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Assignment: Systematic review evidence statement

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Introduction to Systematic Reviews: Course Assessment Information
Assignment: Systematic review evidence statement
Value 100% of course assessment
Length 2,500 words
Assessment criteria
This assignment will be graded using the following assessment criteria:
1. Knowledge of robust systematic review methods
2. Ability to critically appraise systematic review evidence and to make a judgement to its
validity
3. Ability to interpret the results of a systematic review and to translate these into a public
health recommendation, using audience-appropriate structure, language and content
4. Ability to reflect on the complexity involved in applying systematic review findings to policy
5. Ability to communicate with careful attention to quality of writing, clarity, concision, and
critical engagement with relevant literature to support arguments throughout discussion
This task is designed to assess your knowledge of, and skills in:
▻ Design of systematic reviews and related methodological principles
▻ Critically appraising a systematic review
▻ Interpreting the results of a systematic review and communicating their implications for
public health to a specific audience (Policy Makers audience)
▻ Reflective practice
▻ Clarity and quality of written communication, including use of literature sources where
appropriate to support the development of arguments
Assignment summary
This assignment is based on a systematic review, “Association between sedentary behavior and the
risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis”.
Reference: Yan, S., Fu, W., Wang, C., Mao, J., Liu, B., Zou, L., & Lv, C. (2020). Association between
sedentary behavior and the risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Translational
psychiatry, 10(1), 1-8.
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Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-0799-5
For this assignment, apply the skills and knowledge obtained throughout the course, critically
appraise it and write your assignment with the following sections:
▻ An appraisal of the design and methods of the review, drawing on your understanding of
the principles and practice of SR methods
▻ A statement interpreting the findings of the review, and the reliability/validity of those
findings, aimed at the Policy Makers audience
▻ Your interpretive statement should be written with the specific audience in mind and
structured as:
o One or two sentences summarising the review objectives
o Summary of key findings
o Limitations of the review and what the review cannot inform
o Implications of findings on policy
▻ A reflective discussion on translating research findings into public health policy and practice
with regard to the topic of the review
General Information – please read carefully and contact the MPH team if any questions
• Please use the cover sheet provided
• Your written assignment should be uploaded as a single document containing the coversheet and
all three sections of the assignment
• When uploading your assignment please input ONLY your exam number in the ‘submission title’
box
• Your name should not appear anywhere in your assignment. If you do not know your exam
• Assignments must be submitted no later than the specified date/time. Marks will be deducted for
assignments which are handed in late at a rate of 5% per day (except where there are acceptable
extenuating circumstances and the student has submitted a special circumstances form in advance
or an extension has been approved by the Course Organiser). This applies for up to seven days, after
which a mark of zero will be given.
• Marks will be deducted for assignments over the stated length. An assignment which is up to 49
words over the word limit will incur no penalty. After that, 1% will be deducted for each 50 words
over the limit, up to a maximum of 10%.
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• Please submit your assignment electronically to the appropriate Turnitin drop-box in the
Assessments folder. Note that Turnitin runs an originality report for each assignment submission.
The plagiarism detection service works by executing searches of the World Wide Web, and extensive
databases of reference material, as well as content previously submitted by other users. Each new
submission is compared with all the existing information. The software makes no decisions as to
whether a student has plagiarised, it simply highlights sections of text that are duplicated in other
sources. All work will continue to be reviewed by the course tutor.
• Plagiarism will be treated extremely seriously. You can view the University’s web page on
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