to write an Annotated bibliography as a way of organising your thoughts on secondary sources in a structured and methodical way.
A literature review is built on the work of others, but you shouldn’t rely on the words of others when expressing their views. For this reason, Paraphrasing is a particularly important skill when writing a literature review.

Step 1: Review the materials that you used in your [See Stage 1: Initial literature survey] and the feedback you received from your committee.
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