ArticleSummaries

FRIT8132
Forthisassignmentyouwillselectanumberofarticlesfromtheprofessional literaturedealingwithAdministrationofTechnologyResources.Articlescandeal withtherolesandresponsibilitiesofaTechnologyCoordinator,anytopicdealing withTechnologyLeadership,TechnologyPlans,TechnologyProgramEvaluation, StaffDevelopment,etc.ForotherpossibletopicslookattheAECT/ECITStandards andSubjectMatterContentlistedintheFRIT8132CourseSyllabus.

EssentialsoftheAssignment
Forthisassignmentyouwillreadaminimumoffivedifferentarticlesandthenwrite asummaryandcriticalevaluationofeacharticle.Astheysayintheads,however, somerestrictionsapply.Herearetherestrictions: 1. AllarticlesmustdealwithsomefacetofAdministrationofTechnologyResources. 2. Thearticlesmustcomefromatleastfourdifferentprofessionalpeerreviewed journals. 3.Atleastfourofthearticlesshouldbepublishedwithinthepasttwoyears. Itisfineifallofthemarerelativelyrecent.Noneofthearticlescanbewritten before2002. 4.NoneofthearticlescancomefromtheWWWorInternetunlessthearticleispart ofaWebbasedpeerreviewedjournalthatispublishedonaregularbasis. 5.ThesummariesmustbecreatedusingMicrosoftWordoracompatibleprogram.

FormatfortheSummaries Eachsummaryshouldcontainthefollowingsections: Citation CitethearticleyouarereviewingusingtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation format(5thedition).Errorsinthecitationarenotasdamagingaspoorsummaries, buttheywillloweryourgrade.Seethegradingrubric. SummaryoftheArticle Goodsummariesconveytheessenceofthearticlewithoutoverwhelmingthereader withdetails.Agoodsummaryincludesmorethananabstract,butitdoesnotsimply repeatdetailsofthearticle. Critique Thefinalsectionofthesummaryshouldbeacriticalevaluationofthepaper.What didyouthinkofit?Wasituseful?Towhom?Underwhatcircumstances?Were thereproblemswiththepaper?Whatwerethey?Howcouldtheybecorrected? Werethereproblemswiththeinnovationorprojectdescribed?Whatwerethey; howcouldtheybecorrected?Includeinthecritiqueatleastafewlinesonthe personalimplicationsofthisarticleforyou.

SubmissionofAssignment
Combinetheseparatearticlesummaries/critiquesintoonedocumentandsubmitit toyourinstructorusingGeorgiaView.

EvaluationofAssignment
ThisassignmentwillbeevaluatedusingtheGradingRubriclocatedonthelastpage ofthishandout.

Article Summaries & Critiques Grading Rubric

Name:
0 Essentials
Essentials of Assignment not met.

1-2
Essentials of Assignment met.

3
Essential of Assignment exceeded. Included more articles than required.

Score

3
Score

0 Citations
APA Style Formatting of citations not followed or there are more errors in APA Style formatting than not.

1-4
APA Style Formatting followed for all citations but include a number of form breaks.

5
APA Style Formatting followed accurately for all citations with no form breaks.

5
Score

0 Summaries
Summary is weak and is no more than a basic abstract of the article. Numerous errors in grammar and spelling.

1-2
Summaries are adequate. A few errors in grammar or spelling.

3
Summaries covey the essence of each article without repeating details of the article. No errors in grammar and spelling.

3
Score

0
Critiques are in reality just extended summaries. -orCritiques only include personal feelings & implications of the article. No Supporting information. Numerous errors in grammar and spelling.

1-3
Critique points out some strengths and/or weaknesses in the article and may include information that is not relevant. Supporting information is incomplete. Some personal implications included. A few errors in grammar or spelling.

4
Critique includes a thoughtful analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the article and only includes relevant information. Critique points to specific examples in the article to illustrate the point being made. Personal implications included. No errors in grammar and spelling.

Critiques

Total Score

15