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- Acute and Hyperacute Stroke
- Advanced Leadership - Community Engagement
- Advanced Therapeutic Management of Respiratory Problems
- Advanced Work Based Practice Project
- Applied clinical Anatomy 1
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- Applied Morphological Techniques and Imaging
- Applied Surgical Anatomy
- Assessment and Measurement
- Assistive Technologies in Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Basic Skills in Surgical Practice
- Behaviour Change for Health and Well-Being
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- Clinical Pharmacy
- Communication Skills for Health Professionals in Clinical Practice
- Community Stroke: Prevention and Life after Stroke
- Concepts of Neurological Rehabilitation
- Contemporary Challenges in Healthcare Ethics and Law
- Contemporary Mental Health Issues in Primary Care
- Core Skills in the Care of Critically Ill Surgical Patients
- Dissertation
- Drug Therapy in Rheumatology Practice
- Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging
- End of Life Care in Non-Specialist Settings
- Essentials of Manual Therapy for Peripheral Joint Dysfunction
- Essentials of Manual Therapy for Spinal Dysfunction
- Evidence Based Practice
- Foundation Medical Practice Award
- Governance and Assurance in Healthcare
- Health Assessment in Clinical Practice
- Health Informatics
- Holistic Support Through to End of Life
- Human Dimensions of End of Life Care
- Independent Practice Based Study
- Independent Practice Professional Development
- Independent Study
- Introducing Acupuncture
- Introducing Acupuncture APEL
- Introduction to Clinical Effectiveness in R. Nursing
- Laparoscopic Skills in Surgical Practice
- Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals
- Literature Searching and Synthesis
- Managing Change and Quality Improvement
- Medical Education
- Motor Control APEL
- Motor Control Retraining of Movement Dysfunction
- Multivariate Methods
- Musculoskeletal Management at the Interface
- Paediatric Endocrinology
- Performance Stability
- Performance Stability APEL
- Physical Assessment B Lower Limb and Spine
- Physical Assessment in Rheumatology Nursing
- Physiology and Pharmacology of Pain
- Physiology of Neuromusculoskeletal Tissues
- Practice Development and Advancement through Work Based Learning
- Primary/Secondary Care Interface
- Principles and Practice of Joint and Soft Tissue Injection
- Project - Clinical Medicine
- Psychological and Social Aspects of R. Nursing
- Psychosocial Aspects of Pain
- Public Health and Social Policy
- Quantitative Data Analysis 1
- Quantitative Data Analysis 2
- Recognising the End of Life
- Reflective Practice
- Reliability Analysis
- Research Methods
- Research Outcomes in Arthritis and Outcomes in R.N.
- Specialist Community Practice
- Statistics and Epidemiology
- Strategic Management of Patients with Long Term Conditions
- Stroke Research
- Stroke Service Development and Improvement
- The Developing Child
- Work Based Learning
- Individual Modules
- Schools and College Liaison
Module Learning Outcomes/Objectives:
The student should be able to:
- Demonstrate competence in the use of bibliographic software (e.g. Reference manager)
- Display a familiarity with, and critical perspective on, principal bibliographic databases
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the purpose, processes, strengths and weaknesses of different forms of literature synthesis
Interpret and evaluate the usefulness of key statistical measures of effect in published research
Module session dates
Induction for new students recommended 23 September 2013
Session dates 8 October 2013, 22 November 2013
Module aims
To develop students’ understanding of principles and strategies of literature searching in health and social science.
To enable an informed selection and implementation of strategies for gathering and evaluating evidence – both theoretical and empirical, and both quantitative and qualitative.
To develop a critical understanding of forms of published literature synthesis.
To enable the student to interpret and evaluate the usefulness of key statistical and other technical information in published research.
Entry requirements
Candidates should normally have a first or second-class honours degree in a relevant academic or professional area. Candidates without degrees may be considered on an individual basis.
Excluded combinations: Evidence-based practice (PTY-40002), Clinical effectiveness (CLM-40072), Healthcare technology assessment (MTE-40035).
Module content
Electronic methods of searching literature: databases and bibliographic software; Use and strengths and weaknesses of principal bibliographic databases, e.g. MEDLINE, Psychlit, Cochrane Library; Narrative and systematic reviews, meta-analysis of quantitative studies, metasynthesis of qualitative studies, CATs; Evaluation and rating of published research: checklists and scoring tools; Sources of bias in literature synthesis; Statistical measures, e.g. odds/risk ratio, number needed to be treated (NNT), confidence intervals.
Teaching Format
Two days teaching on campus; online activities between these days.
Assessment Type:
100% marks Either an essay discussing an issue related to literature synthesis or a focused literature review.
