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                                            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.
                                       nd
              (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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