MICRO-CREDENTIAL IN HOW TO PERFORM SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR)

About this Module

  • students enrolled
  • Approx. 20 hours to complete

What you will learn

The course aims to guide students on how to perform systematic literature reviews (SLR). This course consists of 12 topics, which include protocol development, designing research questions, conducting literature searches, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and presenting results from multiple disciplines to enhance participant's understanding of the systematic review process. It raises students’ understanding of the area of study independently and ethically. The course does not require Pre-Requisite.

What skills you will gain

At the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. To understand the purpose of a systematic literature review. 2. To evaluate relevant literature from various quality resources and make a rigorously reviewed summary of the evidence-based on the given question. 3. To describe the distinct characteristics of a systematic review and identify the primary sources of such reviews 4. To perform a systematic literature review in an area of study independently and ethically in the appropriate format.

Total contents and assessments

Not applicable

Module Details

CLUSTER : Social Science & Humanities ( SS )
MODE/DURATION : Flexible
LENGTH : 20 days
EFFORT : 8
LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CERTIFICATE : Yes
CPD POINT : 0
PRICE : Free

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 Syllabus

1. To explain what is SLR.
2. To discuss the importance and need of SLR.
3. To discuss about the main difference between SLR and a standard literature review.
4. To discuss how to define topic/area of interest.

1. To discuss how to describe the research problem and its significance.
2. To discuss how to identify any gaps in the current research.
3. To discuss how the gaps can suggest areas for further improvement.

1. To justify the need for the research question in SLR.
2. To specify clearly the questions that the SLR aims to answer.
3. To differentiate and explain the Research Question Development Tools (RQDT)

1. To give an overview of the content included in the methodology section.

1. To explain the guidance used to write an SLR article.
2. To identify four distinct sources for SLR writing guidance; (1) review protocol, (2) publication standard, (3) established guidelines and (4) past published systematic review articles.

1. To describe the databases used for the systematic literature review process.
2. To provide the justification as to why the databases were chosen as the primary reference.

1. To describe three phases of systematic review; identification, screening, and eligibility.
2. To explain the process to determine the main keywords based on research questions.
3. To explain the strategies for systematic searching.
4. To explain the selection criteria used to find suitable related articles in the systematic review process.

1. To explain the flow diagram that facilitates the reader’s understanding of the systematic review process.

1. To explain the process of evaluating the quality of the selected articles for review.
2. To discuss the need for quality assessment in the systematic review.
3. To describe the method used to assess the quality.

1. To describe how data extraction and analysis are performed for systematic review.
2. To justify the analysis used in the systematic review.

1. To identify the pattern of findings by previous studies to be discussed in the findings.
2. To emphasise in writing the expansion of the findings' scope.
3. To use reasoning techniques to develop a discussion of the research findings.

1. To discuss limitations at the study and outcome level and at the review level.
2. To provide a general interpretation of the results in the context of other evidence, and implications for future research.

Our Instructor

MOHD.IZWAN BIN SALIM

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