User:Peckhamm20/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article

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Name of article: Technology transfer
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because it has to do with technology, and since I am in a intro to information technology I thought it would be a good article to read.

Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it's very informative with the first few sentences.
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, I think it all flows with technology transfer.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Yes, but it is helping to understand what it is.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, I feel like it is very informative.
Is the content up-to-date? Yes. It was lasted edited on 01/27/2020
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Is the article neutral? Yes.
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? I think everything they have written about has been very well represented.
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Everything in the article has been cited, referenced.
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
Are the sources current? Yes.
Check a few links. Do they work? The links I clicked on do work.

Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is very well written, and its clear and easy to read.
Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I noticed.
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, there is a content on all that you will read.

Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only when you run the mouse over a link does a picture show up with a description.
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? they are only on the links

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? I did not see any conversations going on at this point in time.
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?

What is the article's overall status? It was very well written and informative.
What are the article's strengths? The people who wrote this are very well informed about the subject
How can the article be improved? Adding more pictures, even though pictures pop up in the links
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well-developed.

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