SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Components of Critical Review

There is one Summative assessment for this module.

Assessment Type: Written Report - Critical Review assignment: (2,000 words)

Required Format and file type: Electronic Microsoft Word Document

Weighting: 100% - The assessment must be passed with a threshold of 40%

Assessment Requirements:

You must submit a report with a Total Word Count of 2000 words +/- 10% as per standard UEL regulations and guidance. Marks will be deducted from each section as appropriate if the number of words submitted falls outside this requirement.

Front sheet:

You should produce a front sheet with the following details:

• Module Name
• Module Code
• Module Leaders name
• Title of Paper Critical Review of “….”
• Cohort
• Word Count (your word count, not what has been given)
• Submission Details:

(Only indicate which one applies to you from below)

• 1^st Deadline
• 24 Hours Late Submission
• 7 Day Extension
• Extenuation Circumstances

(Having applied and extenuation granted)

Please present in an orderly fashion but not as a list

Your report should:

Critically analyse and evaluate a journal article of your choice of one paper from four (4) provided journal papers.

General Guidelines for Writing a Report:

Your report should include:

Introduction (200 - 250 words)

• Introduce your topic of choice from the four options which were provided: with reference to key literature / research and state if your chosen topic is an area that has been widely researched or not.
• State the rationale for choosing this topic.
• State the purpose of your paper/report.
• Explain/ define any conditions, treatments or aspects of care which are key to our review e.g., prevalence of a specific disease in the UK.

Main Body

Should be an Appraisal/Analysis/Evaluation:

The main body of this report should demonstrate your understanding of the research process by presenting an appraisal/ analysis/evaluation of the following aspects of the chosen paper:

• Title, keywords, and the authors.
• Abstract
• The introduction
• Background/literature review
• Ethics
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion, recommendations, and conclusion
• Try to include any Limitations of the study / Biases / Conflicts of interest.

Conclusion:

Your conclusion should include:

An overall summary of your report and whether you feel this paper is to a standard that would:

• Do you support or disagree with the paper’s results and recommendations and why (give supportive evidence)?
• Do you support or disagree with the paper’s recommendations? And are they practical to implement would you to implement any of the recommendations. How can they be taken into practice?
• Does it encourage you to undertake research in this area?
• Draw together your findings.