LITERATURE REVIEW AND RESEARCH

KLE514

Course Code: KLE514
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Bilgen Başgut

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Uses databases effectively for literature review.
Applies citation techniques properly.
Uses artificial intelligence applications for drug interaction analysis.
Refers to patent databases when needed.
Prepares interaction-based academic presentations.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None.

Course Description

This course aims to teach the points to consider while reading and evaluating an article, to gain the skill of presenting and discussing an article and to evaluate and comment on the scanned articles to answer the questions that may come from the health personnel and the patient.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Week 1: Introduction to literature review and its role in scientific research
2^nd Week	Week 2: Literature resources and access to sources
3^rd Week	Week 3: Research article analysis
4^th Week	Week 4: Citation, article types, reference management tools
5^th Week	Week 5: Preparing tables, figures, diagrams, report writing and data analysis
6^th Week	Week 6: Academic communication and practical applications
7^th Week	Week 7: Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Week 8: Presentation preparation techniques
9^th Week	Week 9: Plagiarism detection tools and applications
10^th Week	Week 10: Patent search applications
11^th Week	Week 11: Drug interaction research tools in clinical pharmacy
12^th Week	Week 12: Artificial intelligence in article writing and ethical considerations
13^th Week	Week 13: Article presentations
14^th Week	Week 14: Article presentations
15^th Week	Week 15: Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Pharmacoterapy. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Joseph T. DiPiro, Sixth edition 2005, USA.
2. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practices (Eds. Burns M., Wells B., Schwinghammer T., Malone P., Kolesar J., Rotschafer J., DiPiro J), 2008, USA.
3. Farmakoterapi El Kitabı, 10.baskı, (Eds. Wells B., Schwinghammer T., DiPiro J, DiPiro C), Çeviri Ed. Turgay Çelik, 2019.
4. Applied Therapeutics. The Clinical Use of Drugs. Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, Lloyd Young. Nineth edition 2009, Washington

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)