The Launchpad: Foundations of Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis Protocol Design – Individual + Mentored
€499.00
Course 1 of 12 · Foundation Phase · 5–6 Hours Video · 13 Hours Total Learning
Build a PRISMA-P compliant systematic review protocol on your own real research project and register it publicly on PROSPERO or the Open Science Framework by the end of this course. In this tier, Dr. Robat reviews your capstone personally and issues the SynClarity Seal with his direct endorsement.
5 Smart Interactive Modules
Audio Recaps & Text Summaries
Workbook Templates
Lifetime Access
Personal Consultations
SynClarity Seal: Personal Endorsement
Applicable across medicine, education, psychology, HEOR, policy, law, business, agriculture, social science, and any discipline where evidence informs decisions.
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Description
Course 1 of 12 · Foundation Phase · The Meta-Journey Begins Here
The Launchpad is a 5-station, 68-lesson expedition through the complete architecture of a systematic review protocol. You arrive with your own real research question. You leave with a finished, registered, publication-ready document. Station by station, you build. Nothing is hypothetical. Everything is yours.
Individual + Mentored: What This Tier Adds
The same 68-lesson course. The same five stations. The same complete asset library. Plus direct, scheduled access to Dr. Robat throughout.
2–3 Personal Consultation Sessions
Scheduled directly with Dr. Robat at your pace. Bring your protocol draft, your framework questions, or your PROSPERO registration. Use the sessions wherever you need them most during the course.
Priority Capstone Review: 3 Business Days
Your capstone submission goes to the front of the queue. Dr. Robat reads every section, identifies methodological gaps, and returns a detailed written critique. Not a rubric score. A real review.
SynClarity Seal: Personal Endorsement
The Seal in this tier is not automated. It is issued after Dr. Robat personally confirms your protocol meets publication-grade methodological standards. His assessment is the endorsement.
Best suited for: PhD candidates preparing for submission, early-career researchers building their first peer-reviewed publication, and clinicians or analysts working to a grant or policy deadline.
Five Outcomes You Will Hold by Station 1.5
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A PRISMA-P compliant protocol document (typically 3,000–5,000 words) covering all 17 checklist items, citable, auditable, and ready for peer review
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A live public pre-registration on PROSPERO, the Open Science Framework, or both, with your name on the scientific record
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A structured, answerable research question built using the right framework for your discipline: PICO, PECO, SPIDER, ECLIPSE, PCC, or PIRT
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A reproducible research workspace, including structured reference management, file-naming conventions, and citation libraries ready for Course 2
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SynClarity Seal, personally reviewed and endorsed by Dr. Robat. Your protocol is read by the founder. His written assessment is the credential.
One Method. Every Field That Runs on Evidence.
Systematic review protocol design is not a specialty of any single discipline. It is the shared methodology of every field where decisions are made on evidence. The PRISMA-P framework and the methods in Course 1 apply to your research question in full, regardless of where it sits.
Psychology
Education
HEOR & Market Access
Policy
Law
Business & Corporate R&D
Agriculture
Social Science
Applied Linguistics
Environmental Science
No statistics background required. No coding. No prior research experience.
The Five Stations
Each station is a self-contained chapter. You arrive, you work, you produce something tangible, and you advance. Your real research project runs through every one.
Foundations of Evidence Synthesis
The lineage of the method: from Florence Nightingale’s mortality charts to the Cochrane Collaboration to modern evidence hierarchies. 7 lessons. You will understand why this method exists, and what is at stake when it is done poorly, before you begin to use it.
Why Protocols Matter
The scientific and ethical case for committing the methodology to writing before the review begins. Transparency, reproducibility, bias prevention, and accountability: the four pillars. 8 lessons. By the end, the protocol is no longer a procedural formality. It is your methodological contract with the scientific community.
Building Your PRISMA-P Protocol
All 17 PRISMA-P checklist items, built from scratch. Every major question framework: PICO, PECO, SPIDER, ECLIPSE, PCC, and PIRT. You learn to select the right one for your discipline and research type, then build every section of your actual protocol around it. 28 lessons. The longest station. The most consequential one.
Stress-Testing Your Protocol
Before a protocol goes public, it is examined under pressure. The Pre-Mortem Workshop, the Integrity Audit, and the External Stress Test: three structured exercises designed to find every structural weakness before the scientific record carries your name. 7 lessons. This station is what separates a defensible protocol from one that breaks under peer review.
PROSPERO and OSF Registration
Station 5 is field work. Every field of the PROSPERO registration form is demonstrated, step by step. You copy your completed protocol directly into the registry. You set up your Open Science Framework preregistration. You build the file architecture that will carry your review from here to publication. 18 lessons. You leave this station with a live, publicly accessible scientific record.
