Wednesday, October 9, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Systematic Reviews for the Environmental Sciences听听听听
Date: Wednesday October 9听
Time: 1听- 3 p.m.听听
Location:听Teams听
Take your literature review one step further!听听
Geared towards graduate students in the environmental sciences who wish to conduct a systematic review for either a thesis, coursework or journal publication, this workshop will outline systematic review methods and search strategy development through a combination of presentation and interactive activities.听听听
A 鈥榮ystematic review鈥�, as opposed to a traditional literature review, uses a structured methodology to answer a focused research question. It is transparent, reproducible, and involves an exhaustive search of the literature using explicit criteria for study selection.听听听听
By the end of this workshop, participants will:听
- Understand what a systematic review is and how it differs from a traditional literature review听
- Understand the characteristics of a systematic search听
- Learn strategies to build, organize and construct a comprehensive search strategy in academic databases听听
If you have accommodation requests or questions, please reach out to Agnes Zientarska-Kayko (azientar@uwaterloo.ca) with your needs.听听
