For Assignment One, we are asking you to write a critical review of literature on one of two set topics.

For Assignment One, we are asking you to write a critical review of literature on one of two set topics.

The critical review is a stage that precedes any piece of academic research. It surveys, in a focused way, the available writing and research, in order to establish what is known and what is not known about the subject. This wider knowledge is important in helping you to design your own research project.

NB. We want you to develop your own more focused title or research question, so read the following guidance note before starting your literature review.
Your objective in this critical literature review is to survey the literature on one of these topics. However, it is up to you to find your own focus for the review. You might explore your own interests and focus on an industry, a specific organization, or a specific region. You might explore your own academic specialism. Think about issues based in the fields of HRM, strategy, marketing, accounting and finance, tourism, events, music industry management, and so on.
Devise your own title or research question to reflect your focus. You can refine the focus as you start to review the literature and develop your knowledge of the topic. Your module leader or seminar tutor will be able to give you guidance on developing your focus and title. A brief appointment early in the process should help you.
A critical literature review is not just a summary of a few published sources on the topic that you happen to find. You need to be systematic in your search for relevant, good quality, academic sources and to develop you own argument, using these sources to support that argument as it develops. You also need to subject the sources to ‘critical analysis’. Further information on what this means and how to go about it can be found in the assessment criteria on page 3 and by reading the relevant pages 100-105 in Collis and Hussey (2009). If you want good marks make sure you read this well before the deadline.

Structure

The review should contain the following:
• Title page, including in full the title that you have developed .
• Introduction
• Main body, which should also be organised under appropriate sub-headings or should have a clearly developed paragraph structure.
• Conclusion
• Word count
• Harvard-style reference list

NB. More detailed ‘Assignment Instructions’ follow the assessment criteria on page 6. That section will tell you about presenting your work, where to find skills advice, the rules about the word count, using Turnitin and submitting your work. The section is very detailed but it is important that you have studied these details before you submit your work. You will also find the guidelines in case you have to claim extenuating circumstance, do a re-assessment or make an appeal.
Assessment criteria

These are the criteria we use to assess your work, but it is important for you to use them as a checklist as you are writing and before you submit. Under each criterion below, we have set out some features that we are looking for in your work. Does your assignment have the following features?
Assessment Criteria for Assignment 1

Logical Sequence and Development (25%)
Does your review have:
A clear introduction to what follows in the review?
A main body with clearly-defined subsections (or clearly signposted paragraph structure)?
A linked and logical progression between sub-sections/paragraphs?
A structure which moves from wider, general survey of the subject, to more specific, detailed focus?
A conclusion that summarises what you know, what you do not know, and what insights you have developed about the subject?

Evidence of Background Reading (25%)
Does your review:
Identify key authors in the field?
Refer to specialist books?
Refer to up-to-date research articles in academic journals?
Not rely on questionable Internet sources
Have a minimum of 15 references?

Critical Evaluation of Issues/Results (35%)
Does your review:
Compare and contrast different theories, concepts and research findings?
Highlight strengths and weaknesses in these theoretical arguments and research?
Agree with/accept or disagree with/reject the arguments put forward by others?
Synthesise and develop your own arguments and insights from these different points of view?
Show how the limitations of the current work leave a gap for you to research?

Use of Referencing System and Bibliography (10%)
Does your review:
Have references in the text to all your sources, using author surname/s and date?
Include page numbers in in-text references where you have used a quotation?
Have a reference list at the end, using Harvard-style layout?
Include all the in-text references in the reference list at the end?
Refer in the text to all references shown in the reference list?

Overall Presentation (5%)
Was your review:
Clearly laid out and presented?
Accurate in spelling and grammar?
Assignment 1- Typical performance at different mark bands:
Classification Mark (%) Description
1st 70-100 Highly critical literature review that has a focus and excellent synthesis and application of ideas. Main studies/authors are identified and a very well constructed argument is presented where supporting and opposing views are discussed by using the relevant literature. Very well referenced. Very well structured, written and presented.

2:1 60-69 The review shows good critical understanding of the relevant literature, covering a wide range of relevant studies in a coherent argument. Well referenced, structured, written and presented.

2:2 50-59 Review is reasonably detailed and informative. A clear grasp of concepts and some critical application. The argument is clear and covers the relevant studies satisfactorily. Referencing mainly accurate. Mainly well structured. Mainly well written and presented

3rd 40-49 Literature review meets the requirements with minimal critical thinking and identification of studies. The review shows some awareness of the conventions for writing a critical literature review. May not be entirely coherent in structure. May be issues with accuracy of referencing, writing and presentation
Fail <40 Some requirements of the assignment not covered or covered very vaguely or inadequately. Inadequate exploration of the relevant literature. Poorly referenced. Poor structure, writing, presentation

 

Assignment Instructions
Presentation
Your work should be word processed in accordance with the following:
• Font style, Gill Sans MT, font size 12
• 1.5 line spacing.
• The page orientation should be ‘portrait’
• Margins on both sides of the page should be no less than 2.5 cm
• Pages should be numbered
• Your name should not appear on the script.
• Your student number and Turnitin ID should be included on every page.
Skills Advice
Refer to your material provided in your skills modules to make sure that you have conformed to academic conventions. Pay particular attention to:
• Your introduction,
• Your conclusion,
• The use of headings Paragraph structure

Do refer to Info skills at http://writeitright.uelconnect.org.uk/home/
and http://infoskills.uelconnect.org.uk/

Referencing.
The university expects students to use Harvard referencing as specified in the book ‘Cite them Right’.
• Refer to http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/support/harvard.htm for further advice and a link to an online version of Cite them Right
• You should be careful to include citations within your work as well as a reference list at the end. Unreferenced work will fail.

Word Count
Your word count should not include your reference list. You should provide your word count at the end of your report.
Exceeding the word count by more than 10% will result in a penalty of 10% of your marks for your work.
If your work is significantly shorter, then you will probably have failed to provide the level of detail required

 

 

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