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HS 100W San Jose State University Assignment - Critical Analysis Essay - Public Health Major - 100W-critical analysis requirements
Choose a peer-reviewed article on any topic relating to your major (PUBLIC HEALTH), and write a critical analysis of it. "Analysis" means that you are required to look closely at the article to understand how it works. Your submission should include the following:
In the first paragraph, the article's title, the name(s) of the authors, the journal, issue number, and year of publication, and pagination; a brief statement of its topic and purpose; and a thesis statement indicating your main reaction to the work
A summary of the article's contents
Discussion of the contents
Discussion of how the work is structured/organized, and the general writing style
The article's effectiveness in presenting its views, and its treatment of its subject
Its likely appeal to its readership
Anything else you think is important
Word limit: 1,200 words.
The article you choose must be a peer-reviewed research article from an academic journal listed or available on one of the following (see the library guides on the MLK catalog homepage for more information):
-PubMed
-SportDiscus
-CINAHL
-PEDro
-Cochrane Library
-jstor org
You may wish to ask yourself the following questions in order to help generate ideas for your paper:
What is the article about, and what is the argument - what is the author trying to prove (or disprove)?
What is the nature of their attitude towards their subject?
What have others written on the subject, and what is the author's attitude towards the opinions of other authorities?
How does the author get their data?
Do they interpret that data effectively?
If they offer a theory to explain trends in the data, are there any possible loopholes or exceptions to that theory? If so, do they recognize them?
What sort of language and imagery does the author use?
What conclusions do they reach, and how reliable are they?