User:Ccarrandii/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: Genome informatics
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article to evaluate it because I was really interested in learning more information regarding genome sequencing and how it all works.

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 lead does have an introductory sentence that describes the topic at hand in the article. It does not have a description regarding what will be the major sections to be discussed. The lead has information that isn't present in the article since that is all this article has; a lead. It was concise with just explaining details regarding what genome informatics is all about.

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
This article is definitely incomplete. All this article has is the lead with no developing information that describes further information on how genome informatics came to be (history), who played a major role on developing it, among other important information that should be presented.

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
This article does seem neutral since the lead just provides basic facts regarding what genome informatics is. Since there are no claims presented in the article, nothing seems heavily biased, overrepresented or underrepresented. It doesn't attempt to persuade the reader in favor of any position.

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
The facts in the article are not backed up reliable secondary sources and they are not that thorough. They present very little information and some do not even present information that is present in the article. The sources are somewhat present in that they were published early last year. The links do work but they don't seem to be all that relevant in the article.

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
The little amount of information present was concise and very easy and clear to read. It does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. This article had no organizational structure present.

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
This article does not include any images to try and help understand the information being presented.

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
There are no conversations going on, however, there was this one review that flagged the article because of possible plagiarism.

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 overall status is not good. There are no strengths in this article because there is nothing new to learn. This article needs to be improved tremendously because it is underdeveloped and lacks completeness. It can be improved in that the lead should include major sections to be talked about and then further discuss those sections with important information. It could provide images to help us explain and understand what genome sequencing is and how it important it is in our daily lives, along with its history and its future use for the world.

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