Critique Requirements

• 1/2 a page
• no essay form necessary; bullets are fine
• due at 11:59am on the class day
• email the critique in plan text to me
• please use your uiowa email address so that I can reply with your grade

Evaluation of Critiques

The critique should capture your insights regarding the reading material. The critique is not intended to be a summary of the reading material. Instead you should focus on identifying open issues and limitations of the proposed technical solutions. Below are some questions that could guide your reasoning, however, do not feel limited by them or that you need to answer all of them:

• Are the assumptions of the paper reasonable?
• Is the solution practical? Do you think it will work?
• Any technical errors that you found?
• What are the limitations of the proposed approach?
• Do the results support the claims?
• How would you improve the paper?

There is a rich body of guidelines on how to read scientific papers. A good starting point is this guide.