AI can be used in the assessment for brainstorming, creating structures, and generating ideas for improving work.

Section 1

AUTHOR

Date

Student Number

Terms used to guide the search strategy

Databases Searched

Search Terms
(AND/OR/NOT)

Limits Used

1

2

3

AI

What prompt(s) did you use?

1

2

3

Describe how you will use these outputs in your final review:

Search 1

Number of relevant papers identified

Comment on the relevance of the information to the research question.  

Search 2

Number of relevant papers identified

Comment on the relevance of the information to the research question.  

Search 3

Number of relevant papers identified

Comment on the relevance of the information to the research question.  

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#1

#2

#3

#4

Example: Description and appraisal of:

Full citation to be inserted here in APA7 style

Taylor-Whiteley, T. R., Le Maitre, C. L., Duce, J. A., Dalton, C. F., & Smith, D. P. (2019). Recapitulating Parkinson`s disease pathology in a three-dimensional human neural cell culture model. Disease models & mechanisms, 12(4), dmm038042. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.038042

Aim/Objective of the Study/Systematic Review:

What are the aims of the paper. This can be presented in the same style as the laboratory report for example.

Purpose of the Study: The study aims to develop a replicable cell culture methodology that enables the formation of Lewy body (LB)-like inclusions without genetic modifications or overexpression of alpha-synuclein (α-syn).

Main Aims:

1.To adapt the Encinas et al. (2000) protocol for generating neuron-like cells in a 2D cell culture format.

2.To maintain these neuron-like cells within a 3D matrix.

3.To induce the formation of nuclear-associated, ubiquitinated LB-like α-syn aggregates in these cells by treating them with preformed α-syn oligomers.

Experimental Design

How were the experiments performed in the research paper, if the paper is a review what was the focused topic area.

Outcomes Measured

What information has been produced by the work that is relevant to your research question? Consider the figures in the paper here and what they are showing. You can for example comment directly on a result.

Main Findings Relevant to Your Research Question

In your own words what is the key information or findings from the paper that will help inform your literature review.

Original Authors’ Conclusions

This should be a short summary of the paper outcomes. No more than four sentences. Paraphrase as required.  Direct quotes should be added in “ “ with the journal add page number.

Critical Appraisal

Validity

Comment on the validity of the data in the paper. For example you can comment on

• Where appropriate controls used if so what were they
• have the correct statistical analysis been employed,
• was the biological / chemical model appropriate.
• Are the sample sizes appropriate.

Interpretation of Results Relevant to Your Research Question

What information within the paper is directly relevant to your research question?

How will you use this paper in your final literature review

How information in this paper will help you create your literature review?

If you used a tool such as ChatPDF, GTP4, Claude or NotebookLM to help understand the paper give a statement here about how the tool was used.

Paper 1: Description and appraisal of:

Aim/Objective of the Study/Systematic Review:

Experimental Design

Outcomes Measured

Main Findings Relevant to Your Research Question

Original Authors’ Conclusions

Critical Appraisal

Validity

Interpretation of Results Relevant to Your Research Question

How will you use this paper in your final literature review

If you used a tool such as ChatPDF, GTP4, Claude or NotebookLM to help understand the paper give a statement here about how the tool was used.

Paper 2: Description and appraisal of:

Aim/Objective of the Study/Systematic Review:

Experimental Design

Outcomes Measured

Main Findings Relevant to Your Research Question

Original Authors’ Conclusions

Critical Appraisal

Validity

Interpretation of Results Relevant to Your Research Question

How will you use this paper in your final literature review

If you used a tool such as ChatPDF, GTP4, Claude or NotebookLM to help understand the paper give a statement here about how the tool was used.

Paper 3: Description and appraisal of:

Aim/Objective of the Study/Systematic Review:

Experimental Design

Outcomes Measured

Main Findings Relevant to Your Research Question

Original Authors’ Conclusions

Critical Appraisal

Validity

Interpretation of Results Relevant to Your Research Question

How will you use this paper in your final literature review

If you used a tool such as ChatPDF, GTP4, Claude or NotebookLM to help understand the paper give a statement here about how the tool was used.

Which AI did you use?

• Include a copy of your prompts here.

Comment on the quality, depth, and rigour of the output(s)

• Consider information – (is the text correct?)
• Bias in the information – (is there an alternative viewpoint?)
• Identify omission – (is all the information present?)

Detail how you have verified the output.

(try the prompt – “How can I verify the output you have given me”)

How have you used the output to help write your literature review?

GenAI is not required in this assessment. However AI can be used to improve the clarity or quality of your work or to improve the readability of the final output (for example, Grammarly / CoPilot), but GenAI cannot be used to create content. If you use a GenAI tool to help improve readability, please log that here.

• (Eg.  Prompts created by Grammarly - "Identify any gaps" - "Give me ideas for improvement" - "Improve it")