Postgraduate Course: Systematic Reviews for Public Health (PUHR11099)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Online Distance Learning | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 10 | 
ECTS Credits | 5 | 
 
 
| Summary | This course will introduce students to basic concepts of systematic reviews, and pooling of data through meta-analysis. Areas to be considered will include the rationale for systematic reviews, how they impact on health care decision-making, and the basic steps in undertaking a systematic review. The principle of meta-analysis will be discussed, along with some basic examples. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    This course will introduce students to basic concepts of systematic reviews, and pooling of data through meta-analysis. Areas to be considered will include the rationale for systematic reviews, how they impact on health care decision-making, and the basic steps in undertaking a systematic review. The principles of meta-analysis will be discussed, along with some basic examples.
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Block 2 (Sem 1) | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
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 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
100% coursework | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Critically understand the principles of systematic reviewing
 - Plan your own systematic review
 - Communicate systematic review findings, using appropriate methods, to a range of stakeholders, including the general public
 - Recognise complexity in applying systematic review findings to your own practice
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Keywords | public health,Systematic review,protocol development,literature revi | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Marketa Keller 
Tel:  
Email: mkeller@exseed.ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Charlotte Munden 
Tel: (0131 6)51 318 
Email: cmunden2@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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