PROJECT BRIEF - LITERATURE REVIEW (this project is non-assessed but contributes towards RESEARCH PRESENTATION 2 - INTRODUCTION,  LITERATURE REVIEW AND METHODOLOGY)
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The structure for the LITERATURE REVIEW is taken from: Cottrell (2014). 
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'Some people might think of a literature review as reading a book and then giving it a thumbs up or thumbs down. Nope, not so.' (How to Do a Literature Review, 2015). This source is probably more helpful than Cottrell (2014).

1. WHAT? (the literature review develops from your ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY...)
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• The LITERATURE REVIEW is a section of your writing for the CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT.
• The LITERATURE REVIEW is where you identify your major sources of research and explain how they relate to your subject.
• The LITERATURE REVIEW should be 10-15% of the word count.

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MATHS ALERT ... PERCENTAGES!
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What are percentages?
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Percentages have become the public face of fractions. They are used everywhere, to describe interest rates, inflation, unemployment and just about every other statistic that you can think of. Yet percentages can cause parents and children considerable headaches...

The main problem is that percentages are introduced as 'things' in their own right. Find 20% of 160. What is 25% of 80? Calculations such as these beg the question 'why?' Percentages are much more meaningful if they are used for the reason they were invented - to compare things.

Suppose Jenny gets 21/25 on her French test and 16/20 on her Italian. Did she do better at French or Italian? One error that children will make is to argue that she is the same on each - after all she lost 4 marks on each test. Dramatically changing the number of treat questions can reveal the fallacy of this argument. Is getting 1/10 right as good as getting 91/100 right? Comparing the two test scores means putting them both on a common scale. Converting each to a mark out of 100 (per cent) is the commonly agreed scale to use. The fraction 21/25 converts to 84/100 and 16/20 to 80/100. Now it's clear that Jenny did better on her French test. (Eastway and Askew, 2015, p.186).
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/percentages
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10% of 4000 words?

10  x 4000
100

10   x  4000
100 x  1

40000  = 400
100

15% of 4000 words?

15  x 4000
100

15   x  4000
100 x  1

60000 = 600
100

Therefore the LITERATURE REVIEW of a 4000 word report should be 400-600 words = 500!
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Not to be confused with 50 Cent
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MATHS ALERT OVER
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• The LITERATURE REVIEW should include in-text citations and quotations from your secondary research (Harvard).
• The LITERATURE REVIEW should include a REFERENCE LIST for in-text citations and quotations (Harvard). It does not need to include your full BIBLIOGRAPHY of research.

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What is the difference between a REFERENCE LIST and a BIBLIOGRAPHY?
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See the REFERENCING, QUOTE OF THE WEEK/NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK pages, plus referencing software

https://www.mendeley.com

http://www.neilstoolbox.com/bibliography-creator/ 
(student recommended...)
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2. HOW? (what to include ...)
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The LITERATURE REVIEW should demonstrate that you have read around your subject and are aware of different approaches and opinions. You can do this by considering 

• ​People - who are the main writers on your subject? 
• ​Journals - are there any specialist publications on your subject?
• Recurrent issues - what are the recurring issues and debates?
• Ideology - are there ideological (theoretical)  differences in how the subject is written about?

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Alternatively see the 'How to Do a Literature Review' (2015) article linked to the title photograph
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Method 2 of 3: Constructing Your Paper

2 Organize the body. Here is the part where you have the most options. You have a number of sources and, since they're all on the same topic, they probably have loads in common. Choose whichever way seems the most natural to you for your specific focus.​

Arrange it chronologically. If you are dealing with varying opinions by era or changing trends over time, chronological organization may make the most sense.

Arrange it by publication. This organizational method fares well if each publication has a different stance. If there is a natural progression (radical to conservative, for example) between the sources, this works swimmingly.

Arrange it by trend. If you are noticing patterns in your sources, arranging them by the trends they suggest may be the most obvious structure. Certain sources may, together, suggest one pattern that shifts over time, region, or other variable.

Arrange it thematically. This highly depends on your thesis statement and what sources you have chosen. If you are choosing a focus that is more abstract ("Colonialism is depicted as evil," for example), the subsections may be arranged on the different methods employed to put the theme across. ('How to Do a Literature Review', 2015).
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Alternatively
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3. WHY? (learning outcomes...)
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The learning outcomes which are important for the assessment of the LITERATURE REVIEW are in bold underlined

• To self-manage ongoing independent academic research on subjects of personal interest within fashion and textiles. 
• To show understanding of the relationship between academic research and studio practice. 
• To show knowledge of the historical, technical and social development of post-industrial fashion and textiles. 
• To show awareness of theoretical issues within fashion and textiles. 
• To present research (secondary and original) in an academic form (written and verbal) conforming to academic conventions (Harvard reference system). 
• ​To show analysis and evaluation of research. 

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4. WHEN? (hand in ... )
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• BA2 = 26 November and 3 December 2015
• BA3 = 15 and 22 October 2015

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5. ASSESSMENT

The LITERATURE REVIEW is not formally assessed but it contributes to the RESEARCH PRESENTATION 2 - INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW AND METHODOLOGY
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REFERENCES

Cottrell, S. (2014) Dissertations and project reports - a step by step guide. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ​

Eastway, R. and Askew, M. (2013) Maths for mums and dads. Revised edn. London: Square Peg.

'How to Do a Literature Review' (2015) WikiHow. Available at: http://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Literature-Review (Accessed 20 October 2015).

'Percentages' (2015) Bitesize. Available at: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zykqmp3/revision (Accessed 20 October 2015).