What Is Included
68 Video Lessons
5–6 hours of video across 5 stations. Each lesson is self-contained for high-focus, session-by-session learning at your own pace.
5 Smart Interactive Modules
One per station. Custom-built HTML-based tools you actively use, not passive slides. Click through the evidence hierarchy. Navigate the framework selector. Explore the PRISMA-P checklist interactively. No other evidence synthesis course offers these.
5 Audio Recaps
One per station. Designed for on-the-go reinforcement: public transport, morning runs, or the time between writing sessions. The protocol stays in motion.
5 Station Text Summaries
Written digests of each station’s core methodology. Reference material that stays useful long after the course is complete, when you need to justify a methodological decision quickly.
PRISMA-P Protocol Workbook
A ready-to-fill Word document structured around all 17 PRISMA-P items. Filled out section by section alongside the lessons. You finish the course with a completed document, not a blank template.
Framework Workbook
Six question frameworks (PICO, PECO, SPIDER, ECLIPSE, PCC, PIRT) with 18 fully worked real-world examples across three disciplines. Includes a diagnostic selector to identify the right framework for your review type.
Review Type Decision Tool
A decision flowchart comparing systematic, scoping, rapid, umbrella, and narrative reviews. Minimum study requirements, registration obligations, and realistic timelines for each.
Quizzes + Final Assessment
Verification checkpoints embedded throughout the course. The final assessment confirms readiness for capstone submission and personal endorsement review.
Lifetime Access
The course is yours permanently. Return to any station as your research evolves, as standards update, or as you guide a student through their first protocol. No expiry.
MetaSyn AI Skill Coming Soon
The first AI Skill purpose-built for evidence synthesis. GVD protocol embedded in every interaction. Deployable on Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini. Launching within 30 days of academy launch, included at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion
Issued upon successful completion with a unique verification ID. Permanently verifiable at metasyn.academy/verify. Citable, employer-confirmable, and linked to the Academy’s public registry.
Your Capstone Project
Course 1 culminates in a real-world deliverable built on your own actual research project. You submit the PRISMA-P protocol you constructed throughout the course, together with confirmation of your PROSPERO or OSF registration.
Assessment Criteria
- A clear, answerable research question using PICO, PECO, SPIDER, ECLIPSE, PCC, or PIRT
- A comprehensive search strategy across a minimum of three databases
- Explicit eligibility criteria and a reproducible study selection process
- Defined data extraction procedures and risk-of-bias assessment approach
- An appropriate synthesis plan, narrative or meta-analytic, matched to the research question
- Complete PRISMA-P checklist and confirmed PROSPERO or OSF registration
In this tier, all enrolled members receive detailed written feedback from Dr. Saeedy Robat personally within 3 business days. Your capstone review is part of what you paid for. Protocols meeting all criteria earn the SynClarity Seal with personal endorsement.
The SynClarity Seal of Methodological Rigor
From DisClarity to SynClarity. The credential that marks where the journey ends.
Every researcher arrives at the Academy in a state of DisClarity: a sound question buried under methodological uncertainty, scattered references, and the weight of not knowing where to begin. The SynClarity Seal marks the moment that ends. It certifies that what you have built is not just a completed exercise. It is a defensible, registered, replication-ready protocol that has passed independent methodological review.
The Seal is endorsed by a published meta-analyst whose second-order meta-analysis appears in Nature Human Behaviour (2026). No other evidence synthesis academy currently offers an equivalent credential. It is a digital badge you can display on your CV, LinkedIn profile, and published work.
In this tier, the Seal is not issued through an automated criteria pass. Dr. Robat personally reads your complete protocol, identifies every methodological gap, and confirms that the work meets the standards required for peer-reviewed publication. You receive a written review and a direct personal endorsement. That is what makes this credential different.
Available upon successful capstone submission, personal review, and criteria confirmation.
Who This Course Is For
Whether you are designing your first protocol or strengthening an existing draft, Course 1 gives you the complete architecture. The Mentored tier is best suited to researchers who benefit from direct, expert input at critical decision points.
Graduate Students
Master’s and PhD candidates planning thesis-based or dissertation systematic reviews, especially those with a submission deadline.
Early-Career Researchers
Postdocs and junior faculty building their first peer-reviewed publication in evidence synthesis.
Clinicians & Practitioners
Healthcare professionals conducting clinical guidelines reviews working to a grant, ethics approval, or policy deadline.
Policy Researchers
Analysts synthesizing evidence for policy recommendations, public health decisions, or regulatory submissions under time constraints.
Industry Researchers
HEOR specialists and R&D analysts who need expert validation of their methodology before submitting to payers or regulators.
Information Professionals
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