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Course: Research Methodology

Assignment 1: Critical Review of a Journal Paper


Last Date of Submission: 8 February 2019
Problem Statement:

Get a recent journal paper published after 2010, from a SCI / ISI (SSCI or AHCI for
Social Science & Humanities) indexed journal in your field and read it carefully.
Based on your reading of the paper, answer the following.

Write: Your Name, Enrollment No., Department and Name of Supervisor at the
beginning.

Write - Title of the paper, Names of Authors, Name of the Journal and year of
Publication in separate lines.

1. Does the title properly indicate the content of the paper? Write a short explanation
about how the title is justified or not justified.
2. Suggest some other suitable title for the paper under consideration?
3. Does the Abstract appropriately describe the contents of the paper and its
findings? Write a short explanation.
4. Arrange the reported work in the form of a flow chart or graph.
5. What is the main outcome reported in the paper?
6. Write your own conclusion for the paper based on your reading of the paper.
7. Is there any finding which you feel is missing from Conclusion? What is that?
8. What are the good points about the paper?
9. What are the shortcomings of the paper?
10. How do you think the reported work can be extended further?

Submission: Submit your file in .pdf format with file name as: A1_Enrollment
Number_your name

Enrolment numbers are in the form DA18ARC… for Architecture, DS18PHY…..for


Science and DT18MEC.. for Engineering Departments. (Department name changes)

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