RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS

Essay Assignment 3 Review (22 December 2017)

Marks (Make the selection; THEN add the marks):

Very Weak Weak Fair Good Excellent

- Is the research topic clearly described?
- Are hypothesis steps (issues, improvements,
and updates) well-constructed following a
step-by-step logic?
- Are the issues (problems) at different 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0
hypothesis steps well-identified?
- Do the updates solve issues progressively to
reach a well-constructed hypothesis at the
end?

- Is the selected hypothesis (at the selected

level) well constructed and falsifiable?
- Is the generality of the hypothesis well
tuned? (Not too specific or general)
- Do the testing methods perfectly fit into the
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selected hypothesis (not its general and
specific forms)?
- Does the testing methodology sound
reasonable to support or reject the
hypothesis at the end?

- Is it clear how the testing results will be

analyzed?
- Are the possible outcomes well estimated? 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
- Is it clear which possible reasons may lead
to returning to the testing stage?

- Is the essay attractive to make the reader

want to see the result of the research at the 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0
end?

TOTAL (OUT OF 10): 8.0

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 Comments (Mandatory): Justify your marks; give feedbacks about what should be done to make
the essay better.
 The research topic is not clearly described and the essay has no proper introduction
paragraph. There should be more details on the topic, at the beginning.
 Hypothesis steps and details are very well. The over-specific hypothesis makes it clear
that the fifth level hypothesis is well suited for the purpose of the essay.
 How did you pick target velocities? What is your criterion? Are those velocities the
common ones?
 The tests can be given in more detail. They are not discussed well; they are just given.
 Analysis part is almost excellent.
 Unfortunately, no conclusion paragraph is written. While reading this essay, I feel like
reading a template rather than an essay. In order to avoid it, please add a proper
introduction and conclusion parts. Since these parts are missing, I cannot say that your
essay is attractive in the desired sense. Presentation of the information is as important as
the information itself.

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