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 (25%)
-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 (75%)
- 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)
