Peer Review
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To begin the peer review, exchange drafts with your presentation partner.
First, read the draft completely. Do not make comments at this time; you may mark sections for later review, but keep reading. The goal is to get the gist of the paper.
Then re-read, answering the following questions:
1) In the Introduction, what is the stated purpose of the report?
2) What is the scope?
3) What is the context in which the report is presented?
4) In the Background section, how much information is needed, given the audience's level of knowledge and attitude towards the subject?
5) Are terms defined appropriately?
6) In the Literature Review, mark any single-source paragraphs. Are there opportunities for synthesis?
7) Are all the citations clear?
8) Are all the cited sources listed in the References section?
9) What approaches are discussed in the Evaluation and Analysis section?
10) What criteria are used?
11) What is the final Recommendation?
12) Is the recommendation appropriate; that is, is it something the
audience can do?
In the References, what format is used?
Are all the sources used in the body of the report?
If this were your report, what changes would you make?
Once you've written your comments, give the draft and the comments to the author of the draft. I will collect them when I collect the final reports.