Overview & Learning Objectives

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Brain & Behaviour
Assignment 1
Overview & Learning Objectives
This assignment will help you develop fundamental skills in APA
formatting, academic writing, and the critical evaluation of research.
The lectures, tutorials, and Canvas discussions provide opportunities
to develop the relevant skills and knowledge for completing the
assignment.
This assignment is comprised of two parts:

reviews the research relating to the topic. Further instructions
for completing this assignment are provided in the section in
this handout titled Requirements and Grading Guide.
Essential Details
Part A

Part B

7th edition are both acceptable but one must be used
consistently)
– Use Times New Roman, 12-point font throughout
– Double-space between all lines of text; 2.54cm for all page
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margins
– First-line indent for each new paragraph

your achieved mark for each working day the task is late, up to a
maximum of 5 working days. After 5 working days, a zero result
will be recorded.
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Assignment Topic
Critically evaluating the risks and benefits for mood and cognition in
young people of participating in team sports.
The benefits for young people of participating in team sports on mood
and cognition are well established. In recent years, however, evidence
has emerged of short- and long- term risks of sports-related
concussions (and sub-concussive head injuries) on the developing
brain.
In this essay, please:
1. review evidence for the benefits on mood and cognition of
participating in team sports for young people
2. review evidence of the short- and long- term risks of sportsrelated concussions on the developing brain and the
implications for mood and cognition
3. Provide a critical evaluation of the papers you have reviewed
4. Provide some evidence-based strategies that parents, teachers,
and coaches could use to maximize benefits and minimize risks
for young people of participating in team sports
Starting References
NB these references are NOT in APA format. One of the requirements
of this essay is to construct a reference list with correctly formatted
references
Authors: Clacy, A., Hermens, D. F., Broadhouse, K., & Lagopoulos, J.
Title: Concussion risk and suicide prevention: balancing the risks and
benefits of youth sport.
Publication Details: Medical Journal of Australia, 2019, Vol. 211(6), pp.
247-249.
Authors: Narayana, S., Charles, C., Collins, K., Tsao, J. W., Stanfill, A. G.,
& Baughman, B.
Title: Neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies in sports-related
concussions in adolescents: current state and future directions
Publication Details: Frontiers in neurology, 2019. Vol. 10
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Requirements & Grading Guide
Write an essay that reviews the research literature on the risks and
benefits for mood and cognition in young people of participating in
team sports. Specifically focus on providing critical evaluation of the
studies you review and evidence-based strategies for balancing the
risks and benefits.
You will need to refer to at least four articles in your essay – the two
Starting References plus at least two you find independently.
A video containing instructions on how to write a critical review essay
is provided for you on Canvas. Examples of essays from previous study
periods are also provided on Canvas.
The Essay submission must contain the following components. For
further grading information see the Marking Rubric on page 5.
1. Assignment Title Page (not marked but mandatory for submission)
The title page should include the title of the assignment, your name,
your tutor’s name, and the assignment due date (see example in the
Findlay writing psychology book and/or the example essays on Canvas
for a template of what your title page should look like). You also MUST
include the following statement acknowledging your understanding of
the University’s assessment policy and procedures:
“I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read,
understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment
declaration.”
2. Introduction
The introductory paragraph should broadly outline the topic, explain
why it is an important issue, and provide some guidance as to what
you will discuss and/or argue in the essay.
3. Body
The body of the essay should define key concepts, as well as describe
and evaluate the research literature that is relevant to the topic. You
will need to organise the research literature into a logical narrative that
helps you to present your perspective on the topic in a coherent
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manner. Some questions to help guide you (not presented in order of
importance):

benefits and minimize the risks?
4. Conclusion
The concluding paragraph is an integrated summary of your major
points and a final statement of your understanding of what the
research literature has to say on this topic. You should not introduce
new material in the conclusion.
5. Reference List
The Reference list should include all of the research literature you
have cited in your essay (and none that you have not), listed in
alphabetical order by first author’s surname, and presented in correct
APA style. Either 6th or 7th Edition are acceptable formats, but one must
be used consistently.
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Marking Rubric

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