The aim of reading notes is to help you read critically and actively - to be engaged in the work. You will find this tool essential in graduate school so it is here we begin the habit. The reading notes will be measured using the level-five evaluation criteria and must contain the following:
Format:
- Two-page maximum, single space, business block, justified margins, 10-point font
- APA bibliographic citation of the work as your ‘title'
- Your name, course, section number and date at the upper right Content:
- Central theme - identify author's main lesson/argument - what is the author(s) teaching us
- Critical analysis - evaluate the lesson/argument - strengths/weaknesses - considering pointing to a frame of reference in your own life or your training in the subject
- Main takeaways - so what and now what? How do we best apply the knowledge from this article?
Article: THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH OF THE MANAGER: GOOD OR BAD IDEA? By Sean D. Jasso, Ph.D. Philosophy for Business, January 2010, Issue 56.