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Unit 1 - Basic course in Biomedical Research : Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun

2020)

Course outline
Assignment 3: Literature review
Basic course in
Biomedical Your last recorded submission was on 2020-04-03, 19:30 IST Due date: 2020-06-30, 23:59 IST.
Research : Cycle 2 1) In literature review method of identifying studies which are unbiased and valid is known as critical 1 point
(Mar-Jun 2020)
appraisal.
Lecture 1:
a) True
Introduction to
health research b) False
(unit?
2) Choose the correct sequence of the steps of systematically doing literature search from below 1 point
unit=1&lesson=2)

Quiz : Assignment a) Organize the information, identify the lacunae, develop the research question, synthesize the results
1: Introduction to b) Identify the lacunae, develop the research question, synthesize the results, organize the information
health research
(assessment?
c) Develop the research question, synthesize the results, organize the information, identify the lacunae
name=55) d) Organize information, synthesize the results, identify the lacunae, develop the research question

Lecture 2: 3) All the following about literature review is correct EXCEPT 1 point
Formulating
research question a) It identifies lacunae in the existing knowledge about a topic
(unit?
b) It saves valuable time for a researcher
unit=1&lesson=3)
c) It helps the researcher in arriving the conclusion of a study
Quiz : Assignment
d) It suggests the researcher about new research topics
2: Formulating
research question 4) While drafting a scientific manuscript, literature review is useful on the following section EXCEPT 1 point
(assessment?
name=57) a) Introduction
Lecture 3: b) Methods
Literature review c) Results
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=4) d) Discussion
Quiz : 5) Which of the following about PubMed is incorrect ? 1 point
Assignment 3:
Literature review a) PubMed comprises more than 25 million citations for biomedical literature
(assessment? b) Citations may include links to full-text article from PubMed Central
name=61)
c) PubMed is developed and maintained by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the
Lecture 4: U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Measures of d) PubMed is a paid service provider for searching of literature
disease frequency
(unit? 6) All the following are examples of databases EXCEPT 1 point
unit=1&lesson=5)
a) MEDLINE
Quiz : Assignment
4: Measures of b) EMBASE
disease frequency c) CINAHL
(assessment?
d) Google scholar
name=75)
7) Literature searches are important to do at the start of a project; and do not need to continue throughout 1 point
Lecture 5:
Descriptive study the project.
designs (unit?
unit=1&lesson=6) a) True
b) False
Quiz : Assignment
5: Descriptive 8) Which of the following search query should be used to find the articles on chest pain other than angina? 1 point
study designs
(assessment? a) Chest pain AND angina
name=78)
b) Chest pain OR angina
Lecture 6: c) Chest pain NOT angina
Analytical study
d) Chest pain EXCEPT angina
designs (unit?
unit=1&lesson=7) 9) A researcher wants to assess effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on diabetes prognosis. For 1 point
Quiz : Assignment this, the researcher searches related articles in PubMed and Google scholar. This process is known as
6: Analytical study
designs a) Information retrieval
(assessment? b) Indexing
name=77)
c) Critical appraisal
Lecture 7: d) Data management
Experimental study
designs: Clinical 10)Which of the following about MeSH is incorrect? 1 point
trials (unit?
unit=1&lesson=8) a) MeSH thesaurus is controlled vocabulary produced by the National Library of Medicine

Quiz : Assignment
b) It consists of sets of terms naming descriptors in a hierarchical structure that permits searching at various
7: Experimental levels of specificity
study designs c) It is used for indexing and searching of biomedical and health-related information
(assessment?
d) MeSH is used for EMBASE database
name=62)
You may submit any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Lecture 8: Validity
of epidemiological Submit Answers
studies (unit?
unit=1&lesson=9)

Quiz : Assignment
8: Validity of
epidemiological
studies
(assessment?
name=79)
Lecture 9:
Qualitative
research methods:
An overview (unit?
unit=1&lesson=10)

Quiz : Assignment
9: Qualitative
research methods
(assessment?
name=80)

Lecture 10:
Measurement of
study variables
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=11)

Quiz : Assignment
10: Measurement
of study variables
(assessment?
name=72)

Lecture 11:
Sampling methods
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=12)

Quiz : Assignment
11: Sampling
methods
(assessment?
name=71)

Lecture 12:
Calculating sample
size and power
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=13)

Quiz : Assignment
12: Calculating
sample size and
power
(assessment?
name=70)

Lecture 13:
Selection of study
population (unit?
unit=1&lesson=14)

Quiz : Assignment
13: Selection of
study population
(assessment?
name=76)

Lecture 14: Study

plan and project
management
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=15)
Quiz : Assignment
14: Study plan and
project
management
(assessment?
name=63)

Lecture 15:
Designing data
collection tools
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=16)

Quiz : Assignment
15: Designing data
collection tool
(assessment?
name=64)

Lecture 16:
Principles of data
collection (unit?
unit=1&lesson=17)

Quiz : Assignment
16: Principles of
data collection
(assessment?
name=65)

Lecture 17: Data

management
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=18)

Quiz : Assignment
17: Data
management
(assessment?
name=66)

Lecture 18:
Overview of data
analysis (unit?
unit=1&lesson=19)

Quiz : Assignment
18: Overview of
data analysis
(assessment?
name=74)

Lecture 19: Ethical

framework for
health research
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=20)

Quiz : Assignment
19: Ethical
framework for
health research
(assessment?
name=67)
 Lecture 20:
Conducting clinical
trials (unit?
unit=1&lesson=21)

Quiz : Assignment
20: Conducting
clinical trials
(assessment?
name=68)

Lecture 21:
Preparing a
concept paper for
research projects
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=22)

Quiz : Assignment
21: Preparing a
concept paper for
research project
(assessment?
name=73)

Lecture 22:
Elements of a
protocol for
research studies
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=23)

Quiz : Assignment
22 : Elements of a
protocol for
research studies
(assessment?
name=82)

Lecture 23:
Publication Ethics
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=47)

Quiz : Assignment
23: Publication
Ethics
(assessment?
name=69)

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