Friday, September 17, 2010

How to get a PhD

Universiti Putra Malaysia
Graduate School of Management

Course : Theory in Management
Code : GSM 6190
Instructor : Dr. Yee Choy Leong


Article review guideline

Title
Authors
Year
Journal
Page numbers
Describe the background problems/major issues in this paper.
What are the aims/objectives of this paper?
Identify the major literature in this paper.
Is there a gap being identified in this paper?
List down the research questions (if any).
Identify the methodology used (survey/case study/interview).
Briefly describe the overall research design and data collection.
Describe the findings of this research.
Are the objectives met?
What are the limitations of this research?
Is the research contributed to theory?
Is the research contributed to practice?
Has the author recommended areas for further research?
Provide evidence of reflexivity.
Provide evidence of validity claims.
Provide evidence of generalization claims.
Comments the strengths and weaknesses of the paper.
Reviewer overall comments and conclusion.