Respond to the following for a total of 20
points. Your responses should be double- spaced in 12-point font and free of any formatting (e.g., spelling, grammar, punctuation) errors. Remember to indent the first sentence of every new paragraph.
Be sure to proofread before you submit. Your work will be assessed for its accuracy, adherence to instructions, and writing (including being free of citation errors). Your responses should be in your own words. If you quote someone else, you must provide adequate citation of that quote, including the page # (or url that directly links to the quote). Remember to use APA format for in-text citations and references. It is expected that students will submit their own work and not work together on the same article. Naturally, student work analyzing the same article (though this is not likely) will be scrutinized to ensure that each student did their work independently of one another.
Student responses for each part should be 2-3 paragraphs long. Part of the assessment involves students’ editing skills so please recognize that more is likely not better.
There is one prompt below with four parts. Each part is worth 5 points for a total of 20 points.
TASK: find a full-text empirical (peer-reviewed) article on any concept or idea from Chapters 1-12 (our readings so far).
1. Describe the primary finding(s) of the study described in the article and how it most relates to the textbook materials. (2-3 paragraphs)
2.a. Briefly describe the methods used and explain an alternative way the variables could have been measured.
2.b. Explain some of the limitations of the methods that were actually used. (2-3 paragraphs total for 2.a. and 2.b.)
3. Describe some of the potential ethical and legal implications related to the study addressed in the article.
(2-3 paragraphs)
4. Identify a professional (e.g., nurses, teachers) who would benefit from knowing about the study’s results. Imagine that you must write a brief memo explaining the results to a group of these professionals as part of a consulting gig you’ve taken on to build your resume.
Be sure to explain the results in plain language (i.e., layperson’s terms) and in ways to which the target audience can relate. (2-3 paragraphs)
