Western Oregon University



HE325 Nutrition

Professional Journal Article Review

DUE Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at the beginning of class

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Instructions: There is often an overabundance of nutrition information in mass media and it is often difficult to know what information is correct. This assignment will help you find credible health information in the form of peer-reviewed research. This assignment requires you to do a computerized literature search to locate a peer-reviewed journal related to nutrition (this is extremely broad so you have the opportunity to pick a topic that you are interested in exploring). After finding a research article and reading it, you will then write a summary of the article, explain how this information is applicable to the class. Include what you particularly found interesting or initially learned from this article. You may be asked to present your findings in class.

Guidelines:

• Article must be from a peer-reviewed journal, no more than 5 years old, a research study (i.e., it cannot be a literature review, editorial, etc.) and at least 5 printed pages.

• Attach the article with your paper with grading rubric stapled on top.

• Cite the article in APA format on the top of the first page.

|Instructions |Possible Points |Points Earned |

|Grading rubric stapled on top of assignment. |-1 if missing | |

|(No binders, report covers, etc) | | |

|Assignment turned in another time or method |-2 if turned in another time or method | |

|than hard copy at the beginning of class. | | |

|Article properly cited in APA format. |2 | |

|Appropriate article identified (no more than 5 |2 | |

|years old, peer-reviewed, research study) | | |

|Thorough summary of article and key points |5 | |

|present. | | |

|Information is accurately applied and related |6 | |

|to the class. Student showed excellent | | |

|personal reflection. | | |

|Article is attached to assignment. |2 | |

|Paper is typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, |3 | |

|spell-checked and proof-read. | | |

|Total |20 | |

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