Building the Foundation: A Comprehensive Guide to Literature Reviews

Title: Building the Foundation: A Comprehensive Guide to Literature Reviews

Date: 21 June 2025

Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Venue: Online

Organized by: Research & Development Cell, Sri Balaji University, Pune

Speakers:

Prof. Aman Pushp, Assistant Professor (Finance), SBUP
Prof. Chandra Prakash, Assistant Professor, R&D Cell

Introduction

This session was designed to help Ph.D. scholars and faculty improve their literature review skills - an essential component of any research paper or thesis.

Objectives

Understanding the structure and importance of literature reviews
Effective search strategies (keywords, Boolean logic)
Evaluation and synthesis of sources
Addressing plagiarism and citation ethics

Topics Covered

Setting a research focus and framing scope
Use of academic search tools (e.g., Scopus, Google Scholar)
Source credibility, gap identification
Synthesizing diverse viewpoints into a coherent narrative

Participant Engagement

The session saw lively participation, with discussions on handling contradictory studies, literature overload, and database access.

Outcome

More than 75 participants including JRFs enhanced their ability to conduct well-referenced, logically structured, and academically rigorous literature reviews.

Conclusion

The session laid a strong foundation for scholarly writing and encouraged participants to adopt ethical research and citation practices.