Assignment 2: Final Project Part V: Quality Checklist
Review the following two research studies.
- Garne, D., Watson, M., Chapman, S., &
Byrne, F. (2005). Environmental tobacco smoke research published
in the journal Indoor and Built Environment and associations with the tobacco industry. Lancet, 365(9461), 804?9. Retrieved from http://www.lphi.org/LPHIadmin/uploads/Lancet-%20I.pdf
- Sclar, E. D., Garau, P., Carolini, G. (2005). The 21st century health challenge of slums and cities. Lancet, 365(9462), 901?3; Retrieved from http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/TheLancetSlums.pdf
Based on your review of the two studies, create a checklist to analyze the quality of research studies.
- Your checklist should not have more than 20 items. Avoid repetition.
- Explain how each item on the checklist helps evaluate a study.
- The checklist should be clearly worded. A person using it should not have to ask for an explanation of any item.
By Tuesday, May 10, 2016, submit your checklist to the W5: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Name your document SUO_HCM4004_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points
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Designed an appropriate checklist to assess the quality of a research study |
80
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Explained how each item evaluates a study. |
80
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Clearly worded the checklist. |
25
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Presented a structured document free of spelling and grammatical errors. |
15
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Total |
200
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