Short Outline

This intensive 8-hour (6hrs in person + 2hrs asynchronous) course provides a comprehensive ground-ing in planning, conducting and reporting systematic literature reviews - an essential research method for synthesizing evidence in health sciences, social sciences and other fields. Designed for early career researchers, graduate students and professionals, the course combines lectures, interactive discus-sions and practical activities to ensure that participants gain both theoretical knowledge and practical expertise.
Participants will explore each step of the systematic review process, starting with the development of clear research questions using frameworks such as PICO, SPIDER or PCC. The course then moves on to creating robust and replicable search strategies, making effective use of Boolean operators and academic databases to ensure comprehensive coverage of the literature. Emphasis is placed on screening and selecting relevant studies using inclusion/exclusion criteria, systematically extracting and managing data, and critically appraising study quality.
The course also introduces participants to qualitative and quantitative synthesis techniques, including thematic synthesis and meta-analysis, with an emphasis on the interpretation and reporting of results according to PRISMA guidelines. Finally, the course also provides strategies for addressing common challenges such as publication bias, heterogeneity and methodological limitations to ensure high quality and impactful reviews.

Topics covered

• Understanding the meaning and process of systematic reviews
• Formulating clear research questions and inclusion/exclusion criteria using several frame-works
• Developing comprehensive search strategies across multiple databases
• Writing a detailed systematic review protocol
• Knowledge on how to register a systematic review protocol with appropriate registries (eg.Prospero, OSF)
• Screening and selection of relevant studies using defined criteria
• Extract and synthesise data from selected studies
• Critically appraise the quality of included studies using standardised tools
• Interpret and present the results of a systematic review
• Write a systematic review report according to PRISMA guidelines

• Introduction to AI-assisted systematic reviews using the innovative ASreview software, equip-ping participants with cutting-edge tools to improve efficiency and accuracy.
   

  Prerequisites

• Engage with 120 minutes of asynchronous materials, which may include recorded lectures,readings and interactive content.
• Actively participate in a 4hrs synchronous laboratory session that includes hands-on exercisesand discussions.
• Participate 60 minutes to independent learning activities in small groups, focusing on practi-cal applications of course concepts.
• Optionally attend a 60-minute office hour for personalised feedback and support.
   

Date & Time: 04 June 2025, 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. (s.t.)
 

Place:  BAGSS, Feldkirchenstra?e 21, 96050 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06
 

Registration

To register, please send an email to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de by Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Registration is mandatory. The number of participants is lim-ited to 16.

About the Trainer
Dr Liliana Abreu is a postdoctoral researcher in the Development Research Group at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz (Germany), where she has been working since 2019 doing research, teaching and supervising thesis. She holds a doctorate in Public Health from the University of Porto’s Medical School, Portugal. Her research integrates scientific investigation and human-itarian work, focusing on the prevention of violence against children, women and vulnerable populations. She is committed to implementing sustainable mental health interventions, with a particular focus on trauma, gender equality and mental health literacy. Liliana has extensive experience in designing and eval-uating complex public health interventions using rigorous research methods. She is also deeply passionate about rigorous research, the principles of open science and creating meaningful, positive impact through her work.

Workshop: "Wie schreibe ich ein überzeugendes Exposé?" (27.06.2025, 9:00 bis 13:30 Uhr)

Dieser Kurs wird in Zusammenarbeit mit dem LIfBi angeboten.

Inhalte:

Die Erstellung eines Exposés (z.B. für eine Stipendienbewerbung) stellt Promovierende in der Anfangsphase oft vor herausfordernde Aufgaben: Wie kann ich erkl?ren, was ich selbst noch erforschen will? Wie kann ich überzeugend darlegen, dass ich einen Weg zum Ziel ?Dissertation“ kenne, der für mich selbst oft genug noch nicht klar erscheint?

In diesem Workshop wollen wir Antworten auf diese Fragen finden, indem wir uns bewusst machen, was das Ziel eines Exposés ist und wie dieses durch einen klaren Aufbau, spezifische sprachliche Mittel und die Erstellung eines überzeugenden Zeitplans erreicht werden kann.

Ablauf:

• Eingrenzung des Themas über den Arbeitstitel
• Für wen schreibe ich das Exposé?
• Aufbau und Struktur des Exposés
• Umgang mit Unsicherheiten im Text
• Sprachliche Tipps & Tricks
• Zeitplanerstellung für das Exposé

Methode:

Die Trainerin gibt kurze Inputs über das Ziel eines Exposés und wie die Teilnehmenden dieses durch eine sinnvolle Vorstrukturierung der fachlichen Inhalte und eine geeignete sprachliche Darstellung erreichen k?nnen. Diese Inhalte üben die Teilnehmenden in kurzen Aufgabensequenzen selbstst?ndig ein. In der Arbeit in Kleingruppen wird das Gelernte auf die Promotionsvorhaben der Teilnehmenden übertragen.

Lernziele:

• Geeigneten Arbeitstitel formulieren
• Das eigene Exposé überzeugend aufbauen und klar formulieren
• Mit Unsicherheiten im Exposé souver?n umgehen
• Einen Zeitplan für das Dissertationsvorhaben erstellen

Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 12 Personen

Zielgruppe: Promovierende und Master-Studierende mit der Absicht zu promovieren

Termin: 27.06.2025, 9:00 bis 13:30 Uhr (s.t.), inkl. 30 Minuten Pause

Arbeitseinheiten: 4

Ort: Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverl?ufe (LIfBi), Wilhelmsplatz 3, Raum 02.20

Leitung: Alisa Müller, M.A.

Alisa Müller arbeitet in Nürnberg als Redaktionsleitung und seit zehn Jahren als freie Journalistin für verschiedene Printmedien. Sie hat in der slavischen Sprachwissenschaft an der Universit?t Bamberg promoviert.

Anmeldung: Bitte melden Sie sich bis zum 04.06.2025 über dieses Formular an.

Content:

Online publication or publisher? What do I need to consider when publishing my dissertation? And how does the publication process work?

The doctoral regulations offer several options for publishing your dissertation. We will inform you about the advantages and disadvantages of these publication models and forms of publishing as well as the publication process. 

The Research Information System (FIS), the platform for the online publication of the dissertation and the institutional repository of the University of Bamberg, will be presented. Using the University of Bamberg Press (UBP) as an example, the advantages of so-called hybrid publishing will also be discussed. 

The event will also address the special features of cumulative dissertations, as well as copyright and contract law issues. 

You are welcome to find out more in advance here.

Planned procedure:

• Thematic introduction by means of surveys
• Presentation on the publication of the dissertation with interactive impulses
• Space for individual questions

Participants learn about the various options for publishing their dissertation and the publication process by way of example.

Target group:doctoral students

Place and time: online; 08.07.2025, 13:00-14:00h

Working units:1 AE

Instructor:

Tessa Sauerwein / Bamberg University Library/ Universit?tsbibliothek Bamberg

Tessa Sauerwein, M.A., advises doctoral candidates on the publication of their dissertations and processes dissertations within the Research and Publication Services department of Bamberg University Library.

Registation: No registration required.

Zoom-Link:

https://uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/64519539984

Meeting-ID: 645 1953 9984

Kenncode: fpsub2025!