How To Write A Literature Review In 3 Simple Steps (FREE Template With Examples)

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Beautifully explained, very informative and helpful. I am about to start my Literature Review and this helped!!

[@nortongartino4602]

Timestamps: What's the function of Literature Review? 0:55 Step 1: Find relevant research. 5:33 Step 2: Log, catalog, & synthesize. 15:58 Step 3: Outlining & Writing up. 27:47

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[@mxolisimnaba266]

I just want to express my sincere appreciation for the depth explanation. I have been struggling ever since I registered as a PhD student. now I can be able to proceed with my literature review. once again thanks

[@salahsaada9561]

1. Sourcing the key literature - 05:26 1.1 Google Scholar scrubbing - 06:53 1.2 University library hunting - 09:35 1.3 Snowballing journal articles - 11:13 1.4 Reviewing other dissertations - 13:08

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I learned more about how to write a literature review in one video than from one year of university courses I have taken. These videos are extremely informative and provide me explicit steps

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[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the kind words, Simon. I appreciate your feedback. All the best with your literature review, and for your research!

[@dr.kavitajain]

Sir, your efforts are highly commendable. Thank you 😊. I would be really thankful if you could more guidance on how many research papers one needs to analyse ? I have read almost 150+ papers for my dissertation... Thanks again

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Got my thesis today 16/09/2022. Had no idea where to start but this video here has given me a big boost. Thank you for doing this.

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The excel cataloging saved me!! I restarted a 5 month old literature review and created a better one in less than a week, thank you!!!

[@GradCoach]

Glad it helped!

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I have to try this excel thing

[@Fifi-yh6fy]

All I can say is "WOW". My 1st draft just came back from my supervisor. Her advice is to find more relevant research to answer my questions. I was about to give up. I hated research in my junior degree and now busy with my Masters.Thank you so much🤘🤘🤘🤘. This video is simple and straightforward 👏👏👏

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful, Refilwe. I wish you all the best with your Master's research.

[@QuackerASMR]

Thank you so much. I was doing my literature review by writing everything down and my supervisor wants me to write it all over again. Then when I doing my result, I find out that it need a really good literature basic, and now I'm going through this literature again. And finally i can stop panic now. Thank you life saver!

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck finalising your literature review.

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I'm planning to do my first literature review which is so important to me and you really made my day! This is all I need and you give it in only 40 minutes. Just can't thank you enough, Coach

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I have read all the comments below, I am so glad to see that I am not alone....without any assistance since lockdown, I received a reply in September with a paragraph saying NOTHING.... and when you submit to ensure it is ready for examination.....I had anxiety, felt totally stupid, need to hand it in by the end Feb, thank you for having the patience to explain....this is more than I have received from my Professor......

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This presenter deserves credit he is so clear and easy to follow. Thank you.

[@GradCoach]

You're very welcome! Good luck writing your literature review.

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I have attended several pieces of training and watched many videos related to how to do a literature review. I can say non of them was even comparable your one. You made my research journey easy, that is why I am really thankful to you. God bless you.

[@GradCoach]

Glad to hear that :)

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[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck writing your literature review :)

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Mate your explanation is sensational: you’ve explained this so much better than my own professors.

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Thank you alot ,i am from middle east and have show many vidioes you the only person that give us the perfect way and answer about different situation we will face it during writing research ❤

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You are a saviour, Sir. I was frustrated with finding relevant literature . I can't thank you enough for what you've done .

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I watch this video in 1.5x normal speed and setting it back to normal feels like a slow motion. Unbelievable how calm this guy is and every point he makes including the mottos is priceless. Thank you Coach!!

[@GradCoach]

You're welcome :)

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I am a undergrad student and this summer I was able to complete a Research Fellowship. THANK YOU for this! I am currently completing a literature review and have not had much experience. This was such a great resource!

[@GradCoach]

You are so welcome! Good luck with writing your literature review.

[@yudhaferr]

This video gave me new insights on how to write a literature review. Not all the steps of it were new but most of it were. The step that were new to me is that how we cataloging all the relevant articles. I had never done cataloging before so it will help me to track the relevant articles easily. Then when we have written up the draft, we can ask feedback from someone as they read it. This part will also help me to know about my writing of the literature review. Thank you, it helps me a lot!

