45-60 minutes
What you can expect to learn (learning outcomes)
This module will teach you to:
- Recognize features of systematic reviews as a research design
- Recognize the importance of using rigorous methods to conduct a systematic review
- Identify the types of review questions
- Identify the elements of a well-defined review question
- Understand the steps in a systematic review
Authors, contributors, and how to cite this module
Module 1 has been written and compiled by Dario Sambunjak, Miranda Cumpston and Chris Watts, Cochrane Central Executive Team.
A full list of acknowledgements is available in the ‘About’ section within the module.
This module should be cited as: Sambunjak D, Cumpston M, Watts C. Module 1: Introduction to conducting systematic reviews. In: Cochrane Interactive Learning: Conducting an intervention review. Cochrane, 2017. Available from interactivelearning.cochrane.org/module-1.
Update and feedback
The module was last updated in January 2025.
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