Good/Bad Article - Thread 1

Find a really good or really bad research article on your research topic.
Blog your initial thoughts on what made it really good or really bad.
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I found a really good article on my research topic:
Poock, M. & LeFond, D. (2001). How college-bound prospects perceive university web sites: Findings, implications, and turning browsers into applicants. College and University, 77 (1), 15-21.

This article is an example of a good article because...

• it gives an in-depth discussion of this topic to help the reader understand what has gone on in this area of research already, and focuses the readers into the area the authors are looking at.
• it uses both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to gather data...a survey and focus groups. This allows both numerical data and verbal, descriptive data to answer the research questions.
• the authors recognize the limitations of the study and suggest good alternatives for future research...which helped me narrow down my research area!