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You're very welcome, Brenda. I wish you all the best writing your thesis!

[@htid43]

This seems like the best guidance video I’ve found I now have less than 2 months to write my review and feel like I’ve got no where really struggling feel like I’m writing aimlessly, thank you for this I hope it helps me through the next few weeks 😓

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful!

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how come this simple thing was not taught by the professors? this was indeed insightful and helpful. thank you so much for sharing.

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This presenter is my favorite. His voice is so calming and he is so knowledgeable. Great job!

[@GradCoach]

Thank you

[@renatarivkinhaag178]

This is great information. I was stuck writing my lit review and after listening to this I went and made my lit review catalog. It was very time consuming, but extremely helpful. I was able to organize my article information and my thoughts at the same time by going over the highlights of each article. I added an additional category for "Agrees" and "Disagrees" with my thesis so that I could easily take into account both sides of the research argument. Now, I just have to write (or rather re-write) my literature review from my catalog. Love the links above too!

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Thanks for this!

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after doing a lot of research on this topic I have to say that your video is the best and most comprehensive. thankyou for your help.

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I have 2 weeks to complete my PhD literature review. This has been tremendously useful !! Thank you

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how was it ?

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How did it go?

[@AmateurPeanutButter]

I found this video because I was confused how to do the next step after collecting my literature and that cataloging is just a savior. Thanks!

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WOW I’m so glad I found this video! I’ve been struggling with my undergrad honors thesis for months now and I feel overwhelmed with the structuring of it all. This video explained it so much better than my research professor did during the fall semester. THANK YOU!

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Glad it was helpful, Emilia. I wish you all the best with your literature review, and your thesis.

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I'm a beginner in the middle of writing a lit. review.. and I made that mistake of writing before synthesizing.. Then thought something doesn't add up.. this video helped me to point out my mistake and correct it. Many Thanks! Subed!

[@beth5240]

the way you explain it reminded me of what my lecturer said to me this morning after gave a feedback regarding my research paper...

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I am 10 weeks away from my dissertation submission date and am watching this for the umpteenth time because it is super useful and frankly your voice is calming😊 I am finalising my Lit review this week (1st 4 chapters) I could not have done it without GradCoach.

[@GradCoach]

Best of luck!

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I wished I would have watched this video in my first quarter of my Ph.D. program. Extremely helpful and very well done. I now truly understand what to do for my dissertation.

[@GradCoach]

You're very welcome, Anna! Good luck with your literature review.

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RRL or the Literature Review is one of the mind boggling part of writing a research. This is truly a great help for us who is struggling to start writing RRL. Thank you!

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You should be my teacher, in my university... Man we badly need a good teacher, especially in this time period.

[@GradCoach]

Haha, thanks for the kind words :) Good luck writing your literature review!

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I have learned a lot after watching this video. Knowing the basics of a literature review is important and having a mentor is a great help to give us feedback.

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Personally, I can't thank you enough. You really answered all the questions that were ringing in my mind. Thanks a million. I was completely lost. Great effort! Great job!

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No kidding..I was lost as well but now I have a clearer idea of how to approach writing assignments

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I am currently working on my literature review I can say it seems to be the challenging chapter. Watching this video will help me a lot 🙏🙏.

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Finally! A video that goes into detail from beginning to end for a literature review. Thank You!

[@GradCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with your lit review :)

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After many hours of soul searching, days of uncertainty along with a feeling of being overwhelmed by the assignment I have got a lot more clarity as to how to go ahead with the task. Thanks for the concise and easy to follow three steps explained in the video on how to tackle the research project. Well done Derek!

[@GradCoach]

Thank you for the kind words, Mark - they mean a lot. All the best with your literature review :)

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This was honestly the best explanation and guidance ever. Thank you! I should have come here instead of struggling for years.

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the kind words, Dudu - great to hear that!

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I just met my supervisor and she likes my literature review. Thank you for sharing these amazing tips, I honestly had no idea how to write my literature review but these tips were really helpful. I'm definitely watching your other videos to finish my dissertation.

