User:Anonymousecat/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Seoul National University

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because I've attended this university as a part of an exchange program. The article is important as it handles one of the most prestigious universities in Korea. My preliminary impression of the article was that it seemed slightly outdated.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section clearly and concisely describes the article's topic and gives a brief description of the article's main sections but is missing a description of the establishment of the university. Adding a brief sentence about the establishment before the description of the university's main campus would be a good addition to the lead section.

The contents are relevant to the topic without any missing content. However, the content seems to be outdated in some sections. For example, the "Future campus plans" have been the plans from the early 2010s, and have already been carried out. This section should instead be included in the "location" section. Additionally, the continent and global rankings are from 2019, and don't represent the current day rankings.

The article is neutral with no intent of biasing the reader in any way. It provides multiple viewpoints of the university from different sources.

Not all facts are supported by reliable sources. For example, the statement "The chiefs of the government-run College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) are mostly SNU graduates" have no citation or evidence to back it up. Entire sections on the history of the library of the university and admissions history have zero citations. The lack of citations on facts decrease the reliability of the statements, and therefore must be added to the article. The sources are mostly current, if the content is up to date, and have working links. There are a diverse spectrum of authors and viewpoints were applicable.

In most of the article, it is well organized and written with no grammatical errors, which makes it easy to read. However, in the "ranking" section, it does not follow a chronological order which gives the impression that the most recent ranking available is 2015 instead of 2023. It might be an improvement to order the writing in a chronological order, as the order it is in now seems illogical.

Most of the article contains images that can enhance the understanding of the reader, with relevant and concise captions. However, one suggestion to add is to add a map of Korea for the "locations" portion, as a visual aid is helpful when trying to map out where the campuses are. All the images adhere to copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing way that adds structure to the article.

There has not been any conversation going on behind the scenes in English, while a lot of it has been going on in Korean. Some conversation going on in Korean include but are not limited to: the incorrect representation of students in the university, dedicating too big of a section to politically sensitive topics (protests) that has now been deleted, having a section on professors who had legal issues that has now been deleted, and spelling mistakes in Chinese characters.

This article is a part of a few wikiprojects, one of which being "Higher education/To do full list". It is listed as an article that needs to be expanded upon. It is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

The article's overall status seems outdated and underdeveloped. The article shows a neutral tone, without trying to persuade the reader, which is a great strength of the article. However, a lot of the article can be improved upon by the addition of citations, as well as some structural changes with regards to keeping the information and tables up to date.