Course overview
This course is designed to enable students to understand why reviews of research are needed and their role in health care decision making, develop skills to critically evaluate different types of reviews in order to make informed decisions for changes in practice and develop skills in reviewing the research literature to enable them to undertake their own systematic review in the future.
Course learning outcomes
- Discuss why reviews of research are needed and their role in health care decision making
- Distinguish between the different types of reviews of research and demonstrate the critical features of systematic reviews of research
- Plan and develop a systematic review protocol for a specific area of healthcare
- Apply advanced searching skills to identify research for a specific area of healthcare
- Conduct critical appraisal of multiple types of research
- Conduct synthesis of different types of research including the use of meta-analysis and meta-synthesis
- Distinguish between systematic review methods for qualitative and quantitative research
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 29630
Section 01CE
Size 30
Available 30
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 59297
Section 01CE
Size 30
Available 30
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