The 10 “empirical papers” must have methods/results sections. You may use as many extra review articles or other empirical articles as you would like, but there must be at least 3 studies that are discussed and critiqued in detail. 2. Provide your own “take” on the topic in the form of a critique and future research ideas. You MUST show that you have gone beyond a summary, and have critically thought about the topic. 3. The paper must be written in APA format. There are 2 primary ways you will use APA formatting: referencing and use of section headers. a. Referencing must be in APA style. Please see below for details. You can use your textbook as an example of how to reference. Any ideas or conclusions that are not your own (information that you have learned), you must cite. b. Section headers are required in your paper. These should be descriptive of the paragraph(s) in that section (e.g. “Mechanical Strength of hip implant” then “Degradation characteristics of the hip implant”, etc.). The headers should be italicized and on their own line. 4. There is not a page requirement or limit, but typical papers are approximately 10 pages, double-spaced, 12-pt font, with additional, separate title page and reference page. Please include page numbers. Other APA style formatting, such as running heads or an abstract, are not required but welcomed. 5. Reference page: Only include references of papers that YOU have read. If you have any questions about how to correctly cite a source, please ask, but also see information below, or follow your textbook’s examples at the end of each section! 6. Attach the 1st pages of your empirical papers to the back of your paper so that I can read the abstracts. Other abstract pages are welcomed but not necessary.
