Nutrition

FN 255 Fall 2013

Locating and Evaluating Scientific Research

Due Date: Tuesday, 10/29/2013

General Description:

You will be locating articles from scientific peer reviewed journals and summarizing the articles in the form of an annotated bibliography. Please read the definition and description of Annotated Bibliography located at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/.

Instructions:

1. Choose a nutrition related topic that interests you.

2. Locate five articles that discuss nutrition.

a. Articles must come from the scientific peer reviewed sources.

b. Articles must be published within the last five years.

c. Articles must be relevant to your topic.

d. Each article must come from a different source.

3. For each article:

a. Provide an American Psychological Association (APA) style reference.

b. Summarize the article:

i. Each summary must be limited to ¼ - ½ page in length.

ii. Material must be paraphrased, not plagiarized. See http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/02/.

iii. Include discussion of the general purpose, general findings, and conclusion of the research.

iv. Discussion of findings should include a summary of specific findings that are relevant to the conclusion of the article.

4. Additional requirements:

a. Articles must be listed alphabetically by authors’ last names.

b. Document must be:

i. Typed

1. *Assignments will not be accepted unless typed, and will be considered late until submitted as typed documents

ii. Double spaced

iii. Submitted electronically before 11:00 am, Tuesday, 10/29/13.

1. Submit your annotated bibliography and PDF copies of each article to the drop box on the class Moodle page.

References for APA formatting, avoiding plagiarism, and writing:

http://www.semo.edu/writing/quick_ref.htm

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/02/

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Locating and Evaluating Scientific Research Grading Rubric

Requirement	Points Possible	Points Earned
Formatting – Alphabetized, appropriate length, double-spaced	2
Citation of articles – Correctly formatted according to APA guidelines	3
Articles – Peer-reviewed sources, within 5 years, included	5
Summary of articles – Properly paraphrased, proper length	20
Total	30
Points deducted for late submission of any portion of assignment Class days late x 5 points per day late
Total