Engineering Cafes: How to Research and Design Lit Reviews (Section 2)

February 9, 2022 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Zoom Webinar from NC State

Facilitator: Katie Homar 

In this two-part workshop (this is section 2), we address the challenge of creating lit reviews that situate your research in the state-of-the-art. Explore best practices for literature searches with the NC State Engineering Libraries Team in the first session and then learn how to organize a lit review paper, chapter, or section in the second meeting.

Specifically, participants will practice and discuss strategies for: 

  • Conducting literature searches with common STEM databases

  • Organizing lit reviews

  • Choosing an appropriate structure of lit reviews for their engineering field or goals

  • Synthesizing literature 

Open to all graduate and postdoc trainees.

​You may apply 4 hours from this development series toward the Graduate Writing Certificate.

In this two-part workshop, we address the challenge of creating lit reviews that situate your research in the state-of-the-art. Explore best practices for literature searches with the NC State Engineering Libraries Team in the first session and then learn how to organize a lit review paper, chapter, or section in the second meeting.

Specifically, participants will practice and discuss strategies for: 

  • Conducting literature searches with common STEM databases

  • Organizing lit reviews

  • Choosing an appropriate structure of lit reviews for their engineering field or goals

  • Synthesizing literature 

Open to all graduate and postdoc trainees.

How to register:

Since this workshop is promoted by NC State, UNCC students are welcomed to attend these virtual workshops and register on the REPORTER site via "guest" accounts.

To register click here.


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