3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4022267ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
In this course, the competences for the due execution of a systematic literature review including meta-analysis are learned. Within this course, the students are also accompanied in the identification of a topic on which substantive work will continue under the supervision of a promoter through the master curriculum.
Teaching methods include lectures and workshops leaded by the teaching staff. The student will work on his/her manuscript under close guidance & supervision of his/her promoter(s).
Course materials and links to relevant sources will be made available through the dedicated interface for this course on the online learning platform of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
The student knows the methodological standards to perform a systematic review. These include proper methods to formulate a research question, to design a search key, to extract relevant data and to compute a meta-analysis.
The student has insight in which published study designs are appropriate for answering literature research questions on a specific topic of Ageing.
The student is able to
The student shows a critical attitude regarding literature published in the field of Gerontology
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
English:
On the first day of the exams period the student submits a PROSPERO protocol of the systematic literature review through the dedicated interface for this course on the online learning platform of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. This version is formatted and includes all items according to the PROSPERO guidelines (see https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/). The protocol must NOT yet be officially registered.
This manuscript is evaluated by the student’s promoter (=30% of the total score) and by the teaching staff (=20% of the total score)
On the first day of the exams period the student submits a first version of the systematic literature review through the dedicated interface for this course on the online learning platform of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. This version includes at least the following elements:
This manuscript is evaluated by the student’s promoter.
A written exam with questions related to the methodological standards to perform a systematic review. The written exam is evaluated by the teaching staff.
Nederlands:
Op de eerste dag van de examenperiode dient de student een PROSPERO protocol in van de systematische literatuurstudie via het online leerplatform. Deze versie is conform de opmaak en bevat alle onderdelen volgens de PROSPERO richtlijnen (zie https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/). Het protocol dient NOG NIET officieel geregistreerd te zijn.
Dit manuscript wordt beoordeeld door de promotor van de student (=30% van de totale score) en door het docententeam (=20% van de totale score)
Op de eerste dag van de examenperiode van het eerste semester dient de student een eerste versie van de systematische literatuurstudie in via het online leerplatform. Deze versie bevat tenminste de volgende elementen:
Dit manuscript wordt beoordeeld door de promotor van de student
Een schriftelijk examen met vragen over de methodologische standaarden die nodig zijn om een systematische literatuurstudie uit te voeren. Dit examen wordt beoordeeld door het docententeam.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Research Master of Gerontological Sciences: Standaard traject