o An introduction of the relevant literature to be reviewed and the focused review question
o An explanation of how the literature review will be organised.
o The length of the introduction is reasonable (normally one tenth of the length of the whole literature review)

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The Body of the Literature Review is well structured and well written
o The Body contains various themes/elements
o Each theme/element is well summarised and evaluated
o The number of themes/elements is reasonable (i.e., a minimum of 5 themes/elements and a maximum of 7)
o In each theme/element, a Summary/ a description of the relevant aspect of the original literature is integrated with an Evaluation of that aspect of the literature (i.e., the summary section and the evaluation section are no separate ones)
o Relevant aspects/features/points of the literature are chosen for review
o The themes/elements are well structured
o The evaluation is well sequenced
o The length of the Body of Literature Review is reasonable

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The Literature Review is well concluded
o The conclusion restates your overall evaluative opinion of the literature
o It briefly presents answers to the focused review question(s)
o Further qualification or explanation of your judgement are included.
o The conclusion sounds fair and reasonable

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The Literature Review is well-referenced
o In-text citations are appropriate
o Referencing is included
o The reference list is reasonable, containing the selected academic texts under literature review and other cited references, if any (i.e., using five other sources, apart from the selected academic text, in the review and including a list of references at the end of the review)

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The Literature Review is well presented and formatted
o grammar, spelling and punctuation are correct
o referencing (where applicable) is formatted correctly
o word limit has been met
o assignment formatting requirements have been met (see Assignment FAQ section in Topic Information Booklet)

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