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Plan Your Sections


Blackcurrant bushLiterature reviews should begin with a general introduction to the subject, keeping acronyms and complex terminology to a minimum. The research question/focus of your study should then be split into relevant sub-topics. For example, if your research question is 'What effect will the proposed climate change scenarios have on the UK blackcurrant industry?', this could be split into 6 sub-topics:

  • introduction: the UK blackcurrant industry
  • a botanical description of blackcurrant Ribes nigrum and its annual life cycle
  • breeding and genetics
  • the history of blackcurrant growing in the UK
  • predicted climate change scenarios
  • the effects of climate change scenarios on fruit production
  • the potential effects of climate change on Ribes nigrum.
Exercise
Here's an opportunity to practice creating sections and sub-sections of literature reviews
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