Transcript How to do a Lit review

Goals, Objectives and
Literature Review
The contract
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Group and sponsor information
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Project concept
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Group and sponsor obligations
– i.e. You provide final report and they will take time to
orient you to the project
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Timeline- be specific of activities
Breaking down the problem:
goals and objectives
Improve watershed
management
Cost/benefit analysis of water
provision
Interview
Scuba dive shops
Assess impacts
on fisheries
Valuation of watershed
protection
Investigate feasibility
of cacao production
Conduct surveys to reveal tourist’s
willingness to pay for watershed
protection
Research current production
and clearing houses
Analysis
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Purpose of Literature review
– To orient yourself to the topic
– Avoid duplicating efforts
– Help define your project objectives
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Sources
– Journals, Ministries websites, internet
http://www.uvm.edu/~gflomenh/St_Lucia/
Literature review method
Start broad
 Narrow down focal question
 Say how what you’re going to do and
specifically how you’re going to do it
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Overview: Global climate change
1) The role of agriculture in climate change
-Livestock
-Energy
-Indirect – fertilizer production (speak with
Marvin Hall)
Soil tillage
-SOC
-N runoff/ detrification
-Energy
-Indirect – fertilizer production (speak with
Marvin Hall)
Potential to mitigate GHG emissions
(soil)
-Economics
-Other benefits
MIG for GHG mitigation
Importance of modeling
-types of models
-Parton recommends: DNDC or
DAYCENT
We chose ____
Analysis
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Literature review
– To orient yourself to the topic
– Avoid duplicating efforts
– Journals, Ministries websites, internet
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Problem statement- justifies how your project will
contribute to solving the problem.
Checklist.
– Describe problem
– How will your project contribute to solving the problem?
– Describe similar projects as models
– Explain how you will communicate results to solve problem
Methodology
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Once you have your goal how will you go
about achieving it?
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Methods of how you will accomplish each
objective?
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These may include surveys, interviews and
sources of information.
– Delegate responsibility and use timeline.