ASSESSMENT BRIEF
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Subject Code and Title
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PUBH6008: Capstone A: Applied Research Project in Public Health
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Assessment
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Assessment 2: Literature review
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Individual/Group
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Individual
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Length
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4,000 words
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Learning Outcomes
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This assessment addresses the following learning outcomes:
Integrate and apply their knowledge and skills in public health
Develop research skills and apply these to a public health issue
Conduct a small literature review which critically analyses key issues on a public health research topic
Define and justify a research question, based on the
literature/public health issue, and outline its significance
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Submission
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Due Sunday following the end of Module 4 at 11:55pm AEST/AEDT*
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Weighting
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40%
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Total Marks
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100 marks
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*Please Note: This time isSydneytime (AEST or AEDT). Please convert to your own time zone (eg. Adelaide = 11:25pm).
PUBH6008_Assessment Brief 2 Page1of6Instructions:
By theend of module 3, student must provide to their learning facilitator a brief review of the literature on their chosen topic. The literature review must contain key references/theorists/researchers for the public health topic chosen. The literature review assignment must be designed to address the following questions:
Who are the key theorists/researchers in your public health topic?
What are the key issues?
What are the gaps in the existing body of knowledge?
The literature review should provide a basis for justifying a clear research question or hypothesis to be explored further.
You must also indicate the search strategy used for your literature review. For example, what were the key words you searched for, and which key databases or other sources did you use to conduct your literature review? (e.g. CINAHL, Proquest Public Health, Informit, Medline, Google Scholar).
Assessment Criteria:
•Critical and comprehensive review of the literature (70%)Clarity of research question/hypothesis (10%)General assessment criteria (20%):
oProvides a lucid introduction
oShows a sophisticated understanding of the key issues
oShows ability to interpret relevant information and literature in relation to
chosen topic
oDemonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant conceptsoShows
evidence of reading beyond the required readings
oJustifies any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments and not merely
assertions
oProvides a conclusion or summaryoCorrectly uses academic writing,
presentation and grammar:
▪ Complies with academic standards of legibility, referencing and
bibliographical details (including reference list)
▪ Writes clearly, with accurate spelling and grammar as well as proper
sentence and paragraph construction
▪ Uses appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research
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