Final Project Milestone Two: Literature Review Activity: Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles on Food Security

PHE 505 Final Project Milestone Two: Literature Review Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Every research proposal contains a literature review. The literature review demonstrates that you are familiar with the curre nt research, and places you as an expert in your field. Moreover, the literature review substantiates the need for further research by examining the research that has been conducted and identifying gaps in the current literature. Prompt: To demonstrate your claim that your selected public health issue requires more research, you will conduct a literature review. You will critically examine five research articles from peer-reviewed academic journals and summarize your findings. Be sure to address the following:

● Describe the research designs employed in each study. ● Identify the research question in each study. ● What methods were used to collect and analyze data?

○ Please indicate if primary or secondary (or both) data sources were used in the study. ● What were the main findings in each of the studies? ● What are the strengths and weaknesses of the studies?

○ In this section you will want to evaluate the research design and the data collection and analysis methods employed by the researcher. ● How do these studies inform your public health issue and the need for further research?

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one- inch margins, and all sources cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Research Designs Meets “Proficient” criteria and

demonstrates a keen understanding of the different

types of study designs

Accurately and clearly describes the research design employed in each study

Describes the research designs but answer lacks detail and clarity

Does not describe research designs

10

Research Questions Meets “Proficient” criteria and includes an explanation of the importance of null hypotheses to quantitative research, and

explains that it is normal practice in qualitative study designs to have a primary research question and sub-

research questions

Clearly identifies and outlines the research questions addressed by each study

Identifies some but not all primary research questions

Does not identify the research question for any of the studies

10

Methods for Data Collection and

Analysis

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides a keen understanding of primary and/or secondary data sources

Clearly discusses the methods of data collection and analysis employed in each study, and identifies the data source type

for each study

Discusses the data collection and analysis methods but answer has gaps in detail and lacks clarity; does not always

indicate if data is from a primary or secondary source

Does not discuss methods for data collection and analysis or data source

15

Main Findings and Conclusions

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides insight about the significance of each study as it

relates to the public health issue

Provides a clear and concise synopsis of the main findings of each study

Provides a synopsis of the main findings of each study but answer is cursory and there are

gaps in detail

Does not provide a synopsis of the main findings for each study

15

Strengths and Weaknesses

Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses evidence to substantiate claims

Accurately evaluates each study, and is able to clearly explain the strengths and

weaknesses with the each study design, and data collection and analysis methods

Evaluates each study for the strengths and weaknesses with the study designs, and the

methods for data collection and analysis but with gaps in accuracy or necessary detail

Does not evaluate the research design, and the data collection and analysis methods

employed by the researcher

20

Inform Research Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into how the findings from the literature review are connected to their chosen public health issue

Provides an explanation of how

the gaps in the current research demonstrate the need for further research on this public health issue

Explains how the studies inform

the chosen public heal th issue but fails to substantiate the need for further research

Does not explain how the

selected studies inform the public health issue or need for further research

20

Articulation of Response

(APA/Mechanics)

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented

in a professional and easy-to- read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact

readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of

ideas

10

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