User:Rhealabaky/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: (link) Business informatics
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article since it is linked to my major. I thought it would be most interesting as a business major to evaluate this type of article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Yes, the Lead begins with the meaning of business informatics, where it was created and where it can be found. It isn't overly detailed, it's ver short which doesn't necessarily make it positive. It doesn't offer a description of the major sections. Some of the topics mentioned in the Lead such as economics and business administration isn't strongly discussed in the article.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content is relevant to the topic but isn't very descriptive. It's a short article for such a wide discipline. It briefly mentions information systems, technology and computer science. There is a lot of content that could be missing from the article such as economics and business administration which are important factors to talk about in order to understand the topic completely. The date of the content isn't mentioned, not a lot of facts and evidence is mentioned. The article isn't very well structured.

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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The tone of the article is neutral. However, the last paragraph of the section "Business informatics as an integrative discipline", states many claims that are not well detailed thus not making it clear to the reader. There is only one viewpoint represented in the article. Concerning persuasive elements, we don't find any in the article. Finally, the article doesn't provide many information on the topic which leaves the reader confused. It talks about different matters without linking them together.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Facts aren't backed up by reliable sources of information. The links work but don't give us the information needed directly. Sources are ranging from 2002, 2007 and 2009. One of the references is in German which is useless to the non German speakers


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The language and words used in the article doesn't make it very clear to the reader. Since it doesn't provide the basic information on the topic and focuses only on a single section this doesn't make it organized. There are no grammatical and spelling errors.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There are no images included in the article.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The conversations taken place on behind the scenes were about the more detailed types of business informatics and we are provided with additional information on the topic. This article is a part of WikiProject business, it been rated as stub-class on quality scale and low-importance on the project's important scale. The way wikipedia discusses the topic is very straightforward, there are not different opinions mentioned and no persuasive elements.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

This article was underdeveloped, it needs to be further discussed and better structured. It can be improved by adding more information and facts in order to be complete.


 * 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?

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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