Course Content
Module 1: Foundations of Research and Thesis Development
Upon completion of this module, residents will be able to: • Understand the thesis requirements and academic standards in basic and paraclinical sciences. • Identify feasible research topics aligned with departmental resources and expertise. • Formulate clear, testable research questions using established frameworks.
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Research Methodology and Biostatistics for Postgraduate Residents in Basic Sciences and Paraclinical Sciences

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

  1. Identify major biomedical databases — PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and BanglaJol
  2. Compare the scope, indexing criteria, and coverage differences across databases
  3. Distinguish between controlled vocabulary and free-text searching strategies
  4. Apply database-specific search strategies to identify seminal papers and current research trends

Content:

  • Identifying seminal papers and current research trends.
  • Database-specific search strategies.
  • Tutorial on how to search database like PubMed for relevant articles
  • Overview of major databases- PubMed / MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar (strengths and limitations) and BanglaJol for Bangladeshi journals.
  • Scope, indexing criteria, and coverage differences
  • Controlled vocabulary vs. free-text searching