SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
| Title | Συστηματική Ανασκόπηση και Μετά-ανάλυση / SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
| Code | ΝAKA807E |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Menexes |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024881 |
Programme of Study: Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Climate Change
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600290563
|
Course Type 2021
Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290563
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16184
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Knowledge on Informatics-computers and Statistics
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course’s students will be able to:
• Know the basic principles of conducting a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
• Choose the appropriate review method per case (systematic or narrative).
• Select the appropriate method per case Meta-Analysis.
• Acquire practical skills and abilities in conducting searches for scientific publications in digital sources.
• Define search queries using operators and search terms.
• Define inclusion or exclusion criteria during the search.
• Determine the scale of validity of the evidence of the studies for the evaluation of the publications that will participate in the Systematic Review and / or in the Meta-Analysis.
• Present in a comprehensible way the strategy of conducting the Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis that they have adopted.
• Develop critical thinking about the importance and interpretation of the results of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
• Communicate and collaborate with researchers from other scientific specialties to conduct a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
• Learn to present and comment on the results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
• Develop the ability to present the results of a Systematic Review and / or Meta-Analysis in a way that clearly answers the research question that has been asked and, in a form, suitable for disseminating the results to the scientific community.
• Apply knowledge in practice.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to Systematic Review. Defining a focused research question and develop a Review Protocol - Search Strategy. Comparison of Systematic and Narrative Review. Principles and key features of an effective Systematic Review. Stages of conducting a Systematic Review: Scoping – Planning – Identification/Searching – Screening - Eligibility/Assessment - Presentation/Interpretation. Points of attention when conducting a Systematic Review. Presentation of the results of a Systematic Review - Prisma Diagram.
8. Response to the research question based on the results of a Systematic Review. Exercises for conducting searches on scientific digital publication databases. Exercises for presenting and interpreting the results of a Systematic review. Introduction to Meta-Analysis. Basic concepts and definitions. Advantages and disadvantages. The concept and types of quantification (measurement) of the size of the effect or the result (effect size). Weight performance in studies. Mathematical models. Demonstration and use of the appropriate software to conduct a Meta-Analysis. Complementarity of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Examples and applications from the field of Biological Sciences.
Keywords
Literature review, Synthesis of scientific results, Meta-analysis
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Web, Internet, Powerpoint, video, Excel, SPSS, special software, email.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 200 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written, oral exams and projects.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
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Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις διδασκόντων.
Introduction to Meta-Analysis, 2nd Edition, (2021, Michael Borenstein, Larry V. Hedges, Julian P.T. Higgins, Hannah Rothstein
Publisher: Wiley.
The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis, 3rd Edition (2019), Harris Cooper, Larry V. Hedges, Jeffrey C. Valentine (eds.) New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, 2nd edition (2019), Julian P.T. Higgins & James Thomas (eds.), Jacqueline Chandler, Miranda Cumpston, Tianjing Li, Matthew J. Page, Vivian A. Welch (co-eds.) Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Practical Meta-Analysis (2000), Mark Lipsey & David Wilson,Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Last Update
01-09-2024
