Literature review compliant with PRISMA reporting guidelines PSYC5902M
- Subject Code :
PSYC5902M
Assessment brief
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Module title |
PSYC5902M Systematic Review |
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Module level- |
M-level |
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Assignment title |
Systematic Review Report |
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Assignment type and description
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Literature reviewcompliant with PRISMA reporting guidelines. |
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Word limit and guidance |
8 pages, not including title page and reference section which should start on a new page at the end of the document. Also does not include tables. To ensure page limits can be applied consistently and fairly, all assessed work must be submitted in a Word document format (not PDFs) and adhere to the following formatting rules: 1) Page layout is A4 portrait with margins of at least 2.5 cm on all four sides of the text; 2) Use Arial text, 11 point in size; 3) 1.5 line spacing |
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Use of GenAI in this assessment |
RED: AI tools cannot be used You must not use GenAItools. The purpose and format of the assessments makes it inappropriate or impractical for AI tools to be used. |
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Weighting |
55% |
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Deadline or date of assessment |
14/02/25 at 12noon |
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Submission method |
The assessment should be prepared in a Word document format, and then saved as a PDF format before submission. This should be uploaded to Minerva as a PDF document (not a Word document). You should submit your assignment on Minerva (Modules > PSYC5918M Systematic Review> Assessment and Feedback > Submit my work > Main Report). |
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Feedback provision |
Turnitin (07/03/2025) |
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Learning outcomes assessed |
Students should be able to: - Manage and screen references and full-texts in a database - Undertake data-extraction and make risk-of-bias judgements reliably - Follow PRISMA guidelines and narratively synthesise evidence. |
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Module manager |
Dr Chris Keyworthc.keyworth@leeds.ac.uk |
Assignment guidance
Students are supported by the module leader and experienced PGTAs to complete a PRISMA compliant systematic review on an assigned topic (relevant to either PATH or CDAD).
The systematic review should include the following:
- Results and discussion sections, compliant with PRISMA reporting guidelines, including a narrative synthesis of evidence.
- Table of study characteristics (where relevant and appropriate)
Supplementary guidance
The PRISMA checklist, technical videos, and the marking guidance are all provided to students.
The key document is the PRISMA E&E document (open access) -https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n160
There is a dedicated session in week 5 providing a detailed overview of the assessment requirements, including step-by-step guidance on addressing the PRISMA guidelines.
General guidance
Please refer to the resources on Minerva and example systematic review protocols provided. Skills@Leeds also has resources to help you improve your academic writing.
Assessment criteria and process
The assignment will be marked by a member of the teaching/marking team for this course. The assignment will be assessed against the PRISMA checklist and marked using the Schools categorical marking scheme. Marking will be checked and validated by a check marker following procedures approved by the University and described in the Schools Code of Practice on Assessments (CoPA). Any penalties for late submission, exceeding the page limit, or unfair means will be applied after marking is complete.
The assignment will be assessed against the marking criteria for coursework essays detailed in theStudent SharePointand marked using the departments categorical marking scheme.
Marking will be checked and validated by a check marker following procedures approved by the University and described in theSchools Code of Practice on Assessment (CoPA).
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
This assessment is RED with regards to use of GenAI i.e., AI tools cannot be used.
Guidance on the use of GenAI can be foundhere.
Presentation and referencing
This essay should be formatted as specified for coursework in the student handbook. APA referencing should be used throughout. Seewww.apastyle.comfor detailed guidelines.
Academic misconduct and plagiarism
When you are writing your coursework it is essential that:
- it has not been copied from work written by someone else;
- youhave not worked closely with others (this is collusion);
- you have not submitted large portions of the work previously for another module.
You will submit all coursework to Turnitinand tick a box to confirmyou haventplagiarised. The marker will look at a report generated by Turnitin to check that it hasnt beenplagiarised. If concerns are raised by themarkeryou may be brought in for a meeting to discuss your work.Inthe meeting you may be givena penaltysuch assubmitting a new piece of work for a capped mark.
Unintentional plagiarism can be avoided byrewording text(instead of copying)and referencingcorrectly(see the section in this handbook on referencing).
Advice on referencing, guidance on good practice on note taking, paraphrasing andsummarising, and working with others, is available through theSkills@Librarywebsite.
The University definitions and procedures are set out in theUniversity Procedureand the accompanying annexes.
Assessment criteria grid / rubric
Please see this link for the two marking criteria for the two assessments:Level 5 Modules
