Systematic Reviews for the Environmental Sciences

Take your literature review one step further!

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.

A ‘systematic review,’ 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.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 

• Understand what a systematic review is and how it differs from a traditional literature review
• Understand the characteristics of a systematic search
• Use strategies to build, organize and construct a comprehensive search strategy in academic databases

This event is hosted online.