Offered
Peninsula Full year 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
The Honours Systematic Review unit provides students with opportunities to advance their understanding of quality research methods, to learn systematic methods for developing a focused research question, seeking relevant information, critically appraising relevant research and preparing a summary of the review findings using contemporary methods. It provides direction and guidance to honours students in developing meaningful arguments to support proposed research activities. The review will contribute 15% to the final honours grade.
Objectives
At completion of the Honours Systematic Review students will have demonstrated that they can:
- collaborate with an academic supervisor;
- develop a focused research question;
- complete a sophisticated and comprehensive search for information relevant to their research question;
- critically appraise research reports relevant to their planned research;
- extract relevant data from studies included in their review using systematic methods;
- construct a systematic review using the principles argued by the Cochrane Collaboration;
- present their review to staff and students and utilize feedback to refine the review; and
- complete a systematic review.
Assessment
Oral presentation of the review (hurdle requirement, formative assessment) and completion of the systematic review (summative assessment, 4,500 words): 100%
Prerequisites
PTY1011, PTY1022
Co-requisites
Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy.
