Week 2

Literature Review🕮

What is literature review?

• A survey of literature such as books, articles, write-ups, and other sources which explains important topics, theories, and concepts crucial to research of interest.
• Analyses sources appropriate to our research interest and aims to provide a detailed evaluation and synopsis of them.
• It critically analyses the information gathered by identifying gaps in current knowledge; by showing limitations of theories and points of view; and by formulating areas for further research and reviewing areas of controversy.

The question now is WHY?

What is the importance of it?

1. Assessment of the current state of research on a topic:

• Searching relevant information sources.
• Ascertaining what have already been found about the topic.
• To what extend has this topic been studied.

2. Identification of the experts on a particular topic:

• Divulge on the researchers that published most on the topic of our interest.

• These researchers would most likely be in that field of expertise which would be a crucial reference and consultation.

3. Identification of key questions about a topic that need further research:

• New discovery of angles and research disparities which promotes further exploration on the topic of interest.

4. It helps steer clear of inadvertent plagiarism:

• A safety net to protect yourself from charges of plagiarism.
• Saves time, effort and resources.

What is a good literature review?

1. Choosing of the right sources

This includes

- We had to chose the right number of sources

- We picked the most up to date sources

2. Critical evaluation

- We had to detect any inconsistencies

- We are actively pointing out weaknesses on procedures

3. Unbiased writing

- Ensuring our writing isn't biased

- Considering of the different purposes of writers/readers

4. Good structuring

- Considering our different options and picking the best option

- Usage of chronological ordering for readers to easily read and make sense of the information

Topics decided on

 1. Food

Certain types of chocolates melting in its wrapper, this leads to trouble when removing the wrapper, and when they do, they will have sticky fingers

2. Home economics

Ironing clothes after washing

Some people may be too lazy, or some may have no time to iron clothes and wrinkled clothes are frowned upon, hence an automated system would benefit a large amount of people.

Problem Statement we chose :

Fast paced of life may stop some people from being able to iron their clothes. Besides making crumpled shirts the normal thing, we chose to face the problem head on. How will we do this?

We decided on an automatic ironing machine/chamber !

Literature Review 

No.	#Resource Type  Peer-reviewed journals, Internet search engines, books, etc.	Title  Article title, book title, etc.	Author(s)  Identify the author(s) of the resource	Methodology  Experimental, non-experimental, survey, interview, qualitative, etc.	Currency of Research  State the year of publication	Main Research Question(s)  State the research question(s) addressed by the resource	Major Finding(s)  Describe major finding(s) made by the resource	Similarity  State any similarity in major findings observed among resources	Identified   Research Gap (if applicable)  Describe an area that requires further exploration
1	Internet search engine  (https://www.thejournal.ie/do-you-iron-3527944-Aug2017/)	Poll: Do you iron your clothes?	Fora Staff	Poll / Survey	3rd August 2017	Do you iron your clothes?	Depending on the occasion, but people are mainly lazy to iron	Laziness	What kind of occasions do people iron their clothes for
2	Magazine (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/no-millennials-didnt-kill-ironing-but-there-is-a-wrinkle-for-iron-makers/2019/05/13/868b0460-7033-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html)	No, millennials didn’t ‘kill’ ironing. But there is a wrinkle for iron makers.	Jura Koncius	Descriptive	14th May 2019	What other alternatives people are using to iron	Iron is gradually not being used	Laziness	-
3	Blog Post  (https://dodgingcommas.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/why-i-dont-iron-and-other-confessions-of-laziness/)	Why I don’t iron (and other confessions of laziness)	Dodging Commas	Story	27th October 2011	Why they don’t iron their clothes	Writer does not iron because she doesn’t see the point in it	Laziness	-
4	Peer Reviewed Journal  https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Assessment-of-Work-Related-Musculoskeletal-Problems-Kumari-Gupta/7241d3c5a9c4b5ae92f444a173cd3e132ac0a49e?p2df	Assessment of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Problems among Workers Engaged in Ironing Clothes	S. Kumari  R. Gupta  J. K. Gill	Experimental	2020	Are there links to musculoskeletal problems due to ironing	Awkward postures attained for long duration, repetitive movements and force applied may cause such problems.	-	How does such factors cause the problems found.
5	Peer Reviewed Journal  (https://osf.io/5w64y/download)	Why do we iron clothes? Tracking its origins based on a sanitary hypothesis	Héctor M. Díaz-Alejo    Paloma   Martínez-Alesón     Eduardo Costas	Poll	2017	How much would you say you enjoy or dislike doing the following household chores?	People primarily iron clothes for aesthetic reasons	Some people detest ironing clothes	-