User:Peckhamm20/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: Technology transfer
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because it has to do with technology, and since I am in a intro to information technology I thought it would be a good article to read.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it's very informative with the first few sentences.
 * 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, I think it all flows with technology transfer.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Yes, but it is helping to understand what it is.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, I feel like it is very informative.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes. It was lasted edited on 01/27/2020
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? I think everything they have written about has been very well represented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Everything in the article has been cited, referenced.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The links I clicked on do work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is very well written, and its clear and easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, there is a content on all that you will read.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only when you run the mouse over a link does a picture show up with a description.
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? they are only on the links

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? I did not see any conversations going on at this point in time.
 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It was very well written and informative.
 * What are the article's strengths? The people who wrote this are very well informed about the subject
 * How can the article be improved? Adding more pictures, even though pictures pop up in the links
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well-developed.

Optional activity

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