Course: Finding and Evaluating Scientific Information

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Course title Finding and Evaluating Scientific Information
Course code FYT/CRK09
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klugar Miloslav, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: - creating focused answerable research questions; tranforming a research question into a search strategy, - review of relevant databases and platforms for nursing; sensitivity and specificity of systematic search stategy, - application of of Evidence-Based Practice tools in title and abstract analysis, full text, - critical appraisal of the quality of scientific evidence in qualitative and quantitative research, - critical appraisal of the quality of secondary research, - analysis and interpretation of resutls of primary quantitative and qualitative research, - analysis and interpretation of the results of meta-analyses and meta-syntheses.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the creation of a systematic search strategy, searching in relevant published sources of evidence. Two-stage analysis of scientific evidence in terms of their relevance. Evaluation of scientific evidence in terms of methodological quality. Analysis and interpretation of results of scientific evidence.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in the seminars, submission and defence of the seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Aromataris, E., Munn, Z. (eds). (2020). JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI.
  • Aromataris, E., Munn, Z. (Eds). (2017). Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer's Manual. The Joanna Briggs Institute.
  • Aromataris, E., Munn, Z. JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI, 2020.
  • Barker T. H. and col. How should we handle predatory journals in evidence synthesis? A descriptive survey-based cross-sectional study of evidence synthesis experts..
  • Glasziou, P., Del Mar, C., & Salisbury, J. (2009). Evidence-based practice workbook, 2nd Edition.. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Higgins J. P. T., Green S. (2014). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.


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