Group Assignments

Article Review | Presentation

Sarah Athirah Saruchi, PhD Semester 1 2022/2023 FINC1301

 ARTICLE REVIEW (25%)

Instructions
1. Each group is required to select a key article to be reviewed. You must share
the article with me beforehand in order to get my approval.
2. You are required to prepare a review and summary of article on the operations
of Islamic finance which are available on online database provided by IIUM
library (https://www.iium.edu.my/page/subscribed-online-databases-and-
ebooks).
3. Article should be attained from an academic journal which are within the scope
as follows;
a) Islamic finance operations
b) Current stage development of Islamic banking in particular countries
c) Issues related to Islamic sales contracts
d) Islamic banking theories and practices
e) Legal and ethical issues in Islamic finance
f) Challenges of Islamic capital market application
g) Risk sharing awareness among market participants
h) Challenges and limitations in the implementation of Islamic financing
in capitalist environments
i) Zakat practice and development
j) Application of social finance apparatus such Waqf/Zakat/Sadaqah in
Islamic finance
k) Takaful operations
l) Emerging issues in Islamic finance
m) The efficiency of Islamic banking
n) Survey of stakeholders’ perspectives towards Islamic banking
4. The primary goal of this assignment is not merely to judge whether the article
written was good or bad. Rather, the objective of this assignment is to carefully
examine and possess grander comprehension of the educational research
complexities.
5. Students need to review the selected article in a concise manner, thoughtful
discussion of the main features of the study and raise important questions that
can generate better understanding related to the article.
6. Please refer to the guideline below in writing the article review.

Deadline for submission: 18th November 2022 (Friday - 11:59pm)

 GUIDELINES ON WRITING THE ARTICLE REVIEW
Minimum 15 pages including front page, table of contents,
bibliography/references.

Four (4) main sections in writing an article review:

1. Introduction
2. Content review/ summary
3. Critical review of the article
4. Conclusion

1.0 INTRODUCTION:

1. You are required to produce an introduction paragraph which elucidates the

background of the topic.

2.0 CONTENT REVIEW/ SUMMARY

This section requires the skills to analyse and identify the content/ essence of the
article. Among the important contents in an article are:
a) The purpose of the study
b) Research methods such as sampling, data collection methods, data analysis
c) Research findings
d) Practical implication of the study

3.0 CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE ARTICLE

You are required to make a critical review that is to express criticism, views and suggestions
to enhance the article. Among the aspects that can be included in this section are as follows:
a) The main issue(s) of the article.
b) Are the issues in this article interesting? State why.
c) Is the methodology used by the author appropriate?
d) Do you agree/disagree with the results of the study, why?
e) Have the research questions stated by the writer(s) been answered?

4.0 CONCLUSION

This section is a summary of your writing. Two (2) things that can be included in this
section are:
a) State if the findings/results of this article give you new knowledge.
b) What steps/strategies will you do to improve the study?
 VIDEO PRESENTATION (15%)

1. Create a CREATIVE video presentation based on the article that you reviewed.
You may present in the form of forum, news, role play and other relevant forms.
Maximize the creativity you have (not
a common PowerPoint presentation).
2. Each student needs to SHOW FACE and has DIALOGUE.
3. The content of the presentation must not comprise the sensitivity issues such
as racism, gender, politics and religion. It also must not infringe copyright.
4. The presentation must be uploaded to the Youtube account of the group
5. member's representative.
6. The duration of the presentation video lasts for 5-7 minutes only.
7. The title is written along with the course code, FINC1301 TITLE OF PROJECT.
Write in the video description:
Course code
Lecturer
Group Member Name and Matriculation Number
Article Review Grading Rubric

Performance Indicator

No. Criteria Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Minimally Poor Unacceptable

