User:M0rgan100237/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?)
Technical communication

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 topic because the learning module said to select a text about your course. Technical communication is important for people going into the scientific industry and is something I need to learn and execute throughout my future career. The article seemed to give a good explanation of technical communication and what it is used for.

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.)

Lead section-The lead section gives a good, brief overview of what technical communication is and why it is important. In addition, It sets up the rest of the article nicely.

Content- The content of the article fits well tot he topic. The author talks about how it can be used as a profession along with how there are professions for technical communication. They also talk about how to write in a technical manner and the steps to take to reach this goal.

Tone and balance- The article is not at all trying to be persuasive, but is rather informative.

Sources and References- There are many sources listed, but some areas of the text can use some more citations as multiple paragraphs don't have any.

Organization and writing quality- I think the article is organized well...it gives a definition, talks about how it is used in jobs, and gives the reader an idea of how to write technically.

Images and media- There are no images or media included in this article. However, this may be fitting because it is talking about a type of communication which is hard to convey through photos.

Talk page discussion- This article has a very active text page and many changes are being made to it in order to help improve it.

Overall impressions-This is a level-5 vital article and needs to be improved, but has the basic concept and idea of technical communications present. Adding citations and giving clear distinctions between technical writing and technical communications is important.