Final Exam Review for Research Methodology (RES301): 1. Define the term “Review of Literature”, and what is objecves and significance of review of literature?  A literature review is an evaluave report of informaon found in the literature related to your selected area of study. The review should describe, summaries, evaluate and clarify this literature. It should give a theorecal base for the research and help you (the author) determine the nature of your research. Works which are irrelevant should be discarded and those which are peripheral should be looked at crically. The objecves of literature review: o Expand understanding of the management dilemma . o Look for ways others have addressed and/or solved problems similar to the management dilemma. o Gather background informaon on the topic to refine the research quesons . o Idenfy sources for and actual sample frames that might be used in sample design.  The significance of literature review: o Facilitates in selecng a research problem - most simple method of formulang precisely the research problem. o Helps in two ways: surfaces researches already done in the same field and makes aware of the current research . o Facilitates in formulang relevant hypotheses . o Demarcates the boundaries of the research presently undertaken. o Establishes the size and extent of the research to be undertaken. o Examines the procedures and instruments for employing in research. o Assesses the theme in beer perspecve in the light of several theories and models. o Jusfies the contribuon of the theme to the exisng body of knowledge. o Avoids unnecessary repeon of research already undertaken. o Helps in building the quality of research material. o Develops the ability of the researcher to recognize and select the relevant materials used for research. o Facilitates in crical understanding towards others’ research. o Discovers inconsistencies , wrong designs and incorrect stascal conclusions. 2. Explain the need of review of the literature and enumerate the sources of review of literature.  The needs: o Define the problem or quesons . o Consult encyclopedia , diconaries , hand books , text books to idenfy key terms or events relevant to the problem or quesons. o Apply these key terms or events in searching indexes , bibliographies and the web to idenfy specific secondary sources. o Locate and review specific secondary sources for relevance. o Evaluate the value of each source and its contents . o Summarize the writers thought in your own words. o Helps in eliminang the danger of plagiarism , also force the researcher to understand the informaon.