SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

RMD5EHR

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, graduate researchers develop a detailed protocol for a systematic review of research literature on a health-related topic relevant to their field. The subject is particularly beneficial for students commencing graduate research degrees. Students will undertake background work to justify their systematic review, construct and refine a review question, design a comprehensive search for relevant research literature, designed unbiased methods to select and evaluate the research literature, and select appropriate methods for the extraction and synthesis of data from the included studies. Students will work closely with their thesis supervisor and the subject coordinator as required.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Mofi Islam

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in a Graduate Research School course

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: PHE5EBP

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic reviews of Interventions

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Higgins, JPT & Green, S.

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: The Cochrane Collaboration

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: http://community.cochrane.org/handbook

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Sustematic Reviews: CRD's guidance for undertaking reviews in health care

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Year: 2009

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: University of York

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: http://www.york.ac.uk/crd/guidance/ (click on Guidance pdf to download)

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Justify the need for the systematic review and develop and refine a review question.

02. Design methods for the identification, selection, critical appraisal and synthesis of research literature relevant to the review question.

03. Write a systematic review protocol prepared in an academic writing style.

On-Line, 2020, Semester 1, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mofi Islam

Class requirements

Supervised ResearchWeek: 10 - 22
Ten 3.00 hours supervised research per study period during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Students will be expected to engage in 36 hours of online learning and 15 hours of self-directed development of assessment.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One 1,500-word written assignment: Justification for, and aims of the review	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2
One 4,500-word written assignment: The method (protocol) for the systematic review	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO2, SILO3
One PICO framework (200 words equiv)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

On-Line, 2020, Semester 2, Online