I have had about 4 breakdowns during the process of writing a literature review for my research methods course. This video has pulled me back from the brink of insanity. Thank you

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He just sound like one of the best lectures. I have listened to like two Bloody lectures, and I hardly understood what t he y were on about. and he manage to explain in it in like two short videos. Now that'd how you know the difference between a good lecture who gets straight to the point and a bad and boring lecturer, who just manages to put you to sleep

G'day, Laz. Thanks for your support. Sometimes teachers want us to seek knowledge out on our own. Look for a new video every Sunday. In the meantime, if you have any writing-related question, don't hesitate to ask. I'm happy to help. If you have any topics you would like to see covered in future videos, please let me know. When the video gets posted, I'll give you credit for the idea. ~David Taylor (Peakdavid)

Your personal analysis is an essential part of the literature review. The lit review is held together by your insights about the relationship between the sources, their strong and weak points, and how they all add up to give us a picture of what is known about a well-defined question or area.

David, you are heaven sent. I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to really clear this up. It takes a very committed and special person to take time out of their lives to make these videos and provide knowledge no one is paying them for. Virtual hug!!!

Much thanks Professor Taylor, you helped me a lot

John--that is great to hear. thanks for taking the time to share this success story!.

This seems like an easy one. After your introduction paragraph (which would have the thesis, "There have been a number of important developments in ... since 1990), you would arrange the body of your lit review by development. One key development--summarize the sources that talk about that development and move on to the next development.

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I had no idea where to start and how to begin and the way you explained it has given me confidence to start.

@benaineg -- thanks for the good words! Appreciate them. KZfaq allows us all to teachers and students of each other, no matter where. What additional topics would you like to see videos on?

Watching Part One and Part Two has already pulled me out of the complete confusion caused by my university teachers' repetitive ambiguous explanation about writing the literature review. Thank you very much for uploading this! Concise, clear and to the point! Really appreciate it!

I enjoy and have learned much from all your videos. They are so helpful and many of us appreciate your generosity in sharing them! Pat in Tucson

Thank You David Taylor. You basically saved my life. I come from a Science Background and all of these are new to me. The teacher we have is not really helpful. After a month of attending classes, I finally understood what this meant and it is all because of you. Thank you again.

Thanks, Trizzia. For more info, watch the other two vids, if you haven't.

Thankyou David! As a medical doctor doing my research doctorate (having not done a masters, or a dissertation at undergraduate level) I have spent weeks reading about how to do this darn thing, and got nowhere. In a couple of videos you have clarified the process and given me somewhere to start! Thankyou!

Hello David, thank you so much for creating this video. I almost had a mental breakdown because I have never ever learned or understood how to do a lit review until now, due to my software engineering study background. You are an answer to many prayers.

Thank you for the kind words, Patty. My pleasure! Let me know anything else you'd like to see.

You saved me David! Thank your for the help and guidance! You're much respected and loved out here in Chicago, IL, we are huge fans! Keep it up my man!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, wj.

Bookmarked! David that was clear and precise thank you for taking the time to explain.

You're welcome! You may want to check out this online tutorial on how to write a lit review in 5 easy steps: www.peakwriting.com/litreview/Index.html

I still can not believe that someone can explain a topic in just 10 minutes of which I spent days. Wonderful explanation with great examples. Thank you so much.

You are very welcome. Let me know anything else you'd like to see. Viewers suggesting topics is helpful.

Princess--it is your own opinion or ideas that link the sources together in a literature review, which also should be entitled a "literature analysis." In addition to pointing out how sources related to each other, you can also talk about their strengths and shortcomings, in your opinion.

Thanks for the insight. It all seems clearer now. whew!!!

You are very welcome. Thanks for taking the time to leave your kind comment.

You are very welcome. I used to teach dyslexic college students. They were always outstanding either in academics, athletics or both.

Love your approach. This is really helpful! thank you!

thank you so much this was so helpful! I can finally begin my dissertation with confidence!

Glad it helped, Ashleigh. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Appreciate the good words.

I feel I am more confident to start writing my literature review. Many Thanks for sharing.

David, I am in a Masters in Counseling program and this is my first experience in writing a literature review. I was allowing myself to become overwhelmed and not knowing where to start....Luckily I found your videos and they have helped me tremendously. It's the best guide on the internet. Thanks again,, John

You are most welcome. Glad they helped.

You are most welcome. Best of luck with your project.

I'm not a Masters level student but we're doing this now for our BSW... it's a little daunting at first but I feel this video really helped put it in perspective

Hey thanks man. I wish they taught me this in the first year of my master degree.

I would like to thank you for posting this video. this has made my life so much easier. We had to do this assignment without any true direction (due to lack of time, we've had a hectic semester with the odd weather), and I did not know how to proceed with the literature review. this is such a simple, yet clear explanation. I cannot begin to express how thankful i am.

You are very welcome! That's great to hear.

From my deeeeeeep heart ♥ Thank you. You can't imagine how much you helped me! Thank you so much 💐

Thank you! It's funny how I learned more from this eight minute video rather than our professor inside the class.

Thanks for the good words. Let me know anything else you need.

Beautiful presentation! You have demystified this topic by keeping it short, simple and straight to the point. No ambiguities whatsoever! Kudos!

