​​Literature Review 
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​​Purpose ​🎯​ 

​​Completing this literature review will help you present, classify, and evaluate research that exists about a research topic. It will help you define and limit your research focus, relate your findings to previous knowledge, and direct further research. Through this assignment you will develop your research skills and critical literacy. 
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​​Research Topic ​🔎​ 

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  • ​​How will artificial intelligence impact jobs in the financial sector?
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​​As part of this assessment, you are required to: 
  • ​​Refer to at least 8 sources (peer-reviewed articles and scholarly books)
  • ​​Outline what others have done in this field
  • ​​Narrow the focus of your research efforts to that which is useful
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​​Additional Information ​📚​ 

​​To help you complete this task successfully, the following resources are provided:
  • ​​Marking Rubric — refer to this to understand how you will be assessed 
  • ​​Guide: Rubrics — use this to better understand how to interpret rubrics
  • ​​Checklist: How to write a Literature Review — use this to help you complete the task
  • ​​Example: Literature Review — review this to see a completed example of the task
  • ​​Glossary — use this to interpret any words that you don’t understand
  • ​​Library Search Tips — use this guide to help you search for resources
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​​Checklist: How to write a Literature Review ​✅​ 

​​Step 1: Task Understanding
  • ​​Read the Instructions and Checklist carefully using the Glossary
  • ​​Read the Guide: Rubrics and then your Marking Rubric 
​​Step 2: Selecting Texts
  • ​​Read the Library Search Tips guide
  • ​​Identify a set of potentially useful resources 
  • ​​Survey, skim, and scan to find the relevant articles, and parts of articles
  • ​​Before you read extensively, outline your position on the topic (thesis)
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​​Step 3: Critical Reading
  • ​​As you read each resource, jot down notes using this framework (adapted from Marshall and Rowland (2006)):
  • ​​The author’s purpose: why has the author written the material? Are these purposes explicitly stated? Are these implicitly stated?
  • ​​The author’s approach: what are the author’s underlying assumptions? Are these explicitly stated? Is there any proof of bias? 
  • ​​Content: what is the author’s thesis? How do they develop the thesis? What evidence, examples, or explanations are used?
  • ​​Alignment: does the author agree, disagree, or partly agree with your position on the topic? 
  • ​​Tip: as you read, make reference notes of any sources
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​​Step 4: Submit Draft
  • ​​Submit your critical reading notes (as a draft) before the tutorial
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​​Step 5: Tutorial Discussion  
  • ​​Engage in a discussion with your peers about your research, sharing valuable sources. More instructions will be provided in-class.
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​​Step 6: Critical Writing
  • ​​Using this structure, write your literature review:
  • ​​Introduction: establish context for your topic and outline your main contentions about the literature