The Article Critique assignment is to investigate professional journals and locate one (1) articles pertaining to Team Building and/or Improving TeamPerformance.
The articles should be current (less than three years old).
The article critiques will be according to APA style (typed double-spaced) and in four parts.
Length: A journal article selected for critique should be approximately four pages long and the resulting critique should be approximately 3 pages in length. These are guidelines. There is no absolute minimum or maximum to the length of the article you read or the length of the paper you prepare.
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Start your critique with sentences giving the following information:
o Author’s name
o Book/Article title and source
o Author’s thesis statement
PART II: SUMMARY
o Summarize the author’s purpose and main points/evidence cited that are used for back up.
o Does the author’s use and interpretation of this evidence lead the reader to the same conclusion?
o Did the author build a logical argument?
o Is there other evidence that would support a counter-argument?
PART III: REVIEW & EVALUATE
To critically review the piece, ask the following questions:
o What are the credentials/areas of expertise of the author?
o Did the author use appropriate methods to gather the evidence?
o Was the evidence used by the author accurate?
o Does the author’s use and interpretation of this evidence lead the reader to the same conclusion?
o Did the author build a logical argument?
o Is there other evidence that would support a counter-argument?
o Are the article and the evidence still valid or are they outdated, leading to an invalid conclusion?
o Was the author successful in making his/her point?
Include bibligraphy