ELE5ERM Introduction to Engineering Research Methodology and Application - Assignment Help

Second Assignment: Technical Report/Thesis Literature Review

Work Count: approximately 1500 words (Your References list is not included in the word count)

Relevant Subject Intended Learning Outcomes (SILOs)

·         Describe how research fits into various engineering environments and plays a part in engineering design and problem formulation and solution (SILO 1)

·         Select and analyse existing technical literature as it applies to a project and research question (SILO 2)

·         Develop rigorous project plans and research methodologies to investigate and solve complex real-world engineering problems (SILO 3)

·         Employ advanced communication skills by reporting research findings through documentation and presentations (SILO 5)

The Task:

You are required to write a literature review for your proposed thesis. Your literature review can build on the research you conducted for your Thesis Proposal, and have the same title and research question, as well as add to your references. You are required to have 6-8 references for your literature review.

A literature review makes connections between your research objectives and the available, relevant research in your topic area. It demonstrates to your audience that your intended research is grounded in accepted knowledge of your discipline, and where it will make its contribution to what is already known about the topic. In doing so, it places your research question in the research context for your topic.

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Your Literature Review must:

·         Demonstrate an awareness of the relevant literature (and/or theory) for your chosen topic, and the evolution of the topic area, i.e. how it has developed to this point

·         Identify the gap in the literature or field to which your work will respond – this might also be an extension of what is known or a new method for testing what is known

·         Show how your research question relates to the literature in your research area

·         Demonstrate a knowledge of the approaches (methods, techniques, analytical approaches) used thus far to address research questions similar to your own in your topic area

·         Speculate about the benefits of your research approach to the area – new knowledge contribution, extension of what is known, theoretical shifts etc.

The research skills you will demonstrate through your literature review include:

·         Locating, evaluating and referencing relevant research

·         Categorising information through identifying similarities and differences in assumptions, theoretical bases and approaches to research and methods in the relevant literature

·         Comparing and contrasting the positions and assertions of different studies and their authors in your research topic area

·         Accounting for divergence or contrary points of view through explanation and analysis

·         Synthesising different points of view and approaches by identifying convergence in research approaches in your topic area through critical evaluation and analysis.

Please note: This assessment is supported by a lecture and workshop activities, so ensure you attend the lecture and participate in your allocated workshop.

Submission Instructions:

·         Include headings and subheadings where necessary.

·         Include a References list.

·         The References list and in-text referencing should be in APA7 style.

·         Font should be size 11, Calibri style, 1.5 spaced and justified.

·         Include your name and student number in the top left Header of each page.

·         Complete and include the assignment cover sheet, which should contain your name and student number, workshop group and subject code.

·         Include the marking rubric at the rear of the submission so that your assessment feedback can be returned to you online.

·         You must upload your literature review (via LMS) in PDF and consider the feedback before submitting your next assessment.