While theories can be used to guide and structure your literature review (Brainy bite 1), can literature review inform and develop a theoretical framework for your study?

ABSOLUTELY YES!

How is a research paper usually structured?

1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Theoretical framework
4. Methodology
5. Findings
6. Discussion and conclusions
7. References

However, this paper (see the link below) reverses the positions of the literature review and theoretical framework.

Does this violate the academic standard?

==> NO. Instead, it demonstrates the versatility of theoretical application in research.

In my last post, I shared my thoughts on using AI in research. One key takeaway is that AI should be used selectively, as a supportive tool to streamline and enhance the research process. Today, I want to share how I move from manual work to harnessing the power of AI in research with these five software/tools:

1. Zotero: Reference management software

A few months ago, I liked a post on LinkedIn that shared a list of AI tools for research. Since then, my newsfeed has been flooded with AI, with countless self-proclaimed experts sharing the same tools and content, just with a fancier visual.

I felt overwhelmed and had the FOMO (fear of missing out) mentality - I felt like I had to download and save all these tools because they might be useful for my research process.