Direction and Rubric for Materials

Posted: September 17th, 2022

Direction and Rubric for Materials/MethodsSubmitted in Ethical and or Cultural/Perspectives of InquiryThe purpose of the materials and methods section is to explain your research in such detail that it could be repeated by another group of scientists and their results would be identical to yours. These sections in all scholarly papers are written in paragraph form and do not include any bullet point lists. It is also written in the past tense and formally. There will be less in text citations in this section in comparison to the lit review and the conclusion but they are NOT optional. If you are using someone elses idea or information that is not common knowledge you MUST cite the source. These sections do not include background information. If you find yourself writing about anything other than materials and methods used it need to go in either you lit review or conclusion. It is purely the recipe of the research paper.
Researchers
First you must identify
Independent variable (there will only be one)
Dependent variables (you will need 2 at least)
Variables you will control for
Control Group
Experimental group
Materials
Includes a comprehensive list of all the materials needed for the experiment including
The number of subjects and the inclusion criteria
Units of measurement
Methods
Includes a step by step details account of the techniques used to collect data written in the past tense
Justifies the use of each technique used to collect valid data
Examples of how to start this section
To investigate the correlation between
To confirm the presence of
To identify the cause of
Public Health Educators
The purpose of the projected outcomes section is to explain the three policy changes and two educational interventions you wish to make and to justify them. These sections in all scholarly papers are written in paragraph form and do not include any bullet point lists. It is also written in the future tense and formally. There will be less in text citations in this section in comparison to the lit review and the conclusion but they are NOT optional. If you are using someone elses idea or information that is not common knowledge you MUST cite the source. Minimum of 6 sources is required. You can use the sources from your literature review and new references as well. These sections do not typically include background information with some room for exceptions. See the outline for guidance on the layout.
Results DirectionsResearchers Results
For this assignment 2 visual aids that illustrate your data collected are required
The visuals must be relevant to your research and must be created through your hypothetical study (you cant use someone elses data)
Chart, tables or graphs are acceptable and must include
A title
Labeled x and y axis
Correct units of measurement
Logical choice of measurement and units
After each visual a description of each follows. The description details the chart so that someone could recreate the chart without seeing it.
Public Health Projected Outcomes
This will include a cost analysis after your proposed changes are enacted as well as other potential outcomes (decreased rates of disease, methane production etc.). You must explain how you reached your results in such detail someone could repeat your calculations.