Introduction
Today we're asking you respond to the research proposal of one other group. We're allocating c. 30 minutes for this exercise, and we expect you, as an individual, to offer coherent, substantive feedback. We've noted the reviewing groups at the bottom of this screen.

We have included below some prompts to which you must respond. And, of course, you may include any additional ideas, comments, etc. that you think might help your colleagues develop an outstanding research project.

Remember that the value of peer review is not simply to offer guidance to colleagues: it's also a chance to step back from your own group's proposal and evaluate it objectively.

Please post your feedback as a discussion in the townhall folder of the group whose proposal you are reviewing. Please do not compose directly into townhall as you risk losing your work if, for example, the network collapses.

Guidelines
1) Read the proposal of your allocated group.

2) State in your own words what you think the thesis of this project is. How well is the thesis articulated? What would help you to understand the thesis of the project?

3) How clear is the plan (outlined in the proposal) about what will be covered? Is it:

• too broad???
• too narrow???
• logical or not???
• coherently organized???

Please be specific in your response and offer suggestions.

4) Give an honest appraisal of the quality of the research, given the sources cited in the proposal. To what extent is the group:-

• relying on only one type of source (i.e. Web, or articles from one source)
• relying on general sources (i.e. Time, Newsweek)when more accurate up-to-date specific sources may be available (specialized journals, academic research)
• are the sources cited in accurate MLA or APA format?? (so that other researchers / readers will be able to evaluate the quality of and find the original sources).

From your own knowledge of the varieties of sources available for our kinds of research, suggest at least three more avenues the group should explore.

5) Is there a clear, well-defined audience in mind? If the audience is "anybody who uses the Internet, "you really don't have an audience. Try to suggest possible audiences for this level of research, if none appears clear.