Introduction to systematic review on PhD-level
PhD course: How to complete a Systematic review in a doctoral thesis
Hovedinnhold
The main course goal is to introduce Phd students to the genre of Systematic review, and show how to complete a Systematic review in a doctoral thesis. Throughout the course the Phd students will develop their understanding of different types of literature reviews and what purposes these can have in their own research. In addition, the course aims to develop the Phd students’ abilities and knowledge for designing and completing their own Systematic review through familiarizing them with different kinds of research design, databases, search methods, analysis, and ways of presenting their findings.
After completing the course, the Phd students will have general knowledge about:
- Systematic review on PhD-level
- Relevant databases within social science research
- Search methods for database searches to locate and collect literature in a systematic and transparent way
- Methods for analysis and tools for organizing collected literature
- Ways of presenting findings
After completing the course, the Phd student will have specific knowledge about:
- How to develop an original problem statement for completing their own systematic review
- What types of Systematic review and research design will fit their own project
- Using different searching methods and techniques in various databases for collecting relevant literature
- How to interpret, code, and categorize collected literature through different methods of analysis
- How to present findings in text and visually at a high academic level
