SOSGEO4031 – Literature review and research communication

Reviewing literature and presenting literature reviews in oral and written form represent key academic skills, as well as being an important part of knowledge-based policies and public administration. This course introduces students to basic approaches to the review of research, including the different types of reviews such as systematic reviews, scoping reviews, narrative reviews and meta-analysis. Throughout the course, students will learn how to conduct reviews, present their findings in written form, and present these to an audience of peers.

The course includes introduction to AI-tools that are particularly useful for finding and summarizing large corpus of research and compare to other more traditional search engines. We undertake a critical view on how to use AI-tools and show the importance to be aware of the pitfalls and uncertainties in using these tools. A major part of the course will be to conduct a review of research on a topic of your own choice, using AI-tools.

Knowledge objectives

Throughout this course, you will acquire in-depth knowledge about

· Main approaches to research literature reviews

· The role of research review in policies and government

· Technological possibilities for reviewing academic literature

Skill objectives

Throughout this course, you will learn how to

· Conduct systematic literature reviews for the social sciences

· Utilize AI-tools in literature reviews, and critically compare with other search engines

· Present a literature review in written form

· Give an academic presentation to a small group audience

General competence

This course will enable you to

· Conduct systematic literature reviews

· Use AI-tools critically and reflective

· Give an academic presentation

Lectures and workshops

Mandatory activities

- A review protocol must be submitted and accepted early in the semester

- Conduct a literature review as a term paper

If you are sick or have another valid reason for not attending the regular exam, we offer a postponed exam later in the same semester.

See also our information about resitting an exam.