URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/B_SLR

Course Objective

The aim of the Short Literature Review is to formulate a research question and an objective answer to this question related to Human Movement Sciences based on peer-reviewed literature and subsequently express these findings in a written report. Secondly, the Short Literature Review is intended to improve the student's skills in scientific writing. The Short Literature Review is an individual product.

Course Content

The short literature review (SLR) enables the student to develop skills in reviewing a certain topic related to human movement science in the scientific literature. It can be a narrative review or a systematic review. The topic and the supervisor of the SLR is generally chosen by the student, but can also be proposed by a supervisor. The topic of the Short Literature Review should not be related to the Master Research Project.

Teaching Methods

The student determines a topic for review and finds an expert on this topic in the department of human movement sciences (HMS) that volunteers to supervise (see https://research.vu.nl/) or the student accepts a proposal for review put forward by a staff member of the department of HMS. The student reads the information on http://prisma-statement.org/ to understand the background of literature reviews. Both narrative and systematic reviews are allowed. At the start of the review, a contract is signed between the supervisor and student. The final product is uploaded in Canvas and checked for plagiarism using Urkund. The supervisor has about 12 hours for supervision.

Method of Assessment

The short literature review is judged by the supervisor (1st examinator)and a second examinor. The first supervisor assesses the attitude andprocess (30% of the grade). This includes independence, work speed,incorporation of suggestions and contacts with supervisor. Bothexaminators assess the content (70% of the grade). This includeslanguage and outline, introduction, research question, literatureprocessing, quality of analysis and quality of discussion.

Literature

Course manual Short Review (available on Canvas).

Target Audience

All students in the master Human Movement Science can opt for thiscourse. There is no specific semester in which the course is scheduled.

Additional Information

Prior to the work, a contract between the student and the supervisor issigned. The final version of the Short Literature Review has to beuploaded to the relevant Canvas site for a plagiarism check. The electronic evaluation form has to be filled in before the mark can be registered by the study secretariat. The number of pages is not limited but the text should be concise and not wordy.
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level6.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English

Study type

  • Master