You've made Literature Review really easy for me Sir___ I was struggling to get my head around it and it sucks to not understand anything at all during my lectures because I am not an English native speaker ___ Thanks a lot for this informative video

Professor these tutorials have really been inspirational, you actually provide a mechanical method of getting the literature review done. You say in the video that we should not hesitate to contact if we need assistance. Can you please instruct me how I go about doing this? Thanks much.

Maria--that is great to hear. Good luck on your project.

Part I and Part II of this video is saving my life in my graduate course on Graduate Research and Writing where we were just assigned to write a literature review with absolutely NO instruction on how that is done. Thank you for posting these.

very good

Thanks for the great comment. Glad it helped.

David, your videos on literature reviews are the best on the internet. Especially your "30 minute literature review". That turned MSc dissertation into a breeze for me.

That is great to hear, Uressa!

Oh David, you just saved me from a nervous breakdown. Writing graduate work shall be much easier. Your videos are so precise and concise. Thank you very much and keep making videos!

Great to hear. Google "sample literature reviews" and read a few on your level just to make sure.

As if this video is just meant for my present situation, so straight to the point. Thank you very much Prof.

I have been having major confusion about writing my lit review as well and this clears things up a lot. Thank you for making this for everyone to learn from.

WOW. This is the best educational video i have watched. Not just because I'm about to write my research paper but because of the way this man articulated the points clearly and gave examples. God bless you and thank you for this !

This is my second Graduate Degree I am going for. I have never had to write a literature review until now. You have done a super job of breaking it down. Thank you.

Jeez, after countless people trying to explain how to write a lit review to me, this is the first time I've fully understood what I actually need to write. You the MVP my dude 👊

articulate and to the point... NICE!! for over a month i've not been able to start my literature review because i've been clueless. This has been so helpful. THANXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...

You have the best research methodology videos on KZfaq! Thank you!

I'm having the hardest time getting started but this is definitely helping! It's such a foreign concept for me to write a body of work without my own opinion or ideas. Thanks for the help!

I read a lot , viewed a lot trying to figure out what is exactly "Literature review" this one is the best video. I am so grateful, thank u

thank you, i have been twiddling my thumbs about how to approach my literature review. I now have a full understanding and confidence to successfully write my review! again thank you!!

Great simplistic perspective. so glad I saw these videos prior to reading books on literature review. Thank you David. Really helpful!

Thank you! This pair of videos has been clear, upbeat and most importantly informative to me. I never thought of arranging by decade, breakthrough, or geography-yes I was clueless. Thank you again for this information, I took notes and feel refreshed to tackle my work

Congrats on your impending graduation. Great work!

You are welcome, Bryan. Best of luck on your degree work.

Thank you, Ahmed!

Glad it helped. Thanks for the support!

G'day David, thank you so much for uploading these videos. I've rewatched them a few times over the years and they've always helped me out with my studies. Cheers

Thanks for watching, shall!

Thanks for the kind words and support.

You are very welcome. Glad it helped.

thank you!!! you have no idea how great, simple & clear this was!

I'm crying right now. THANK YOU!! I was having trouble starting my literature review for my dissertation because I really didn't know how to pull the information together. I've been sitting for a month on this trying to get this together. You have helped me so much.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been freaking out so much about my literature review, this is so helpful!

You've very welcome. Glad it helped!

Great to hear. Thanks for leaving a comment.

We Love you David! Friends from Chicago, IL are rooting for you buddy!

Undoubtedly top-class technique to proceed literature review

HI David! The two videos were short but comprehensive enough to convey the critical points for the literature review. Thank you for your efforts!

And thank you for taking the time to comment.

Great to hear. Good luck in grad school!

UR very welcome. Good luck to you!

Mr. Taylor, words cannot express how grateful I am for all of your help. God Bless You!!!!

That's great to hear! Good luck.

This video just made my day....Awesome...Getting ready for a cool research paper ! Thanks David.

Clear and concise. Working on my dissertation and thus far this is the best breakdown on how to write a literature review.

You are welcome! Wish I was there with you. My maternal grandparents immigrated from there.

You're very welcome. Glad it helped.

You just made the idea of Literative review an equation of ease to apply without brain pressure. Thank you very Much Prof

My friends that have graduated suggested that I read a book on how to write a lit review, but I don't have time to do that! Thanks for the walk-through! Super helpful.

Okay, great! I wasn't too sure if it would work. Thank you so so much. You have no idea how much you have supported me:)

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Q1: Any wording from a source that you use exactly must be in quote marks, even if it is cited, to avoid plagiarism. The real issue I think you are asking about is copyright infringement. No. Academic work comes under the Fair Use statute and is not an infringement. Q2. This is a content-related question that you should ask your professor. I cannot guide you on it without seeing more.

Thank you David... after all the endless hours of studying I got nothing but confusion and complication. You made real, simple and clear.

Thank you so much David, this was so helpful as you showed us an actual example of a literature review. Many thanks.

@peakdavid i finished my lit review and my teacher was pleased with my work. there were 2 of us writing the paper, and i wrote the lit review along with some body paragraphs. my classmate also thanked me for the hard work i put into the lit review. thanks again sir.

omg I have just learn't more in the last hour of watching you than I have in the last 3 years of uni, thank you so much