During this session, we walked through the essential steps for building a strong literature review since we’ll have to submit ours after the break. We emphasised the impirtance of need of a research question that serves as an “anchor” for the entire project and fits within the 6 000‑word thesis limit. Once the question is set, outline your study’s objectives, then synthesise relevant secondary sources, making sure to spot gaps in the existing scholarship. We stressed the importance of consistent Harvard‑style citations, as in the previous term, but this time expanded to media, games, texts, and images. We were shown that reference managers like Zotero or Mendeley can keep your bibliography tidy. I didn’t know about these, so I think it was a great discovery for me.
We also covered how to structure your argument by presenting contrasting scholarly views and then explaining why your research leans toward one side, keeping the tone positive and evidence‑driven. Planning is key: draft the review early, finalise the proposal by June, and expect two to four iterations of your research question before it feels right. Finally, remember the “golden thread” that links every chapter back to your central question, use proper paragraph spacing (no extra blank lines within sections), and highlight the broader impact of your work for industry, academia, or society.