User:Armadaswim/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (Sustainability studies)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen this article because it is related to our topic of automated vehicles and reducing our dependence on natural gas (oil). In general, self-driving vehicles are aiming to be more environmentally friendly.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The leading section had all the necessary components to a successful introduction. Sustainable studies introduced the various subsections (geography, environmental policies, etc.) and is overall concise. Although the lead did not cover all of the information later introduced in the Wikipedia article, it covered enough content to at least mention the topics that were to be discussed. In this sense, the lead performed its duties in introducing the main points and the overall topic in general.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The article's content is relatively up to date; however, I would have liked to have seen more information in the actual science behind sustainability and the different ways that society could aim to be more sustainable. Seeing the various milestones by 2030 and 2050 leads me to believe that the article is up to date with the information present. I was surprised to see a section that had the careers within sustainability studies instead of the actual science and research, but it was nice information to view. If it was up to me, I would include natural phenomena such as global warming and temperature change and the science behind them.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is generally neutral. There is no hint at bias towards a certain position and everything is presented as facts rather than opinions. All viewpoints are presented fairly without much missing from the article. This article had the potential to introduce political perspectives on sustainability, but the article shied away from those areas and focused on the career paths and history of significant summits instead.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
Most of these articles are from 2018, leading me to believe that the article is relatively current with the information present. Having checked the first four links, I can say with confidence that the links are active and lead me to verifiable information. All facts in the article are properly cited and the sources themselves are academic articles that easily support sustainable studies without much bias.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
This is one of the shorter articles that I have read on Wikipedia, but while the length of the article was surprising, the article was very unbiased and relatively easy to read. It flowed very well from topic to topic and little needs to be revised because of the formatting or choppiness of the article. There are no grammatical or spelling errors and the sections are broken down according to both relevance to each other and importance.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
There are only two images in this Wikipedia article: a picture of the Earth and an infographic of the world energy consumption by fuel. The infographic was well-captioned but the picture of the Earth did not contain a caption. Perhaps the picture of the Earth did not really add to the article other than the topic that sustainability studies affects the Earth as a whole. I would have liked to have seen a small caption on how the Earth is the primary area of concern for sustainability studies. Images are fairly neutral, but not super engaging to look at. They add little to the article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
Not many conversations are present on the talk page. This page was just recently published in 2018 for a Wiki Education course assignment. This article is rated as a StubClass, meaning that the article could have a lot of potential, but it only presents the very basic of ideas for its topic. There needs to be more detailed criteria in order for it to improve their ranking. This article is part of WikiProjects Environment.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The article's strengths lies in its simplicity and potential to grow. There is very limited research and information on the article, so while it is easy to understand, it is quite difficult to really grasp the topic of sustainable studies from this article. There needs to be a lot more research and citations in order for this article to really grow and flourish. As of right now, I would assess the article's completeness as underdeveloped but with the potential to grow tremendously with some much-needed research.

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