User:Tmosuro/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: Design studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: Design isn't an exact science so it is interesting to see the multiple sources that have created modern design.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it's concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The scope of the article is very broad.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? It tries to be but overall it is not.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? It is mentioned in the talk page that the author is bias
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Overrepresented
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I don't think so.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? I think so.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, some of the links i clicked on took me to books about the topic.
 * Are the sources current? The sources are current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The links that exist seem to work but some links are missing or dead.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that i have seen so far.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is organized but i personally don't like seeing blocks of text, it could use more breaks.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The image doesn't really add much to the topic and there's only one. This is a place to be improved upon.
 * 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? Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? In the talk page it has been mentioned that the writing is bias.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-class, mid-importance.
 * 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? i think it need s work.
 * What are the article's strengths? It has a lot of information that is formatted very well.
 * How can the article be improved? There is a list of types of design that the author began but didn't completely define. I also feel that the writing is a bit bias at times.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped

Overall evaluation
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