After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

• Explain the purpose of specifying a research question.
   
• Identify different sources of ideas for research topics.
   
• Summarize the reasons why conducting a literature review is helpful.
   
• Describe the steps in collecting sources for a literature review.
   
• Discuss how to approach writing a literature review.
   
• Relate the basic organizational structure of a literature review.