Compiling a Literature Review

This year I done my first literature review.  Being honest I had never even heard of a literature review before never mind thinking about having to do one.  The topic we were given was about organisations needing people with more skills and a better workforce.  When I saw this I thought that I would never be able to do it.  I hadn’t got a clue what to do or how to start.  After I had thought it through I realised that I was going to need to do some research.  The whole point of my literature review was to back up the statement.  I needed to find information that I thought would help me do this.  When I found the information I had to see if I could use this. 

Critical thinking is a big part of literature reviews.  When I looked through everything and realised what I wanted to say I had to then put it altogether.  It was important that I decided whether I wanted to agree or disagree with the statement.  I decided to agree so I was able to argue for the statement.  Literature reviews are all about making a point and showing that you are able to back it up.  When I had this done I was able to reference to show further that I was able to do it.  In the end after all the worry and the uncertainty I finished the review and felt that I learnt something new while doing it.