Section outline

  • Academic content  

    • Knowledge of the principles of scholarly literature review as applied to global health, primary care and public health 
    • Knowledge of key data sources including journals, databases and grey literature relevant to these fields 
    • Knowledge of approaches to appraising, summarising and synthesising findings from primary studies 
    • Knowledge of word processing, reference managing and presentation software 

    Research Skill development 

    • Search academic and grey literature including databases, hand searching and citation tracking 
    • Critically analyse literature on a chosen topic relevant to global health, primary care or public health 
    • Summarise and synthesise the findings from primary studies to produce a coherent review of the topic 
    • Present findings to an audience and respond to constructive criticism 

    Other transferable skills/Attribute development 

    • Personal organisation and project management 
    • A reflexive and scholarly approach to published and other evidence
    • Intellectual integrity and knowledge of own strengths and weaknesses 
    • Ability to seek and follow advice and feedback in the course of a major literature review.