RSNE4330 – Specialization in literature review as a research methodology
Course content
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of different review types, such as scoping, systematic, and meta-analysis. Students learn to select the appropriate review based on their research questions, conduct effective literature searches using guidelines like PRISMA, and interpret review results while considering potential biases. Practical skills include using software tools like Rayyan and Covidence to support the review process. By course end, students can choose suitable review types for projects, plan and execute reviews, and interpret their findings. They gain competence in recognizing the strengths and limitations of each review type and acquire hands-on experience in conducting literature reviews.?
Learning outcome
Knowledge?
After completing the course, you should have gained knowledge about:?
Different types of literature review (e.g., scoping, systematic, meta-analysis and theoretical)?
How to select the appropriate type of review based on the research question and existing literature?
Procedures for conducting literature searches (e.g. following PRISMA guidelines and applying other relevant resources) How to interpret the results of different types of reviews (e.g. learning how to read tables, plots, and consider publication bias). Understanding the potential limitations of the review?
How literature reviews are conducted in practice?
Available software to support literature review (e.g., Rayyan, Covidence, and AI tools for screening).?
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Skills?
After completing the course, you should be able to:??
Interpret the results of different types of reviews, including their strengths and limitations?
Select the appropriate type of literature review for a research project (e.g., master’s thesis)?
Plan and conduct a literature review, such as identifying search terms, article screening, quality appraisal, etc (e.g. hands-on exercises with different databases and search strings).??
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General competence??
After completing the course, you should have gained:?
The ability to recognise different types of literature review and interpret their results?
An appreciation for the strengths and limitations of the different review types?
Hands on experience planning and conducting at least one type of literature review?
Admission to the course
Requires admission to the master’s programme in Research in Special Needs Education or the master’s programme in Special Needs Education.?This course is also open for international exchange students at Master's.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
RSNE4011, RSNE4012 and RSNE4013?or equivalent.?
Teaching
The teaching is comprised of lectures and seminars.??
Compulsory activities:
- Individual written assignment
The compulsory component must be completed and approved before you are allowed to sit the exam.
Examination
The course concludes with planning an independent literature review, which serves as the exam and is submitted as a portfolio.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Pass/fail.?Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who do not pass an exam may have a second attempt as soon as it is possible to arrange. This is called a re-sit examination. The re-sit examination is held within 3 months of the original examination.
Students who have passed their exam, but who wish to improve their grade may not participate in a re-sit examination. You may take an exam to improve your grades the next time the course has an ordinary exam, as long as you have not already used all three attempts. The Department of Special Needs Education will provide information and guidelines about the re-sit examination.
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- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
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- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.