Methodology for Systematic Literature Reviewapplied to Engineering and Education

Abstract

A survey of the relevant scientific literature is essential for generating research questions and defending the need for 
more study in a certain field. This is a difficult task for those who are just starting out in the area of scientific research because they 
lack the experience necessary to search and filter material effectively and the knowledge of which comprehensive databases are 
essential for their research. We suggest a modification of the approach used by Kitchenham and Bacca, which breaks down the 
procedure into three stages—preparation, execution, and reporting of findings—to guide the researcher from "my" to "the" present 
condition of the issue. Three to five research questions and a "mentefacto conceptual" are derived from the research issue approach in 
the pre-analysis phase; the latter adds creativity to the procedure and makes it easier to build a thesaurus for searches and 
inclusion/exclusion criteria. In the beginning stages of a research project, it is necessary to conduct a basic systematic study in order 
to discover previous work in the field, examine the relevant literature, and, if any findings are identified, check whether they provide 
an answer to our research questions. Inclusion and exclusion criteria, both broad and narrow, as well as supplementary factors, were 
created as part of the search strategy development process. If the procedure is carried out thoroughly, the researcher will get a list of 
high-profile publications in the field, as well as specific information on the papers that pertain to each subset of research topics. Each 
step of the process has been exposed in a study case for easy exposure, and the results back up the ideaMethodology Educational 
engineering Systematic literature review