DescriptionC. Content: Should contain a detail description of the article/paper. Depending on the given assignment it can be divided in several subheadings. For example, if assignment is disease related, students must focus and include following sub headings such as detail description of symptoms,diagnosis, treatments, prevention etc. (1.5-2.5 pages, 40 points)
a. Organization -5
b. Grammar- 5
c. Content-10
d. Refrences-10
e. Volume-5
f. Quantitative information-5
D. Discussion/Analysis: Should contain the opinion about the given topic and discusses the content section. (2-3 paragraphs, 25 points)
a. Comprehension-5
b. Grammer-5
c. Content-10
d. Projections-5
E. Conclusion/summary: This section should include the concluding remarks of the article/paper (1 paragraph, 10 points)
a. Organization-2
b. Grammer-2
c. Content-6
F. References: Should include all the references cited in the article/paper (8 points)
a. Journal article 1-2
b. Journal article 2-2
c. Journal article 3-2
d. Book-2
e. Website-1
G. Acknowledgements: In this section, students should acknowledge if they get help from anywhere such as their teachers, friends, testing center, reading/writing center etc. (2 points)
Note: Based on writing assignment, students could add more subheadings but the article must contain headings outlined above.
In order to write your research article you will have to:
1. Identify all the necessary information components that you will need.
2. Visit the library and learn about the available scientific journals, textbooks, and other media and technological resources that may be available to you to complete the task. Some of the databases you may use include Science Direct, NCBI (Pub med), and google scholar etc.
3. Read a variety of scientific articles related to your topic and understand the material contained in them. You will need to read relevant articles gathered over the past 10 years in the major scientific journals.
4. Analyze and study the methods used in the various scientific articles that you gather.
5. Critically evaluate the incidence data as reported using graphs, charts and figures and use your analysis to generate your own data tables and charts.
6. Properly cite the literature within the text and include all references in the reference section of the article.
7. Use a dictionary to check your spelling and make sure that you use the correct grammar. You may visit the reading and writing labs to get assistance in this effort.
