Research Synthesis & Systematic Review Methodology

3 Units

This course will provide advanced skill development of systematic review methodology and will combine didactic sessions with in-class laboratory sessions where students will be taught how to perform each step in a review. Students will conduct their own systematic review resulting in a final product of a systematic literature review manuscript that is ready for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. The purpose of this course is to (1) develop student's methodological skills in how to conduct a systematic literature review and (2) train students on how to analyze, integrate, and synthesize a body of literature. By the end of the course, students should have achieved the following objectives: -Identify a suitable research topic for the preparation of a systematic review -Systematically search and identify literature -Code and collect data from identified studies -Analyze and interpret patterns of evidence across studies -Write about the body of literature in an integrated and synthesized manner -Present systematic literature review findings in a manuscript format ready for submission to a peer-reviewed journal Students who wish to take this course as a Fellowship Course must follow the School of Graduate Studies policy and submit an application (http://case.edu/gradstudies/currentstudents/forms/). This application requires permission of the instructor, the student's faculty advisor, and the School of Graduate Studies. Students taking the course as a Fellowship Course are expected to meet all course requirements and prerequisites. Prereq: SASS 613 .