Business Research Methodology: Article Review (Group Work)

Instructor: Muhdin M. (M.Sc., M.A.)

Beneficiary Group: Project Management Academic Year: 2020/21

Total Weight: 20% Submission Date:

Article Review
 It is a scientific writing based on previously published literature or studies or data.
Usually, no need to present new data from reviewer’s experiment.
“A critical, constructive analysis of the literature in a specific field through summary,
classification, analysis, comparison”
(http://www.plantscience.ethz.ch/education/Masters/courses/Scientific_Writing)
 It is important for you to learn how to search for information and how to write
about another author's work. You are the reviewer of the article, and your review
should read as a review. The reader should clearly understand the difference
between the author's contribution and your interpretation and evaluation of that
contribution.

Instructions
o You are expected to review one article in a group of up to five members.
o Your written review should be approximately 2 to 3 pages.
o Your work should be neat and clear (Neatness has its own value).
o Any delay for submission will not be accepted unless reasonable evidence is
presented. The date of presentation will be fixed, after paper submission.
o Academic dishonesty (plagiarism, cheating and etc) will make your value
zero and results in other sanctions as may be authorized by the university.

Contents
No Contents Sections
1 Preliminary part  Title of article, name of author/s,
 Title of journal, volume number, date, month
and page numbers
 Your name, ID No, Department, etc
2 Main Body  Summary, strengths and limitations, significance
(lessons drawn)
3 Supplementary part  References, Appendices (if another works are
refereed)

Evaluation points:
 Paper: Content, structure, organization, quality of evidence, discussion, or
arguments presented and style.