[@GradCoach]

Great to hear it!

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I WISH I would have stumbled upon this video before I started my paper. I literally did everything I wasn't supposed to and didn't do anything beneficial. Dx At least I could put this to use in my next paper. Thank you for this video! Cheers, and God bless!

[@GradCoach]

You are so welcome! Good luck with your upcoming papers :)

[@rushalipatel961]

this video made my day. i was stuck with what to do , how to do and you resolved it. now i am going to back to step 1 and start reviewing the papers . thank you so much for this video.

[@GradCoach]

You're welcome - glad it was helpful. Good luck with your literature review.

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My university did not even explain clearly what the clear differences in the literature review and other types of essays I had done up to this point I did not know what I needed to do differently. Thanks for explaining it so well

[@GradCoach]

You're welcome

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This is by far the best concise and understandable framing of how to conduct a Literature Review. It always seem like a daunting task, but once you follow this guide it should be a breeze. Thank you so much for this video.

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As I get into my MSc. Psychology studies this video has given me a good kick start for my Dissertation. Great staff !

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This video taught me more than a whole course on research methodology in university. Thank you

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Same here. What is your topic about ?

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At a point when i feel giving up my master program because i really dont know where to start my thesis, behold! I came acrossed this video very interesting presentation. Thank you.

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I hope that you didn't give up on your masters, and pray that finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

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You are not alone

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[@GradCoach]

Thanks :)

[@meteor2012able]

Wonderful video: I earned a Doctorate from UCLA., 1980. My lit review was built from an intense interest in my problem. Concurrent with my lit Rev was lots of field work among all kinds of people who had an interest in my problem. Point I am making that your personal expertise comes first.... The lit Rev falls in place when you get dirty grounded in the problem. It is like discovering a ore vein of gold. Hard work? You bet! But out of this field work combined with reading books, journal papers, and talking with experts... you will become broadly informed as well deep,in a well of focused knowledge... both are great. Your guiding light is to know your topic well as any top professional might,.... not to produce great lit rev and impressive journal writer. I feels great when your advisors feel you know the topic well. BTW, when you do your oral defense, piece of cake.

[@meteor2012able]

Great video!

[@MelanieMurderous]

I just started my master thesis a week ago and I'm really lost on "how to start, how do I get everything sorted?" and this video just helped me so much! Thank you! I'll go back to work on it!!

[@GradCoach]

You got this!

[@rarahamza]

Am glad i found your channel before I got burnout on my topic. I am still at an early stage for my research.

[@GradCoach]

Great to hear that, Rara. Good luck with your research!

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This is so helpful. Why are there so many comments of people who have felt so lost. Why are none of our institutions helping us with this?

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Waaaaaw! It was fluent and simply to understand, it'was MAGIC😀I'am impressed!and so excited to do my literature review, thank you so much 🙏

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck writing your literature review :)

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I have been following grad coach for some time now, I have watched the video about the Research methodology and Literature review and trust me it has really helped me in my PhD thesis writing. Thank you so much Grad Coach.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@amberqureshi3583]

I've learned much more about research methods and writing in your 40 mins video than I've from my research methods class at my university. My literature review is due on 2nd May and I'm so lost. I'm going to follow your methodology and hopefully won't fail in my literature review. Thank you so much. I might send you an email as well If I feel stuck.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful, Amber! I wish you all the best with your literature review. Feel free to reach out if you need any further help.

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You have no idea how much this saved me. Thank you for simplifying the process.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it helped! Best of luck writing your literature review.

[@emilieklingman6224]

Starting my doctoral dissertation. Great tips, and great reminders to synthesize/step back and outline/plan. I always want to dive right in, and these tips will ensure I'm more effective and cohesive.

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Same here.

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Currently writing my literature review. I am so following you to the letter. Thank you for taking me up. Lol, I feel such a connection, almost as if I were your student. This video is really helpful.

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MashAllah Awesome n Outclass

[@danielleharris6700]

Serious gratitude from this student! Finding your explanation is impeccable timing. I cannot express enough how this is helping me complete my research study lit review as I am not the greatest at writing but I enjoy the research. 1000 Blessings!

