Skills for Doctoral Research: Literature Critique Seminar Objectives: Describe the purpose and distinguishing characteristics of the peer-review system Describe and analyze components of an empirical peer-reviewed article Critique key components of an empirical peer-reviewed article Seminar Activities: Welcome and Overview (5 min.) Peer-Review System Q&A (15 min.) Critique of Key Components: Group Activity/Discussion (25 min.)
The Peer-Review System Purpose of peer-review Identifying resources as peer-reviewed Examples of things that are not peer-reviewed Dissertation committee as peer-review Students as engagers in scholarly critique
Peer-Review Resources: Key Components Theoretical Framework Literature Review Research Questions and/or hypotheses Assumptions, limitations, and delimitations Implications of the research
Critique Key Components of an Empirical Peer-Reviewed Article After reviewing the assumptions, limitations, and delimitations What could the author (s) have done to make this a stronger study? Based on this one article, what are the possible studies that could be undertaken?