Research and
Writing Methods
(480.600.52)
Syllabus
Spring 2008
Course
Description/Assignments/Grading
Course
Outline/Schedule
Reading List and
Other Resources
Student Survey
Final Paper Peer
Review
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Final Paper
Peer Review |
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Evaluator:__________________________________ |
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Author:____________________________________ |
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Topic:____________________________________ |
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- Please list 2 strengths of the paper.
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- Does the intro convince you the study is
worthwhile? If not give a suggestion for what argument might be
convincing or what the author should do to beef up the argument. If so,
say what was the most compelling part.
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- Does the author back up the claims in the intro
with evidence? If not, say what claims need evidence.
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- Do you have a clear idea about the state of
knowledge based on the literature review? If yes, summarize the main idea
of the literature review in one sentence here. If not explain why you
are confused and give suggestions for improvement.
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- Does the paper synthesize the studies and
explain what is missing? If not explain how this might be better done.
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- Is the literature review well organized? If
yes, list the three ideas in the literature review. If no, give some
suggestions for how to organize.
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- Is the research question clearly stated? Does
it flow from the literature review? If not explain why.
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- Is the literature review related to the
research question? Is there some literature that should be included but
is not? (What?) Is there material included that does not appear to be
relevant? (What?)
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- Does the paper present a clear research question
or hypothesis? If not explain why you are confused and give suggestions.
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- Does the method section layout a clear idea of
how the study will be conducted? Explain why or why not.
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- Will the study as laid out in the method section
answer the research question? If not why not?
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- Does the method section cite literature that
explains how to do the method appropriately? Make any suggestions for
improvement.
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- Is the paper free of grammatical, spelling,
formatting, and APA errors? What errors are consistently made, if any?
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- Please list the two
things that most need improvement in this paper.
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