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◄Faculty of Economics and Administration►

EVX 8002 READING COURSE

Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:

(1) Define the scope of the reading topic;
(2) Identify the research issues and relevant literature, including
theoretical and empirical studies;
(3) Evaluate past studies critically;
(4) Synthesize the information in the literature; and
(5) Relate the research issues to the literature.

Synopsis of Course This course aims at developing the familiarity of the student with
Contents the field of research for the thesis. The student is guided by
his/her thesis supervisor throughout the course through regular
meetings between the supervisor and the student. The reading
topic should be related to the area of research of the thesis. The
student is required to produce a long essay (assignment of
5,000 to 8,000 words) at the end of the course.

The student is guided to define the scope of the reading topic,
and to conduct efficient literature search, covering empirical
research, and theoretical as well as conceptual work. Research
issues are identified, and the student learns to evaluate critically
the literature that embodies these issues. In the evaluation, the
student is expected to define the scope and objectives of a
literature review, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the
reading materials, identify the relations, contradictions and
research gaps in the literature, as well as describe the new
developments at the frontiers of research. The student is also
guided in synthesizing and summarizing ideas and debates in
the literature, managing the information and structuring the
review appropriately to avoid plagiarism.

Assessment Continuous Assessment: 100%
Final Examination:

Main References :

(1) Oiver, Paul. Succeeding with Your Literature Review: A Handbook for Students. Open
University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, 2012.
(2) Chong, Phillip. How to Read Journal Articles in the Social Sciences: A Very Practical
Guide for Students, 2 ed. Sage Publishing, 2015.
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(3) Cooper, Harris. Synthesizing Research: A Guide for Literature Reviews, 3rd ed. (Applied
Social Research Methods Series, v. 2) Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 1998.
(4) Galvan, Jose L. Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and
Behavioral Sciences. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak, 1999.
(5) Gail Craswell & Megan Poore (2012). Writing for Academic Success, Second Edition.
Sage Publication.
(6) Linda Bloomberg & Marie Volpe (2016). Qualitative Dissertation: A Road Map from
Beginning to End, Third Edition. Sage Publication.

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