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Structuring an assignment (Open Learning)

Example WEED paragraph

WEED can be applied to the following example paragraph:

 

Human factors have an impact on the success of vaccination programmes. People need to be motivated to be vaccinated (Brien, Kwon and Buckeridge, 2012).  Carlsen and Glenton (2016) explain the requirement for them to acknowledge that the disease is a threat. There may also be altruistic reasons for wanting to protect the rest of the population (Arnesen et al., 2018). Health providers should give trusted information on the efficacy of the vaccine and the absence of unacceptable risk (Yaqub, Castle-Clarke and Sevdalis, 2014). Practical considerations such as the accessibility and cost are also relevant (Arnesen et al., 2018). Therefore,  vaccination programmes should be well-designed with all key factors considered.

 

The What in this paragraph is the first sentence:

Human factors have an impact on the success of vaccination programmes.

 

The Evidence is in the middle of the paragraph:

People need to be motivated to be vaccinated (Brien, Kwon and Buckeridge, 2012).  Carlsen and Glenton (2016) explain the requirement for them to acknowledge that the disease is a threat. There may also be altruistic reasons for wanting to protect the rest of the population (Arnesen et al., 2018). Health providers should give trusted information on the efficacy of the vaccine and the absence of unacceptable risk (Yaqub, Castle-Clarke and Sevdalis, 2014). Practical considerations such as the accessibility and cost are also relevant (Arnesen et al., 2018).

 

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Do is the final sentence:

Therefore, vaccination programmes should be well-designed with all key factors considered.

 

This final sentence returns to the topic of vaccination programme introduced in the start of the paragraph but then looks forward to what the implications of the evidence are for the future design of those programmes.