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Assignment - Literature Review

Follow the template and steps below to complete your literature review and proposal.

Title of the project (A tentative title of selected research)

1. Abstract
- Aim of the research (in summary form, to complete after literature review)
- Approach or methodology and innovation (in summary form, to complete after proposed methodology in section 4)
- Expected outcomes and significance (in summary form, to complete after literature review)

2. Literature Review - Broad Scan and Reading

Round 1
- What research interests lead you to the choice of initial keywords?
- List keywords, source/research database, number of results returned
- List out result: search results list presented in table format (first 20+, with NO detailed abstracts,Highlight the articles selected for detailed/focused reading)
Title, author, year, journal/conference title
- Review & Summary(a paragraph of 6-10 lines)
What was your opinion after going through the initial search results list?
What considerations led to the new set of keywords?
- List out the new keywords derived.
- Provide detailsof the articles/work identified-Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract
These are the most relevant articles you find in round 1 search result list. Read these articles under focused reading. Presentdetails of the articles in table format.
- Appendix (need to be conducted in round 1 broad scan but to be included at the end of the document, NOT here) including first 20+ returned search including detailed abstracts
Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract

Round 2
- List keywords, derivedin round 1, source/research database, number of results returned
- List out result: Up to 20search results list, presented in table formatwith no detailed abstracts (Highlight the articles selected for detailed/focused reading)
Title, author, year, journal/conference title
- Review & Summary(a paragraph of 6-10 lines)
What was your opinion after going through the initial search results list?
What considerations led to the new set of keywords?
- List out the new keywords derived.
- Provide details of the articles/work identified-Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract? to be read in the focused reading
These are the most relevant articles you find in round 2 search result list. Read these articles under focused reading. Presentdetails of the articles in table format.
- Appendix (need to be conducted in round 2 broad scan but to be included at the end of the document, not here) including first 20+ returned search including detailed abstracts
Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract

Round 3
- List keywords, derived in round 2, source/research database, number of results returned
- List out result: Up to 20search results list, presented in table formatwith no detailed abstracts (Highlight the articles selected for detailed/focused reading)
Title, author, year, journal/conference title
- Review & Summary(a paragraph of 6-10 lines)
What was your opinion after going through the search results list?
What consideration led to the new set of keywords?
- List out the new keywords derived.
- Provide details of articles/work identified-Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract
These are the most relevant articles you find in round 3 search result list. Read these articles under focused reading. Presentdetails of the articles in table format.
- Appendix (need to be conducted in round 3 broad scan but to be included at the end of the document, not here) including first 20+ returned search including detailed abstracts
Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract

3. Literature Review - Focused Reading

- You are expected to READ 4-6 articles identified from broad scan.
- Select the most suitable(minimum of 2)articles for focused reading.
- Your focused reading should achieve the following goals:
o Understand the background of current research (state of the art)
o Identify research problem for your research
o The research problem should be achievable with your capacity (knowledge, time, facilities), via practical methods

Article 1, Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract(approximately 1 and a half page)
- What did the authors do (key contributions)
- Why did the authors conduct the research (existing problems)
- What are the key differences in the method/approach (innovation)
- What are main achievements, significance
- What can be further improved
- Research problems identified (to be reflected in the proposed research)

Article 2, Title, author, year, journal/conference title, abstract(approximately 1 and a half page)
- What did the authors do (key contributions)
- Why did the authors conduct the research (existing problems)
- What are the key differences in the method/approach (innovation)
- What are main achievements, significance
- What can be further improved
- Research problems identified (to be reflected in the proposed research)

4. Proposed Research (approximately half page to one page)
- Background or context. In summary format highlight what is lacking in the existing research. In particular use references to focus reading carried out in part 3.
- Aim of your research, what is to be researched, proposed or explored.
- Approach or methodology and innovation, based on the reading, the likely approaches, highlight the difference and innovation, with references.
- Expected outcomes and significance, what will be the contribution to human knowledge.
- Proposed work should be novel -has not been done before
- Needs to be achievable - are you capable in conducting the research and obtaining the expected outcomes?

5. References
Follow one of the styles in Week 4 lecture notes.

6 Appendix

A1. Round 1 Broad Scan, keyword, source/research database, number of results returned
20+ Title, author, year, journal/conference title
With abstract

A2. Round 2 Broad Scan, keyword, source/research database, number of results returned
Up to 20 results, Title, author, year, journal/conference title
With abstract

A3. Round 3 Broad Scan, keyword, source/research database, number of results returned
Up to 20 results, Title, author, year, journal/conference title With abstract