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Literature review

Literature review

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Literature review

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- In this course, we'll take a look at one of the easiest, and most used tools in research, a literature review. A literature review is the act of reviewing and summarizing key documents, publications, articles and books centered around a specific topic. A literature review is the principle tool used for conducting secondary research. Say for example, you've been given a project to design a promotional poster that captures the spirit of a new band that plays classic rock songs from the 1970s. And you know very little about 70s rock, and even less about this band you need to promote. This sort of thing happens from time to time, and it can be a little frightening. Designers are asked to work on a subject that we might know nothing about. So how can we begin? An easy way to start is by making a list of everything that we need to know. In this case, the list might look something like this. What was influencing rock music in the…

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