565 999 Literature Review

Below Standard (<70%)

Approaching Standard (~70-80%)

At Standard (100%)

Pts

Introduction lacks most of the following parts:

· Epidemiology of the outcome

· Target population

· Risk factors of outcome

· Risk factor/exposure of interest

· Research gaps

· Aim of your review

Introduction lacks some of the following parts:

· Epidemiology of the outcome

· Target population

· Risk factors of outcome

· Risk factor/exposure of interest

· Research gaps

· Aim of your review

Introduction includes all of the following parts:

· Epidemiology of the outcome (2 pts)

· Target population (2 pts)

· Risk factors of outcome (1 pt)

· Risk factor/exposure of interest (1 pt)

· Research gaps (2 pts)

· Aim of your review (2 pts)

/10 pts

Methodology lacks most of the following components:

Search strategy:

· Search date

· What type of research engine(s) did you utilize?

· Sources?

· What are some of the key terms you used?

Study Selection:

· Target population?

· Study designs

· Inclusion/ exclusion criteria

· Flow chart

Data extraction:

What information did you utilize from the articles?

Methodology lacks some of the following components:

Search strategy:

· Search date

· What type of research engine(s) did you utilize?

· Sources?

· What are some of the key terms you used?

Study Selection:

· Target population?

· Study designs

· Inclusion/ exclusion criteria

· Flow chart

Data extraction:

What information did you utilize from the articles?

Methodology includes all of the following components:

Search strategy:

· Search date (1 pts)

· What type of research engine(s) did you utilize? (1 pt)

· Sources? (1 pt)

· What are some of the key terms you used? (1 pt)

Study Selection:

· Target population? (2 pts)

· Study designs (3 pts)

· Inclusion/ exclusion criteria (3 pts)

· Flow chart (4 pts)

Data extraction:

What information did you utilize from the articles? (5 pts)

/20 pts

The results’ section lacks most of the following parts:

· How many studies were included?

· Study design?

· Demographics of the studies’ populations?

· Exposure?

· Table

· Results are not discussed in a thematic way. Ideas are not well connected/the flow is not very smooth.

The results’ section lacks some of the following parts:

· How many studies were included?

· Study design?

· Demographics of the studies’ populations?

· Exposure?

· Table

· Results are discussed in a thematic way. Ideas are not well connected/the flow is not very smooth.

The results’ section includes the following parts:

· How many studies were included? (2 pts)

· Study design? (2 pts)

· Demographics of the studies’ populations? (2 pts)

· Exposure? (2 pts)

· Table included (10 pts)

· Results are discussed in a thematic way. Ideas are connected and the flow is smooth (12 pts).

/30 pts

The discussion lacks many of the following parts:

· Summarizing of the overall findings of the review (general summary; no details; no statistical data)

· Comparison with other studies

· Potential mechanisms explaining the observed results

· Study strengths and limitations

· Ideas are not well connected /the flow is not very smooth.

The discussion lacks some of the following parts:

· Summarizing of the overall findings of the review (general summary; no details; no statistical data)

· Comparison with other studies

· Potential mechanisms explaining the observed results

· Study strengths and limitations

· Ideas are not well connected /the flow is not very smooth.

The discussion includes all of the following parts:

· Summarizing of the overall findings of the review (general summary; no details; no statistical data) (3 pts)

· Comparison with other studies (5 pts)

· Potential mechanisms explaining the observed results (5 pts)

· Study strengths and limitations (5 pts)

· Ideas are connected and the flow is smooth (12 pts).

/30 pts

The conclusion includes most of the following parts:

· Overall findings

· Public health implications

· Further research suggestions 

The conclusion lacks some of the following parts:

· Overall findings

· Public health implications

· Further research suggestions 

The conclusion includes all of the following parts:

· Overall findings (1pt)

· Public health implications (2 pts)

· Further research suggestions (2 pts)

/5 pts

Does not abide by the page limit and/or format (Times New Roman, double spaced, size 12). Has many grammatical errors.

Does not abide by the page limit and/or format (Times New Roman, double spaced, size 12). Free of grammatical errors

Abides by the page limit (12 pages maximum excluding the reference list) and format (Times New Roman, double spaced, size 12). Free of grammatical errors

/5 pts

Total Points: /100 pts