The Literature Review Seminar


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Welcome! The Literature Review Seminar is organized by the digital work lab (Prof. Dr. Gerit Wagner) at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg. It is designed to equip Master’s students, Ph.D. students and researchers in Information Systems, Management, and Organizational Sciences, with the skills to leverage state-of-the-art literature review methods and tools. You can find all information about the seminar in our syllabus.

Sign up!

  • To sign up, e-mail me and suggest a review topic you are interested in.
  • The seminar is taught in two full-day sessions at the University of Bamberg.
  • It is open to participants from other departments and universities.
  • There are no registration frees.

Goals

The seminar starts with two days in which we cover four key areas:

  1. Goals: We start by differentiating various review forms and their objectives, understanding the nuances and dimensions of each type.

  2. Steps: We focus on the generic steps of the literature review process, emphasizing the importance of methodological choices in searching, screening, and analysis.

  3. Qualities: We discuss the diverse qualities of literature reviews, from methodological rigor to theoretical contributions, and evaluate them for different types of reviews.

  4. Tools: We familiarize with tools that support literature review processes, including traditional and emerging technologies like generative AI, and discuss the selection of appropriate tools for different methodologies.

Introductory literature is available for goals and steps (day 1) and qualities and tools (day 2).

Outline

  Session Date and Time Location
Session 1 Goals and steps October 26, 8.15-16.00 WE5 02.020
Session 2 Qualities and tools November 2, 8.15-16.00 WE5 02.020

Seminar paper

Participants are expected to select a topic of their choice (open-topic) and work on a review project

  • Master’s students can write and present a review protocol to complete the seminar and 3 ECTS.
  • Doctoral students and external participants can use the seminar to develop a review paper.
  • All participants are invited to meet me to discuss and polish their review.
Deliverable Date
Submission January, 31
Presentation February 7, 13-15.00, ISM (1.094)

Instructor

Gerit Wagner (Foto: Tim Kipphan)

Gerit Wagner
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

My name is Gerit Wagner, and I am your instructor. I have worked extensively in this area, and I love to share my excitement for a variety of literature review topics, types, methods, and tools. You can read more about my work here.