Assignment 1: Evaluating Bias in Research
Read the article titled, “As drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias,” located
at http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d5961264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html.
Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking and the steps of “Doing Sociology: A Student’s Guide to Research.
Six rules of critical thinking:
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Be willing to ask any question, no matter how difficult.
Think logically and be clear.
Back up your arguments with evidence.
Think about the assumptions and biases- including your won- that underlie all studies.
Avoid anecdotal evidence.
Be willing to admit when you are wrong or uncertain about your results.
Steps of: Doing Sociology: A student’s Guide to Research:
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Frame your research question
Review existing knowledge
Select the appropriate method
Weigh the ethical implications
Collect the data
Analyze the data
Share the results
Student Success Tip:
As you review the steps, jot a few notes or thoughts down. Relax and prepare to write a concise and
accurate essay.
Write a one to two (1-2) page essay in which you:
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Identify the first step in the student’s guide to research.
Define the first step of research in your own words.
Identify the major assumptions and bias of the drug industry that underlie drug research.
Identify the personal bias that you, as a consumer, have on the drug industry’s influence over research.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
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Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the article from The Washington Post and the sections noted in your text. For
this reason, APA citations or references are not required for this assignment.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included
in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
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Define the basic concepts used in the discipline of sociology.
Define the various methodologies for sociological research.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology using proper writing mechanics.
Points: 60
Assignment 1: Evaluating Bias in Research
Meets Minimum
Criteria
1. Identify the first step in the
student’s guide to research.
Weight: 20%
2. Define the first step of
research in your own words.
Weight: 20%
3. Identify the major assumptions
and bias of the drug industry that
underlie drug research.
Weight: 20%
4. Identify the personal bias that
you, as a consumer, have on the
drug industry’s influence over
research.
Weight: 20%
5. Writing / Support for ideas
Weight: 10%
6. Writing / Grammar and
mechanics
Weight: 10%
Unacceptable
Expectations
Below 60% F
Did not submit or
incompletely identified the
first step in the student’s
guide to research.
60-69% D
Insufficiently identified
the first step in the
student’s guide to
research.
70-79% C
Partially identified the
first step in the
student’s guide to
research.
80-89% B
Satisfactorily
identified the first step
in the student’s guide
to research.
90-100% A
Thoroughly identified
the first step in the
student’s guide to
research.
Did not submit or
incompletely defined the
first step of research in
your own words.
Did not submit or
incompletely identified the
major assumptions and
bias of the drug industry
that underlie drug
research.
Did not submit or
incompletely identified the
personal bias that you, as
a consumer, have on the
drug industry’s influence
over research.
Insufficiently defined
the first step of
research in your own
words.
Insufficiently identified
the major assumptions
and bias of the drug
industry that underlie
drug research.
Partially defined the
first step of research in
your own words.
Insufficiently identified
the personal bias that
you, as a consumer,
have on the drug
industry’s influence
over research.
Partially identified the
personal bias that you,
as a consumer, have
on the drug industry’s
influence over
research.
Thoroughly defined
the first step of
research in your own
words.
Thoroughly identified
the major
assumptions and bias
of the drug industry
that underlie drug
research.
Thoroughly identified
the personal bias that
you, as a consumer,
have on the drug
industry’s influence
over research.
Never uses explanations,
examples, and evidence
that logically support
ideas.
Rarely uses
explanations,
examples, and
evidence that logically
support ideas.
Numerous errors in
grammar, spelling,
and punctuation.
Partially uses
explanations,
examples, and
evidence that logically
support ideas.
Partially free of errors
in grammar, spelling,
and punctuation.
Satisfactorily defined
the first step of
research in your own
words.
Satisfactorily
identified the major
assumptions and bias
of the drug industry
that underlie drug
research.
Satisfactorily
identified the personal
bias that you, as a
consumer, have on
the drug industry’s
influence over
research.
Mostly uses
explanations,
examples, and
evidence that logically
support ideas.
Mostly free of errors
in grammar, spelling,
and punctuation.
Serious and persistent
errors in grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Fair
Partially identified the
major assumptions and
bias of the drug
industry that underlie
drug research.
Proficient
Exemplary
Consistently uses
explanations,
examples, and
evidence that logically
support ideas.
Free of errors in
grammar, spelling,
and punctuation.
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