Describe and articulate the research questions raised by a paper.
– Describe the theoretical framework and explicate the arguments that are brought to bear on
the research questions.
– Assess how relevant the research questions are in terms of both scientific and societal
advancement.
– Assess how sound and convincing are the theoretical arguments developed.
– Describe the data and assess how well they capture the phenomena of interest.
– Describe the research methods and evaluate how appropriate they are in addressing the
research questions.
– Summarize the findings and conclusions.
– Point out the scope, limitations, strengths and weaknesses of the study.
– At the end of each session, synthesize (not summarize!) what you have learned from this
body of articles, and outline new possible research questions.
