Epidemiology Study Homework
Please keep the assignment a maximum of 3-pages double-spaced (12pt. font). The lay summary, and then any images, graphs, tables and references that are used may appear as appendices and do not count to the 3-page limit.
paper name: Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
what you need to write:
Part1: lay summary 4-6 sentences or 6-8 lines (30%)
-1 sentence on the introduction (what is the issue the articles are trying to address / what were the authors trying to find)
the objective of the study
-hypothesis -> 3pts
-the issue the authors were trying to address -> 3 pts
-1 sentence on the methods (what did the authors actually do)
-1 sentence on the results (what did the authors find, just the main highlights)
-1 sentence on the conclusions (were the authors successful in what they were trying to do / what are the implications of study work in the field)
Part2: Main assignment body (70%)
-the objective of the study or problem being addressed
-identify the hypothesis (5pts)
-describe the rationale for the study (aka why the study is needed) in a few sentences (10pts)
-the methods used to undertake the study objective
-identify the study method (5pts)
-explain what the study method is and how it was used (10pts)
-the findings that address the objective or answer the research question
-identify and summarize the key results of the study (20pts)
-the conclusions the authors make and how they relate to the objective of the study
-identify and summarize the conclusions the authors make (10pts)
-describe how the author’s findings relate to the objective of the study and methods used (10pts)
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Please keep the assignment to a maximum of three double-spaced pages (12pt. font). The lay summary, followed by any photos, graphs, tables, or references utilized, may appear as appendices and are not included toward the 3-page limit.
The title of the study is: Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine.
What you must write:
Part 1: a general overview 6-8 lines or 4-6 sentences (30 percent )
-1 sentence in the beginning (what the articles are attempting to address / what the authors were attempting to discover)
the study’s objective
-hypothesis = 3 points
-the problem that the writers were attempting to solve -> 3 points
-1 sentence describing the methods (what did the authors actually do)
-1 sentence on the results (what did the authors find, just the main
