Topic: The Radiography Department

You have been asked to recommend a stress inventory for use in the
Radiography Department. The radiologist who has requested your
assistance prefers a self-report scale and there has instructed you to
carry out a research about what factors are necessary to consider in
coming up with thestress inventory.

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Preferred language style: English (U.K.)
Find relevant articles in The Radiographer.

PubMed is a public access site on the internet where you can conduct a
literature search. It is related to Medline. You can access it from
work or home as you do not go through any RMIT site to do so. If you
follow the related articles next to an article of interest it can lead
you to some good journal sites and even some downloadable articles
(you need acrobat reader for those). There is a link from the
Library’s home page and you will find Psychology databases listed,
including the ProQuest Psychology Journals, which is a full-text
database.

As a general rule, the more recent the resources, the more up-to-date
the resources. Be careful to access reputable, peer refereed journals
only.

A good essay:

– States clearly the issue or question being addressed.
– Gives arguments for and against a particular proposition or point of view.
– Discusses the research findings and evidence.
– Evaluates the arguments and evidence.
– Leads to a well argued conclusion.

CRITERIA OF ASSESSMENT

a) Quality of research underlying the paper – how well did the
individual research the topic?
8-10 references should be used.
b) Presentation and understanding – does the individual show a clear
understanding of the issues central to the topic? Was the information
well presented?
c) Was there any attempt to go beyond a superficial or merely
descriptive interpretation of the literature?
d) Application to clinical practice – has the individual demonstrated
the clinical relevance of the research they have presented.
e) Writing style – is the spelling and grammar correct? Evidence of
careful proofreading.
f) Referencing – is the material appropriately referenced? All
material in the body of the paper should be referenced both within the
paper and in the reference list. See notes below titled “Written work
– When to reference”.

Written work:

When to Reference
Students often find it difficult to decide when to reference material
and when not to do so. It is better to err on the side of
over-referencing than of under-referencing (which may fall under the
category of plagiarism). A common question that students ask is “When
should I use a direct quote?” The answer is when you really want to
make an impact, and the author says it in such a way that the impact
will be stronger if you use a direct quote. Sprinkle quotes sparingly
lest you give the impression to the examiner that you are merely
assembling your paper from books. You will certainly be penalized if
you over-quote, and a point may be reached at which the paper is no
longer your work. It is expected that you support your own ideas with
those of a scholar who has done research in that field of study;
however, examine some research articles to see how few quotes are used
in psychology papers.

Students should use inverted commas (“) at the beginning and end of a
direct quote. The source of the quote should be included at the end of
the quote. For example: Polk (1994) argues, “Homicide is most likely
to occur between people who not only know each other, but in fact
share some form of close