User:DaniloAzevedoCabral/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: Postgraduate research
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I choose this article since it is something pertinent to my future plans and wish to know a little more about the topic.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes


 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Lead evaluation
The introduction is concise and it is relevant to the topic and with no information extra to that addressed in the rest of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There could be more information regarding examples of what postgraduate research would figure in practice.

Content evaluation
All the content is relevant to the topic, however it should have created side notes about certain information instead of presenting it within the major text. An example of that would be the origin of the word Doctor and its meaning. There were some statement that definitely need to be revised due to being general statements, instead of verified facts.

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 somewhat neutral, however it seems to rely mostly in the United States tradition of postgraduate research and only slightly in Indian tradition. Since my knowledge of the subject is not extremely extensive, it could be that the postgraduate research is not a global reality. Otherwise it simply gives you the facts about the topic and nothing more nothing less.


 * 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
Some statements need to be verified for they have not citation or linkage to sources. The sources are of mild quality and not necessarily about the topic but more of specific subjects that describe what the process would be for the Postgraduate research. Four of the six links for the sources work, while the remaining two the page has been eliminated or the link became obsolete.

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 article is written in a very straight forward manner that it flows semi-smoothly.

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
No images present

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 conversation happening about this topic. The article is part of the WikiProjects and it is rated as Stub. This was not discussed in class.

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
I would agree with the Wikipedia evaluation. The article itself provided basic information with not too much detail at all, just general statements. Some of the sources need to be revised and some facts need to be re-checked. A more broad spectrum should be presented instead of just talking about the US and India.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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What is the postgraduate research tradition in Europe overall? ~


 * Link to feedback: Talk:Postgraduate research