User:Marzipan Calicoco/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ethics in business communication

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Business ethics are important to understand as part of business communications practices.

Evaluate the article
Ethics in business communication is an underdeveloped article that would benefit from revision. Here are some suggestions for improvement:


 * The opening words, "the ethical issues of business communication" imply that, contrary to the title, this article will focus on ethical issues rather than on business ethics. However, the lead section does not define ethics in business communication, issues or otherwise, and instead outlines a basic communications model. Failure to define the topic and a multitude of grammatical errors create confusion throughout the rest of the lead section. A clearer, more concise definition of ethics in business communication would be easier for readers to understand.


 * The content further confuses the reader by outlining business communications practices without effectively making a connection to business ethics. Seven ethical guidelines for business communications are defined in Communicating at Work . No ethical guidelines are currently mentioned in this article. The absence of this relevant information suggests there is additional content missing. Inclusion of additional information would help strengthen this article.
 * The tone is inconsistent throughout. Absolute language, like "all" and "any", is used often and undercuts alternative viewpoints. There's a switch to the second person under the first bullet point of the overview which is abrupt and inconsistent with the rest of the article. Developing a consistent tone and removing the instances of absolute language will strengthen readability. Also, inclusion of specific examples, such as perspective of the employee vs. perspective of the employer when addressing ethics in business communication, would help provide a balance of viewpoints.


 * The sources and references are limited. Plagiarism is present in the lead section. The following sentence is present, word-for-word, in this article and in the article cited at the end of the first paragraph: "Communication is successful only when both the sender and the receiver understand the same information." Additionally, there are several areas that lack citation at all and, as a moderator already noted in 2017, this article appears to contain original research. There are no citations present in the summary paragraphs. More thorough citation is needed, and all instances of original research and plagiarism should be removed.
 * This article contains significant grammatical errors. Some sentences are confusing, such as the following, which appears under the third bullet point of the overview: "Hence, it is essential for any organization to be cautious when communicating with titanic." Whether this is a sentence fragment, a typo, or poor word choice, the meaning of the sentence is unclear to the reader. The organization of the article is clear in the current format, but could possibly require reorganization after missing content is added.
 * No images or media are included in this article. If the article is expanded, it would possibly be appropriate for an editor to include relevant images or media to accompany new content.
 * The article's talk page indicates the page was proposed for deletion by a previous editor. There is a contested deletion that defends the importance of understanding ethics in business communications. The article has previously been used as part of two Wiki-Education Foundation-supported course assignments. The talk page does not contain conversations other than the contested deletion.

Overall, the topic and the content of this article are mismatched and the reader is left confused rather than informed. While there's useful information about business communications practices, there's a severe lack of content specific to ethics in business communication. Given the plagiarism present in the first paragraph, all sources should be checked thoroughly to ensure no additional plagiarism is present.

Top suggestions for improvement:


 * expand and replace content as necessary, using reliable cited sources relevant to the topic
 * remove instances of plagiarism and original research
 * copyedit