Thinking about your research topic.Ģ.1 Why you should read this chapter.Ģ.2 What a critical literature review is.Ģ.3 Why it is important to review the literature critically.Ģ.4 The types of literature available to you.Ģ.5 Searching for and obtaining literature.Ģ.6 Evaluating the usefulness of literature to your research.Ģ.7 Reading, noting and correctly referencing useful literature.Ģ.8 Drafting your critical literature review. 1.1 Why you should read this chapter.ġ.2 Why choosing the right research topic is so important.ġ.3 Why choosing a research topic is difficult.ġ.4 Ten ways to generate ideas for a research topic.ġ.5 How to refine research topic ideas.ġ.6 What makes a good research topic?.ġ.7 How to turn a research idea into a research project.