Discuss what is thought to cause inflammatory bowel disease and treatments that are being used.
The assignment is designed to further your knowledge about one of the units discussed in the course. You will be expected to gather information from peer reviewed journal articles. Choose peer-reviewed journals that contain primary research (ie, study, methods, results etc). If your paper does not contain this, it will not be marked. Remember that even though it is a review of the literature you DO NOT want to just summarize what is already known. Use your critical thinking to analyze and find common themes in literature. DO NOT confuse this assignment with an annotated bibliography. If you are unsure, take the time to research what a literature review is.
1. Extensively research your topic and write a mini literature review
2. 5 pages not including references.
3. Review should contain basic introduction, the body of your review and a summary or conclusion.
4. When writing a review you should decide if you are going to compare and contrast current findings or focus on one view point (Be careful not to choose too broad that it cannot be contained in 5 pages)
5. Your review should include evidence of critical analysis as well.
6. Follow APA style (6th edition)
7. At least 9 citations/references (peer-reviewed journals) (You should be able to submit your articles upon request). I will be checking that these are from reputable, scholarly sources, peer-reviewed journals containing primary research
8. Do not include merely direct quotations, utilize in text citations
9. Sub headings may be used
Top marks:
• Evidence of well thought out layout
• Relevant articles were selected ( 9-10 citations)
• Topic is introduced well and groundwork is laid for direction of review
• Review flows well and appropriate
• Content covered in depth