Research

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Assignment 2 (please submit the journal article as well)

Pick a recently published (up to 2015) journal article (with an impact factor 1 or above) related to your research area and fill out the following:

1. Abstract (10 pts)

Are the purpose and findings of the study properly addressed? Explain briefly

Are the materials and methods applied in the study mentioned in the abstract? Explain briefly

2. Keywords (5pts)

How many keywords did they assign? Do you think they are all related to the article?

Are you able to find the article when you enter all the keywords on Google Scholar?

3. Introduction (10 pts)

Does the Introduction explain the construct of interest/focus, the issues and theories being addressed?

Is the structure of the paper clearly stated? Explain briefly

4. Literature Review (20 pts)

Is it in the Introduction or a separate section?

Is there a graphical representation of the research methodology?

Is the literature survey up to date?

Is the gap in the existing literature clearly stated? Explain briefly

4. Materials and Methods (20 pts)

What materials and methods are used? Explain briefly

Did the authors develop a new methodology? Explain briefly

Is it an applied research or a theoretical research? Explain briefly

5. Results (10 pts)

What are the findings? Explain briefly

What is the contribution of the study? Explain briefly

What are the limitations of the study? Are they mentioned?

What is the direction for future research? Explain briefly

7. References (5 pts)

How many articles are cited? What citation format is used?

8. Appendix (5 pts)

Is there an Appendix section? If yes, what is presented?