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Select two publications. One is a trade magazine and one is a professional journal
(peer-reviewed).
1. Browse through both publications to get a feeling for what they contain.
2. Select one article or story from each publication. One article is to be peer-
reviewed and one is not. You will use these articles for the following
assignment.
Part 1
1. Is this something that you found interesting and/or helpful to you in this
stage of your development in the profession and/or do you think it would
be helpful to practicing medical dosimetrists?
2. Do you have any questions about the accuracy of the information included
or the viewpoint of the author?
3. Describe what you felt to be the strengths and the weaknesses of the
article.
Part 1 Grading
Writing:
Content
§ Identified article & author
§ Gave a brief summary of article
§ Answered questions regarding strength & weakness
§ Described usefulness of this article to self & others
Mechanics
§ Sentence structure
§ Paragraph structure
§ Introduction & conclusion
§ Transitions & logical flow
§ Punctuation & spelling
§ Word use
• Provide superscript citations (per AMA) within the article for references
used and provide a reference list at the end of each article.
Part 2
Write a critical review of the peer reviewed research article that you have selected.
Ask yourself the following questions:
1. Does the article have the subsections required of a research article? (abstract,
introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, references) If they are
not clearly labeled, do so yourself as you read the article.
2. In the introduction section, was the problem clearly identified and stated? Was
a literature review presented that gave background on the problem?
3. In the methods section: was the research design clearly explained? Was the
sample representative of the population of interest and was it sufficiently
large? Were the measurement instruments reliable?
4. In the results section were results adequately presented and explained. Did
the statistical tests deal effectively with the type of data generated?
5. In the discussion or analysis section, was data appropriately and logically
evaluated to support the conclusions? Was there any bias or factors that
hindered the data from being relevant or accurate?
6. In the conclusion section: was the research adequately summarized?
7. In the reference section, did the author(s) consult a wide range of sources or
appropriate sources? Were the sources current (within the past 5-7 yrs)?
Part 2 Grading