How to Develop a Search Strategy

  1. Research question
  2. Define the scope
  3. Identify keywords from your question and assignment brief
  4. Review keywords from relevant literature to build your keywords
  5. Decide on relevant databases
  6. Inclusion exclusion criteria

PEEL Approach -(point, evidence, explain, link)

Quoting - Make sure you match the source word for word and appear between quotation marks. Always introduce why you are using the quote. Cite the original source.

Reference Reminder Phrase - “they also state that…”

Writing Descriptively - what did they do? and how did they do it?