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This video helped me understand the structure of a literature review, what to include and what not to include, and how to compose a literature review from start to finish.

[@GradCoach]

Glad to hear that :)

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I'm following your guide to prepare for my Literature Review. Yours is very systematic and comprehensive. Thank you, Grad Coach.

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A reasonably descent narrative on everything about writing up a good literature review. Thank you so much because your content has improved my my understanding and confidence in the topic.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful :)

[@shelbylandrum5181]

Totally worth the full 40mins of time. Thank you for being so thorough and concise! Great info.

[@GradCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it, Shelby. Good luck writing up your literature review.

[@purplerain5305]

Weava is also a great chrome extension for simply highlighting and automatically cataloging online. The Excel system is very useful. Thank you so much for taking the time and putting out free content like this, it really helps millions.

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Thanks a lot coach! You’re pretty amazing!

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the kind words. Good luck with your literature review.

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This is by far the most beneficial video I've seen on KZbin. Thank you so much! *brb crying thanking God I met this channel

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the kind words, Tasha. Best of luck with your research!

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So so helpful, thank you for your simplification of what is a daunting task for an elderly student with very basic education. I am trying to achieve something that would have seemed impossible in my upbringing and schooling, but you have helped me, even after watching just this one video, I now believe that maybe I can do it. I am still full of trepidation, but here goes! let's hope I can get it right. Many Thanks, Paul.

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Your voice is soft. I need you emphasize the points that you need learners must constantly bear in mind. Thank you.

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for your suggestions :)

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Thank you so much for this tutorial! Now I feel more confident to start writing my literature review.

[@GradCoach]

You can do it!

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I am about to start my MBA thesis and started watching your interesting videos which motivated me hopefully i will manage the whole stuff accordingly & Thank you so much for your great effort to the world specially at this difficult time of covid-19 pandemic

[@GradCoach]

Best of luck!

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Thanks for this clarity-filled presentation on Literature Review and ALL of the resource links. 🙏🙏🙏

[@GradCoach]

Most welcome! Good luck writing up your literature review.

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@@GradCoach thanks. Greetings from India

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Your videos have helped me a lot in preparing dissertation for my dissertation to the Anglia Ruskin University for MBA program.

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Glad to hear that. Good luck with your MBA!

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Excellent! Thank you! You answered all my quandaries about what and how am I going to do my literature review! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You presented and explained it in a very organizing way, your tone/pitch is very nice and convincing.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck writing your literature review

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was totally invisioning my mind being all over the place got great feed back on questions i had

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Great to hear that!

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Arguably one of the best, if not the best channel for any university student working on their dissertation. Many Thanks!

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Thank you, this has been really helpful. Hopefully I will be able to do it now

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Thanks alot coach Grad, have just started my Master's and this video has really helped me. I know where to exactly Start and where i will step next . God bless you

[@yohannesgeleta5017]

Honestly speaking it is an eye-opening presentation. Thank you very much, from Ethiopia

[@GradCoach]

Glad to hear that. Good luck writing your literature review.

[@poonamkhan6193]

You are really a savior, Sir. I was lost in my literature and you are so sweet. You also spoke of the chronological method of reviewing literature. Can you please explain that.

[@GradCoach]

Hi Poonam Sure thing - we explain the different literature review structural options here - gradcoach.com/literature-review-structure/. Good luck with your writing.

[@michaelokwori7097]

This is very good stuff, Grad Coach. You have added to my knowledge of LR and provided the motivation I need to dig into my thesis!

[@GradCoach]

Great to hear! Good luck with your lit review

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Thank you! This is part of my project that I don't want to do but you've made is very simple. Real SIMPLE. Thank you!

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@calilyn1026]

Struggling on my paper. Thank you for this. Much appreciated.

[@GradCoach]

Happy to help!

[@nashashafira394]

This video provides valuable guidance and insight on how to write a literature review effectively with communication skills. This highlights the importance of effective communication in presenting a literature review. This includes the importance of clarity, coherence, and obtaining input from peers or professionals to improve the quality of writing.