2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Innovation Science Graduate major in Innovation Science
Systematic Review VIII
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Innovation Science
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Exercise (Others)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ISC.A608
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Obtaining a comprehensive perspective on a research field becomes increasingly difficult because of segmentation and specialization. Traditional review approach, where literature is selected by an ado-hoc manner, miss the important and emerging research topics and trends.
Through this course, students are expected to learn methodology of systematic review and to conduct systematic review on the student's research topics. The topics should be selected to reshape and refine his/her thesis.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students should;
1) Learn concept and methodology of systematic review,
2) Obtain comprehensive views on selected research topics.
Keywords
Systematic review, bibliometrics
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students conduct systematic review under the guidance and direction by the supervisor and the faculty.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance: Concept and methodology of systematic review | Learn concept and methodology of systematic review. |
| Class 2 | Presentation of the scope of Ph.D research | Select relevant topics for systematic review. |
| Class 3 | Data Collection and analysis | Understand a brief trends of selected topics. |
| Class 4 | Presentation of survey results (1) | Comprehend sub-domain of selected topics by literature survey. |
| Class 5 | Presentation of survey results (2) | Comprehend sub-domain of selected topics by literature survey. |
| Class 6 | Presentation of survey results (3) | Comprehend sub-domain of selected topics by literature survey. |
| Class 7 | Presentation of survey results (4) | Comprehend sub-domain of selected topics by literature survey. |
| Class 8 | Final Presentation | Obtain comprehensive views on selected research topics and design originarity and context of Ph.D research |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not assigned.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not assigned.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Presentation (100%)
Related courses
- ISC.E601 ： Innovation Research Methodology
Prerequisites
No prerequisite.