Article Critique Paper Selection

Final Paper
Scientific Journal Article Critique

Being able to read and critically analyze scientific journal articles is an important part of learning and applying scientific research to environmental management. Through the first four weeks of this course, you have become more familiar with the various components of scientific literature by reading and writing sections of your own. For your Final Paper, read and critically review the journal article selected in Week Three of the course. To begin, read “Using a Scientific Journal Article to Write a Critical Review.” Next, utilize the information from this week’s reading to critique the selected article. The critique at a minimum should contain the following information:
Introduction (about two pages)
Briefly summarize the journal article selected including the full citation for the paper, the purpose of the study, the methodology utilized, the results obtained, and the conclusions drawn by the author(s). Utilize questions posed in the “Analyze the Text” section of this week’s readings to develop this section.
Body (about four pages)
Highlight both the strengths and weaknesses of each section of the paper (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion). Utilize questions posed in the “Evaluate the Text” section of this week’s readings to develop this section.
Conclusion (about four pages)
Discuss the significance of the research. Utilize questions posed in the “Establish the Significance of the Research” section of this week’s readings to develop this section.
Your paper must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA (6th ed.)

HIS IS THE FINAL PAPER SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE. USE MUST GO OVER THIS TO FIND AND ARTICLE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO FIT INTO WHAT IS NEEDED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT. REMEMBER THE ARTICLE MUST COME FROM PROQUEST!!!