Literature Reviews

The literature review is one of the most important andprevalent documents in academic and professional writing. Designed for graduate students earlier in the researchprocess, this workshop will provide an overview of what a literaturereview is and why we write them. Since one of the hardest parts of writing areview is synthesizing the literature, we will focus on using a spreadsheet tosynthesize studies and hands-on activities to help you consider relevant pointsof comparison across studies. This workshop is half presentation and halfwriting and discussion.

Instructor:  Amy Goodman-Bide is a lecturer in the University Writing Programand a consultant for the UC Davis Writing Across the Curriculum Program. She earneda B.A. in French Language & Literature from Whitman College and an M.A. inSecond Language Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Sponsored by theUniversity Writing Program: WritingAcross the Curriculum Program and

the GradPathways Institute for Professional Development.