90-909 Systematic Review Methods
6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Designed for Ph.D. or advanced Masters' students in the social sciences, management, policy, and information technology, this mini course develops student knowledge and skills in systematic review methods. All participants will complete the Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis modules (on-line via CMU's Open Learning Initiative) and participate in a 2 hour on-line meeting each week. Topics include types of evidence synthesis, developing informative and answerable review questions, data collection including search, appraisal and extraction processes, methods of synthesis and meta-analysis for quantitative and qualitative data, and use of AI across review stages. Participants will develop a review protocol as their project. Participants will develop a systematic review protocol as their course project, formulating an answerable research question and outlining planned methods for finding, assessing and synthesizing existing evidence to answer that question. Emphasis will be placed on transparency, methodological rigor, appropriate use of AI platforms, and alignment with reporting standards suitable for registration or publication.
Prerequisites: none listed
Offered: Fall 2026
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