Homework
Pick a recently published (up to 2015) journal article related to your research area and fill out the following:
I. Abstract
• Are the purpose and findings of the study properly addressed? Explain briefly
• Are the materials and methods applied in the study mentioned in the abstract? Explain briefly
II. Keywords
• How many keywords did they assign? Do you think they are all related to the article?
• Are you able to find the article when you enter all the keywords on Google Scholar?
III. Introduction
• Does the Introduction explain the construct of interest/focus, the issues and theories being addressed?
• Is the structure of the paper clearly stated? Explain briefly
IV. Literature Review
• Is it in the Introduction or a separate section?
• Is there a graphical representation of the research methodology?
• Is the literature survey up to date?
• Is the gap in the existing literature clearly stated? Explain briefly
V. Materials and Methods
• What materials and methods are used? Explain briefly
• Did the authors develop a new methodology? Explain briefly
• Is it an applied research or a theoretical research? Explain briefly
VI. Results
• What are the findings? Explain briefly
VII. Conclusions and Discussion
• What is the contribution of the study? Explain briefly
• What are the limitations of the study? Are they mentioned?
• What is the direction for future research? Explain briefly
VIII. References
• How many articles are cited? What citation format is used?
IX. Appendix
• Is there an Appendix section? If yes, what is presented?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- SSRN-Article.rar