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PU5018: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWING (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

This course will equip students with the relevant skills to interpret and conduct systematic reviews on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions.

Students will learn to formulate a clear research question and understand the principles and main steps for undertaking systematic reviews. In particular, they will learn how:

i)              to develop an adequate search strategy;

ii)             to critically appraise primary studies;

iii)           to extract data from primary studies;

iv)           to identify the main sources of heterogeneity among primary studies;

v)            to analyse findings from primary studies;

vi)           to interpret results;

vii)         to assess the quality of existing systematic reviews.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 10 credits (5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Amudha Poobalan
  • Dr Miriam Brazzelli

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of MSc Nursing (Studied) or MSc Midwifery (Studied) or MSc Global Health and Management (Studied) or MSc Public Health Research (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will be delivered through lectures/seminars and practical workshops. It will cover topics on defining a research question, developing criteria for including studies, literature searching, data extraction and risk of bias assessment, data analysis (including meta-analysis), interpreting and reporting results.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Multiple choice test (40%) and an assignment that involves the 'critical appraisal/interpretation' of various elements from already published systematic reviews.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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