COURSE 1: Literature search strategies
The literature review allows you to justify the reason for your research and to establish your theoretical framework and methodological focus.
This course focuses on which sources to search, how to plan the search process, and how to design the search strategies. The course also addresses how to manage the references and how you document and report the search process. The course includes use of the medical bibliographic databases and reference management in EndNote.
After the course, the participants should:
- Be able to develop and validate protocols for conducting literature searches
- Be able to select appropriate search strategies
- Be able to evaluate search strategies and search results
- Have the skills to handle bibliographic references in reference management software
COURSE 2: Systematic literature searching
This course focuses on how to conduct a systematic literature search.
“A systematic review attempts to collate all empirical evidence that fits pre-specified eligibility criteria in order to answer a specific research question. It uses explicit, systematic methods that are selected with a view to minimizing bias, thus providing more reliable findings from which conclusions can be drawn and decisions made” (Cochrane Handbook).
After the course, the participants should:
- Be able to develop and validate protocols for conducting systematic literature searches
- Be able to select appropriate systematic search strategies
- Be able to evaluate search strategies and search results
- Have the skills to handle bibliographic references in reference management software for sorting the literature
The format for both courses is a combination of lectures and practical exercises.
Each course gives 0.7 ECTS.