From 36f23891abe9a2fca2e2a902750c0cd9af159ac8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Michael J. Decker, Ph.D" Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 18:10:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add reviewing lecture --- _notes/research-methods/reviewing.md | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _notes/research-methods/reviewing.md diff --git a/_notes/research-methods/reviewing.md b/_notes/research-methods/reviewing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a5471ac --- /dev/null +++ b/_notes/research-methods/reviewing.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +--- +title: "Reviewing" +layout: notes +--- + +# Purpose of Literature Review +* Integral part +* Benefits + * Helps formalize research question + * Identifies strengths/weaknesses with current work and how they can be improved upon + * Identify accepted methodology/research plan or helps improve your own + * Increases knowledge of area + * Contextualizes your research in terms of existing work + * Need for related work section of writeup + +# How to Identify a Topic +* Provided for you +* An Idea +* Identified from reading papers/listening to presentations +* Start with broad area of interest and narrow down + +# How to review +* Focus is on research problem + * What is already known on the subject? Are there any gaps? + * What questions have been asked? Are they all answered? + * Are there flaws or limitations with previous work. + * Is future work mentioned? Has it been done? + * Are there new techniques that can be applied to the research? + +# Process +1. Search the existing literature +2. Review and summarize the current work +3. Develop a theoretical framework +4. Develop a conceptual framework + +# Search the Existing Literature +* Compile a list of keywords to search + * Initial keywords will not be enough + * Additional search terms will be identified as you go +* Create a reading list +* Use research databases to find papers + * Conference + * Journals + * Books + * Etc. + +# Finding a Relevant Paper +* Use title and abstract are a good place to start for relevancy +* Intro (near end) and conclusion often highlights the key points of the paper +* Related work section and citations will help find additional work +* Google Scholar functionality identifies who cited the paper and is useful for finding additional work + +# Review and Summarize the Current Work +* Examine critically +* What methodology did they use? +* Are there flaws with the methodology or conclusions? +* Do results generalize? +* Are results consistent between papers? +* Are there unanswered questions or future work? +* Where is little known? + +# Spotting Good Papers +* Some indicators of good papers (but imperfect): + * Authors + * Conference + * Citation count +* Finding good conferences + * Ask advisor + * [CORE](https://www.core.edu.au/conference-portal) +* [SCIgen](https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/archive/scigen/#about) +* Reading lots of papers and familiarizing oneself with an area and its methodology is the best way to spot good/bad papers + +# Developing Theoretical and Conceptual Framework +* Read with specific purpose in mind +* Identify and order by themes and theories present (theoretical framework) +* Literature ranges from very general to very narrow +* Select aspects from theoretical framework to form conceptual framework + +# Writing a Literature Review +* Describe and organize by various theories +* Specify gaps in existing knowledge area + * When writing related work, this provides motivation and reason for how your work adds to existing knowledge body +* Highlight recent advances and state-of-the-art, and current trends +* Summarize findings from existing studies + +# Writing a Literature Review (continued) +* Cite the work you are discussing and summarizing +* Use appropriate citations style + * IEEE Cite as you write + * Author Year +* Paper space is finite. Most important (related) work must be cited, other work may not need to be (may require justification) + +# Process Notes +* Research process order is flexible +* Literature review may be performed later, but + * Must have enough prior knowledge of subject + * Otherwise, taking a chance + +# References +* Based on: Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners 4th Ed. by Ranjit Kumar, 2014. ISBN: 978-1446269978 \ No newline at end of file