Postgraduate course
2023/2024
Bibliometric Literature Review
Type:
Compulsory course
Area of studies:
Postgraduate Studies
Delivered by:
Department of Strategic and International Management
When:
1 year, 1 semester
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Amitabh Anand
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
2
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course aims at providing students with knowledge, practical skills and experience to understand the scientific and systematic methods to perform literature reviews using Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methods. Furthermore, how the proposed methods could be used craft theory papers and publish them.
Learning Objectives
- This course aims at providing students with knowledge, practical skills and experience to understand the scientific and systematic methods to perform literature reviews using Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methods.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1. To student is clear with the aim and purpose/relevance/importance of literature review, before starting the PhD.
- 2. To student will know how to build comprehensive research keywords on a topic and become more systematic in research design.
- 3. To student will knowledge of using different Scopus metrics and bibliometric tools and techniques to work literature data.
- 4. To student will become well versed with software such as VOS viewer, AI based text analytics, Word mapping etc. and to understand how to map a discipline/field or a research area.
- 5. To student will know how to find research gaps scientifically using bibliometrics and systematic reviews.
- 6. To student will understand how to write research agendas or propose a framework based on bibliometrics and systematic reviews.
- 7. To student will learn how to write a research methodology protocol when developing or write an article.
- 8. To student will understand different process of reviewing literature (interpretive, synthesis, descriptive, matrix, narrative and citations based).
- 9. The student will develop a bibliometrics and systematic review methods into a publishable paper.
- 10. The student will learn the ethical disclosure of literature reviews (Transparency, Repeatability, Replicability, Bold, Broad and Rigorous).
Course Contents
- • Topic ideation/introduction
- • Keyword design/selection
- • Methods writing/crafting
- • Analysis of data/literature
- • Research Gaps/findings/discussion
- • Methods contribution/implications
- • Research Advancement/Future agenda
- Demonstrating bibliometric analysis using students topics and cases. Metrics and Analysis brainstorming
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Saunders, M. N. K., Thornhill, A., & Lewis, P. (2019). Research Methods for Business Students (Vol. Eighth edition). Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5774742
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Elsbach, K. D., & Knippenberg, D. (2020). Creating High‐Impact Literature Reviews: An Argument for “Integrative Reviews.” Journal of Management Studies (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 57(6), 1277–1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12581
- Fink, A. (1998). Conducting Research Literature Reviews : From Paper to the Internet. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=63272
- Knopf, J. W. (2006). Doing a Literature Review. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.6DDBE740
- Rice, R. A. (2017). How to Write a Literature Review. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7550A4E6