Queen's Learning Commons
Queen's University- Understanding Expectations
- Identifying Your Research Questions
- Developing a Methodology or Methodological Framework
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Reviewing the literature in your field
- Steps One & Two
- Steps Three & Four
- Establishing a dissertation committee
- Writing a dissertation proposal
- Creating a Work Plan
- Creating a Disseration Support Network
- Conducting Research
- Conducting a comprehensive literature review
- Outlining and drafting chapters
- Taking care of visual details
- Reviewing, revising & submitting your text
- Creating defense draft & defending dissertation
- Writing the Abstract
- Finalizing Revisions
- Submitting Dissertation
- Getting Closure
Step 3: Formulate a focused search strategy.
-Identify key indexes in your field
Find indexes under specific subject listings at Queen's Library
-Identify key books and journals in your field
Confer with faculty
Confer with the appropriate subject librarian
Look for materials published by the professional organizations in your discipline
-Identify key researchers in your field
Read review articles in your major journals
Use citation indexes (to find who is most cited)
-Identify key terms in your field
Read articles in key subject encyclopedias and handbooks in your field. See the Research by Subject guide to get started.
Locate citations to key articles in the articles indexes of your field and identify subject headings/descriptors in those citations
Find indexes under specific subject listings at Queen's Library
-Identify key books and journals in your field
Confer with faculty
Confer with the appropriate subject librarian
Look for materials published by the professional organizations in your discipline
-Identify key researchers in your field
Read review articles in your major journals
Use citation indexes (to find who is most cited)
-Identify key terms in your field
Read articles in key subject encyclopedias and handbooks in your field. See the Research by Subject guide to get started.
Locate citations to key articles in the articles indexes of your field and identify subject headings/descriptors in those citations
Step 4: Gather & organize relevant materials for proposal and comprehensive literature review
Use Refworks or Endnotes to collect and organize your sources.