"Intellectual depth of your literature • Your literature review should demonstrate a standardlevel of intellectual depth in terms of problemspecification, research innovation and implications ofyour research findings. • Your literature review should: – Demonstrate an in-depth and independentinvestigation of a particular research topic. – Present a clear understanding of appropriate relevanttheoretical knowledge. – Substantiate the gap of the current literature in thearea of your research. 13How excellent literature looks like? • There is an excellent overview of the subject. • Documents being reviewed in literature are all up to dateand relevant.• There is appropriate cross-referencing and points ofagreement and dispute are identified and discussed.• The aims and objectives of the research are seen toemerge naturally from the review.• Areas where the literature is deficient are also correctlyidentified.14Poor Literature • poor or inadequate referencing • unsubstantiated assertions • excessive amount of words • little or no critical analysis • lack of rigour and clarity • inadequate evidence and lack of argument • untidy or poorly presented graphics and text • bad spelling and poor grammar, even with spell-checkingsoftware • lack of focus 15Towards critical writing of literature • There are three levels ofwriting literature: – Descriptive – Analytical – Critical/Evaluative • Your writing should evolvestarting from descriptivethen analytical thencritical. 16"