Economics for Business
October 16, 2017Torres Strait Islander Cultural Safety
October 16, 2017Searching For Evidence
Assessment Task 2:
Written Assignment – Searching for evidence
| Description: |
| Students are required to: identify, demonstrate and explain the rationale for conducting a structured search for evidence based on a health scenario. Students are also required to discuss how relevant the search is to the clinical question. |
Instructions:
From the scenario/answerable question provided (LEO HLSC122, Assessment submission & resources) choose any one (1) as a basis for your inquiry.
Writing in an essay format (introduction, body, conclusion, reference list).
The table/s are included in the word count, do not use an appendix. Minimum four (4) references (two to support your search strategy, two examples from your final search). Small/short headings may be used. Do not repeat the questions or scenario.
- Based on the answerable question, identify keywords, search terms and alternative words that you will then use to complete a structured search for evidence.
- Identify the best two (2) databases that you would use to search for evidence related to the clinical question.
- Explain why these two (2) databases are the best databases for conducting your structured search.
- Use one (1) database described above to demonstrate your comprehensive and structured search for evidence using the table from Richardson-Tench et al. (2016, p. 47). Use the following headings in the table: ‘actions’, ‘search mode’, ‘results’, and ‘limiters’.
- The table should demonstrate the use of a variety of search strategies (example Boolean operators, truncation, wildcard, limiters).
- Your final search should demonstrate a significantly smaller number of results than your initial search.
- Discuss how relevant your final search results were related to the PICO/PICo question/elements.
- Include the best two (2) examples from your final search results as a full reference in the reference list.
