User:Mnqly14/Evaluate an Article

Communication Design
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 * Name of article: Communication Design
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I am interested in evaluating this article because this is a discipline I hope to center my career around.

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
In my opinion, the Lead does include an introductory sentence that concisely describes the topic. After reviewing the Lead, I noticed that it does not include of a description of the articles major section.

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 content of the article is definitely related to the topic, but I think more information is needed to fully develop this article. Everything seems up to date, so my main concern would be gathering more sources to help strengthen the content.

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 tone of the article is fairly neutral, as it appears that the articles main goal is to inform readers on the discipline of Communication Design. However in some sections, I did get a sense that the author seemed to be talking praising those who pursue Communication Design or work in that industry.

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
With the sources provided, I think this article contains a great range of new sources and a few older sources. 3-4 of the sources come from academic/scholarly journals, while the rest of the sources appear to be books. The books included in the sources and references are a bit older, but from reading the titles, it is clear that they strongly relate to the topic.

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
I think the information is presented in a very straightforward manner. The major sections, do appear to breakdown the topic of Communication Design in an accurate and beneficial way, but more information could be added. I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors, but some sentences could have been more connected to help the overall flow of the article. Nonetheless, these issues were not great enough to severely disrupt the quality of this article. If more content were added, there would be more to work with which would probably help with cohesiveness.

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
The article contains no images to enhance the information provided through text.

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
This article is a part of a few WikiProjeects, such as WikiProject Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Journalism, Marketing and Advertising, and a couple others. I noticed that there were no conversations going on behind the scenes of this topic.

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 consider this article unfinished, but I think the the content currently presented shows that it has the potential to be a strong article. As a whole, the article can be a bit muddled to readers because most of the sections seem unfinished. As previously stated, these issues could be resolved with the addition of more content. It will give readers more information to work with when trying to learn about the topic of Communication Design. The state of the article as it stands would paint an incomplete picture of the topic, therefore causing some confusion for readers. The article does a good job at introducing the topic and giving a surface level explanation of Communication Design. Additionally, the sources that it pulls from are reputable and well researched, so it seems like this topic has a strong foundation to rely on.

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