Course overview
Psychology graduates working in industry, government, research and private practice often need to know and comment on the 'evidence base' for a psychological treatment, intervention or theory. This course provides students with the technical knowledge to construct and understand different kinds of reviews and repositories of evidence, including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, meta-syntheses, and open datasets. Processes and challenges underlying evidence-based psychological practice will also be discussed.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain different approaches to summarising, evaluating and publishing psychological evidence.
- Execute a systematic literature search using electronic databases.
- Critique findings from meta-analyses and meta-syntheses.
- Communicate the implications of psychological evidence for public policy and psychological practice.
- Generate research questions that effectively address gaps in an evidence base.