Approaching literature review for academic purposes: The Literature Review Checklist

Leite, Débora Farias Batista; Padilha, Maria Auxiliadora Soares; Cecatti, José Guilherme

doi:10.6061/clinics/2019/e1403

Cited by 14 publications

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“…The acute need for training students in how to search literature on relevant topics has been discussed previously. 25 As pre-class readings, we used a paper and some links. [26][27][28] After being made aware of the various search engines available to them, students as a group navigated through the PubMed engine using search words, guided by the instructor.…”

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“…This module aimed to hone students' skills and knowledge in literature search, organizing research papers, maintaining laboratory records, and appreciating the concept of rigor, and reproducibility in research. The acute need for training students in how to search literature on relevant topics has been discussed previously 25 . As pre‐class readings, we used a paper and some links 26‐28 .…”

Section: Dissecting the Modules: Course Structure And Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An idea to explore: Introduction to research methods

Basu

2023

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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A curriculum description of a general introductory biology course titled “Introduction to Research Methods” is presented here. The course aims to provide a glimpse of biomedical research to students who have had no or limited exposure to research to encourage them to do research as freshmen. Thus, this course aims to better equip and invoke interest of high school and college students to undertake research by addressing specific knowledge gaps, recruiting students from underserved communities, and promoting teamwork, community learning, and equity. The course covers in broad strokes key topics like forming a hypothesis, chemical safety, research practices, chemical calculations, cloning and so forth, that is useful for undergraduate trainees initiated to research. The course also aims to put each topic in a social context that provides room for contemplating science for young trainee scientists thus addressing the gap between science and society. Student feedback reveals a positive learning experience and self‐reported improvement of knowledge on the various topics taught. As a result, the concepts and pedagogical tools used in this course can be adapted to increase students' involvement and retainment in biomedical research from underrepresented communities.

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Section: Modulementioning

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Section: Dissecting the Modules: Course Structure And Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

An idea to explore: Introduction to research methods

Basu

2023

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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“…It could be worthwhile to consult checklists and rubrics published for this purpose. For example, Leite et al, 2019) prepared an elaborate literature review checklist that included many items. These can be consulted to ensure that the literature review chapter is complete.…”

Section: Finalization Stagementioning

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Writing Doctoral Dissertation Literature Review: Identifying the Prerequisites, Corequisites, and the Iterative Process for Writing the Literature

Ali

Pandya

VARMA

2022

IJDS

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Aim/Purpose: Identify the prerequisites, the corequisites, and the iteration processes in organizing and writing the literature review chapter of doctoral dissertations. Background: Writing the literature review chapter of doctoral dissertations presents unique challenges. Students waste a lot of time identifying material to write, and the experience is generally that of frustration and time delay. Methodology: This paper reviews literature to identify levels of information helpful for writing the literature review chapter: prerequisites, corequisites, and iteration process. Contribution: The contribution of this paper is different than others that have been writ-ten about the literature review. The intended audiences for this paper are mentors, advisors, or academies that supervise students in writing their doctoral dissertations. This paper introduces the writing of the literature review by organizing the suggestions into groups of topics more familiar to academies than in other fields. The concepts of prerequisites, corequisites, and iteration are very familiar to educators; they often use them in their courses. The academic curriculums are built on such concepts. Thus, grouping the discussion into these terms familiar to mentors, advisors, or doctoral dissertations supervisors will put the findings into a more helpful focus for educators that supervise students in writing the literature review chapter. Findings: Writing a doctoral dissertation literature review is long and complicated be-cause some students delve into the writing without much preparation. Identifying what is helpful before and during the writing and being mindful of the repetitive steps helps guide the students through the writing of the literature review chapter of doctoral dissertations. Recommendations for Practitioners: Before delving into the writing of the literature review, it will be helpful to identify the prerequisites, the corequisites, and the iteration process that goes into the writing literature review. Recommendations for Researchers: Writing the literature review chapter in doctoral dissertations remains challenging. More research would be helpful that focuses on the late writing stages. The suggestions we made in this paper could form a solid start for future research in this topic. Impact on Society: The research findings will help doctoral mentors/advisors guide students in completing the chapter on literature review.

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“…Special focus was on Operational Research, using WHO guidelines on quality of care standards. Meetings included information on how to write a scientific manuscript [18], review bibliography [19] and other research priorities [20,21]. They also had the opportunity to improve their research training with a two-month online course offered by the Latin American WHO-HRP hub -the Center for Studies in Reproductive Health of Campinas (Cemicamp) [22] under the initiative of HRP (Human Reproduction Programme) Alliance.…”

Section: Small Grant Proposals (The Process)mentioning

confidence: 99%

EviSIP: using evidence to change practice through mentorship – an innovative experience for reproductive health in the Latin American and Caribbean regions

Serruya¹,

León²,

Bahamondes³

et al. 2020

Global Health Action

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Maternal mortality is unacceptably high in our region. In 2015, the Latin American Center for Perinatology and Women´s Reproductive Health (CLAP) created a regional network of institutions including 16 countries, committed to improving epidemiological surveillance and healthcare of women in a situation of abortion or near miss event, using a common platform, the Perinatal Information System (SIP). The objective of the current pilot project was to test a new method of study called EviSIP (Evidence from SIP), a method of generating information on maternal near miss and abortion for the region. We describe the implementation of this initiative in reproductive healthcare facilities using SIP. Junior researchers/clinicians from these countries were included, along with expert researchers in reproductive health from across the world. Articles were produced with data on maternal near miss and abortion gathered from the SIP of each participating sentinel center; and recommendations from experts. EviSIP was the first joint workspace to discuss patient outcomes after treatment of abortion or near miss cases, with data analysis of each Sentinel Center; discuss and analyze data among centers, at a country and regional level; discuss the main outcomes and their impact on changing procedures and policies; strengthen the operational research capacity of the centers; develop and encourage the publication of scientific articles. The EviSIP initiative also promoted training of healthcare professionals in research. EviSIP provided a unique opportunity to train for research and mentorship and was pivotal to the production of scientific knowledge of reproductive health in the region.

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Approaching literature review for academic purposes: The Literature Review Checklist

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

An idea to explore: Introduction to research methods

An idea to explore: Introduction to research methods

Writing Doctoral Dissertation Literature Review: Identifying the Prerequisites, Corequisites, and the Iterative Process for Writing the Literature

EviSIP: using evidence to change practice through mentorship – an innovative experience for reproductive health in the Latin American and Caribbean regions

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