To critically utilise knowledge and understanding of secondary research techniques to undertake a systematic review relevant to a health/ social care setting
Outline Syllabus
Revision of the stages of the systematic review process including critical review of literature and appraisal of existing knowledge
Formulation of a clearly defined research question for investigation
Research ethics, literature retrieval, data extraction, evidence synthesis and meta-analysis
Writing an abstract and writing for publication
Poster design
The reminder of the syllabus will be directed by individual student needs and depend upon the nature and scope of the systematic review
This will be guided by the process of research supervision