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Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis

ME-617-1

Included in Study

  • PhD Programme in Health and Sport Sciences

Language of instruction

English - when englinsspeaking participants.

Recommended pre-requisites

  • EX- 602 Philosophy of Science
  • EndNote course

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the candidate

 

Knowledge

  • will have insight and understanding of various kinds of review studies
  • will have in-depth knowledge of the importance of outlining a clear research question and search strategy performing a systematic literature search
  • will understand the importance and consequences of critically appraising studies appropriate for inclusion

 

Skills

  • can formulate a relevant research question related to their own research topic
  • can build a search strategy to systematically search relevant databases
  • can choose relevant tools to critically appraise the included studies
  • can develop a data extraction form and present a synthesis of findings

 

General competences

  • can critically reflect on the basic principles of systematic reviews and its relevance to evidence-based health care
  • can communicate and critically reflect on the risk of bias in studies and how to assess this

Course contents

  • Principles of systematic reviews and systematic review tools
  • Drafting a research question and outlining protocol and search strategy
  • Advanced literature search and inclusion of studies with quality assessment
  • Data extraction and synthesis (qualitative/quantitative/narrative)

Teaching methods and workload

Lectures and individual project work combined with interactive and practical sessions.

Examination requirements

Participation in compulsory lectures as stated in the course pamphlet.

Assessment methods and criteria

Individual two-week home examination based on individual project work.

The examination will be assessed as pass or fail.

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Duration

1 semester

Credits

2.5

Start

Spring, Autumn

Campus

Kristiansand 

Faculty

Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences 

Schedule

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