(5) (4) (3) Responsive (1) (0)
(2)
1. Elucidating the Provide very Provide a Provide a clear Provide a Provide an No elucidation
essence of the thorough, clear clear and but shallow somewhat unclear and on the
article and concise concise essence of the muddled, incoherent essence of the
essence of the essence of the article; maybe unclear and essence of the article
article context article context excessively rambling article
and content and content brief context essence of the
and content article
2. Explanation of Provide very Provide a Provide a clear Provide a Provide an No explanation
arguments on topic, thorough, clear clear and but shallow somewhat unclear and and arguments
purpose/objective, and concise concise explanation muddled, incoherent of the article is
approach consider explanation and explanation and unclear and explanation provided
by author in arguments of and arguments of rambling and
the article arguments of
realising the study, arguments of the article explanation and
context and the article
analysis, findings, the article context and arguments of
content
limitations, and context and content the article
practical implication content
of the study
3. Summarizes the Provide very Provide a Provide a clear Provide a Provide an No summary
context and content thorough, clear clear and but shallow somewhat unclear and provided
and concise concise summary of muddled, incoherent
summary of the summary of the article; unclear and summary of
 of the selected article context the article maybe rambling the article
article and content context and excessively summary of the
content brief context article
and content
4. Identifies and Thoroughly Clearly Identify and Attempts to Unclear No
describes your own identify and identify and describe own identify and identification identification
reaction to describe own describe own reaction to the describe own and description and
the article reaction to the reaction to the article; include reaction to the of own reaction description of
article; include article; include shallow article; include to the article; own reaction
discussion of simple discussion of no discussion include no to the article;
relevant issues discussion of relevant issues of relevant discussion of include illogical
within the article relevant within the issues within relevant issues and unclear
issues within article the article within the discussion of
the article article relevant issues
within the
article

5 Grammar, Consistently Contain Contain Contain Contain Response is

mechanics and APA contain accurate accurate and grammatical frequent numerous totally illogical
styles for and proper proper error grammatical grammatical and
references citations grammatical grammatical conventions, error error unintelligible
conventions, conventions, spelling and conventions, conventions, or no
spelling and punctuation. spelling and spelling and response
spelling and
punctuation. Contain punctuation. punctuation.
punctuation. All
All correct mostly Contain Contain
correct accurate information information
information information
information which began to which
regarding article regarding
regarding interfere with substantially
and its sources. article and its began to
 Clear and sources. Clear article and its article interfere with
consistent use of use of proper sources. meaning. article
proper APA APA Inconsistent Consistently meaning.
formatting formatting use of proper fails to use Consistently
APA proper APA fails to use
formatting formatting proper APA
formatting
Total: 25 marks
Video Presentation Rubric
No. Criteria Excellent
(3)
1. Contents and The video offers a
Structure concise summary of
the findings and
highlights the key
points of the study. It also
shows a continuous
progression of ideas and
tells a complete, easily
followed story and well
organised
2. Delivery and Narration is clear,
Narration relaxed, comprehensible,
has a good pace and
consistent in style
throughout. The
speech is expressive
and encourages audience
to keep listening.
Performance Indicator
Very Good Satisfactory Poor
(2) (1) (0)
The video offers an The video fails to The video does not
adequate summary adequately summarise summarise the
of the findings and the findings or highlights findings or
some of the highlights of the study. It is hard to highlights of the
of the study. It is also follow the progressions study. It is also
fairly well documented of the video. presented in an
and organised. unorganised manner.
Narration is mostly Narration is mostly Narration is
clear, relaxed, unclear, stressed, unclear, stressed,
comprehensible, not very understandable, incomprehensible,
has a reasonable has a variable pace and variable pace and is
pace and mostly is often inconsistent inconsistent in style
consistent in style in style. The speech throughout. The
throughout. The is not very expressive speech is not
speech is adequately and the intonation deters expressive.
expressive. listening.
3. Creativity The visual and audio
content of the video are
creatively used to
effectively express the
purpose, findings and
conclusions of the study.
4. Technical The story line is effectively
Production and expressed through video
Editing footage, sound, and
special effects and is
overall appealing. Scenes
flow smoothly from one to
the other.
5. Teamwork Excellent collaboration,
among all team members.
Equivalent knowledge
level for all. No one
dominates.
Total: 15 marks
For the most part, For the most part, the The visual and audio
the visual and audio visual and audio content content of the video
content of the video of the video are not are not creatively used
are creatively used to creatively used, often and fail to express the
express the purpose, distracting the viewer purpose, findings and
findings and from the main messages conclusions of the
conclusions of the of the study. study
study.
The story line is The story line lacks The story line is hard
expressed adequately expression through to follow due to
through video footage, inadequate use of video insufficient use of
sound, and special footage, sound, and video footage, sound,
effects and overall special effects and and special effects
offers some appeal. overall offers little and overall is
Majority of scenes flow
appeal. Many of the confusing. There are
smoothly from one to
scenes fail to flow many unnatural
the other.
smoothly from one to the breaks between
other. scenes.
Very good Good collaboration A small amount of
collaboration among among most members. collaboration among
team members. Some team members team members. One
Equivalent knowledge have more knowledge or two tend to
level for most of team. and dominate. dominate during
presentation.