ASSESSMENT BRIEF
The final assignment for this subject will be the write-up of the findings of your research into a final report. This will be comprised of the following parts:
TOPIC: Importance of the individuals and the organization support on people suffering from job burnout in Australia: A Scoping Review
Instruction and Template for Assessment.
1) Abstract
a. Summary of your report (as you would find in a published research article)
2) Introduction
a. Introduction to and justification of the topic area, drawing upon your literature review, and including the knowledge gap your project addresses
b. Your research questions (What is the significance of organisation and individuals’ assistance for employees experiencing employee burnout? What could businesses undertake to minimize the impact of staff work stress upon organization?)
3) Research design and methods
a. Summarise your research design/methods (Scoping Review) – what type of project did you do?
b. How did you collect the data (ie search strategy and process/ policy consultation process)?
c. How did you analyse the data (ie thematic analysis, systematic review process, consultation synthesis)?
d. Briefly explain the ethical issues that should be considered
4) Results
- Report the results of your findings, e.g., key themes if a qualitative study, results in table format if a quantitative study
- Clearly explain key figures, tables, and graphs
(NOTE: Need similar two type of Table and flow diagram in result section please, need to be done manually)
5) Discussion: Interpretation and contextualisation of your results
a. Place your results in the context of your literature review
b. Contextualise the results within the academic literature
c. Describe any limitations of your study
(NOTE: Need JBI Critical appraisal tool table similar like below, please do not copy paste from any of the paper, need to be done mannually )
6) Conclusion
a. Conclusions from this study
b. Recommendations for future research or policy change based on feasible solutions
7) Supplementary material
a. Reference List (20)
b. Any appendices
Assessment Criteria:
- Clear executive summary/abstract which condenses the findings of the report (10%)
- Clear justification and outline of the significance of the topic (5%)
- Justification of the research design and methods, including ethical considerations (10%)
- Clear presentation of results, with transparency of findings (20%)
- Comprehensive discussion of the results within the context of previous studies/theory,
and identification of the limitations of the study, with recommendations for future
research (30%)
- Conclusion with logical recommendations related to the findings and wider literature (10%)
- General assessment criteria (10%):
• Provides a lucid introduction
• Shows a sophisticated understanding of the key issues
• Shows ability to interpret relevant information and literature in relation to chosen topic
• Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts
• Shows evidence of reading beyond the required readings
• Justifies any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments and not merely assertions
• Provides a conclusion or summary
• Correctly uses academic writing, presentation and grammar:
• Complies with academic standards of legibility, referencing and bibliographical details (including reference list)
• Writes clearly, with accurate spelling and grammar as well as proper sentence and paragraph construction
• Uses appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research
