Beschreibung des Angebots

CAS: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) ist eine Nachdiplomausbildung der Hochschulen und entspricht mindestens 10 ECTS.

The Campus Muttenz Library, together with the University Medical Library Basel, offers a certified continuing education programme for research and publication support of systematic reviews (and related study types) at the FHNW School of Life Sciences.

The CAS programme includes learning on how to:

- Conduct systematic literature searches
- Create transparent and reproducible reports
- Provide specific methodological advice

The CAS programme focuses on examples from various health-related fields and also draws from other disciplines wherever possible and is open to participants from all empirical disciplines

Aufbau der Ausbildung

10 ECTS-Punkte

1 ECTS-Kreditpunkt entspricht einem Arbeitsaufwand von 25 bis 30 Arbeitsstunden.

Learing Outcomes

On completion of the programme, participants will know:

• the job description of information specialists and their various roles
• the methodological requirements (completeness, transparency, reproducibility) for conducting systematic reviews and the methodological processes involved
• specific guidelines, frameworks and digital tools for carrying out the individual steps of systematic reviews, and be able to apply these
• qualitative/quantitative methods for synthesising evidence and be able to carry out an independent systematic literature search in a relevant area, document it and write it up as part of a scientific publication
• strategies for establishing and publicising the service in their institution
• how to advise researchers on systematic reviews
• the most important resources for following methodological developments in systematic review implementation, and thus continuously and independently expand their knowledge