Difference between revisions of "Module Review Criteria"
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Module Review Criteria
1. Module successfully addresses the Target Audience who is a Researcher / Scientist and
- Is the data creator focused on the concepts within the data
- Is the team member who just needs to know enough about data management to pass on the data to be stored / archived
- Is the person who best knows the conceptual focus and context
- Is the person motivated by use and re-use of the data (their own, if not others)
- Is also a non-expert user of the data, geared to the undergraduate or general college level
- Is considered to be part of the ESIP community
- Is not the data manager who needs to receive, store, and archive the data and its context
- Is not the data curator who must place this data within the collections of the data center
- Is not the data librarian who helps others find, render, and use the data
2. Module has Conceptual Integrity
- Concepts discussed match the overall topic
- Concepts discussed fit where the topic is placed,
- e.g., specifics of "Backing up your data" fit within "Managing your data" framework
- Concepts discussed succinctly and accurately
- Concepts covered completely within timeframe of 3 - 7 minutes for review or presentation
- Links to other modules / topics are logical and accurate
3. Expression of concepts is appropriate and eye-catching
- Concepts conveyed simply
- Concepts described understandably
- Illustrations and/or humor used effectively and liberally
- Imagery used appropriately, and cited to an openly available source
- Jargon terms used sparingly
- When used, jargon terms explained succinctly
4. Module template followed
- Title slide contains the name of the section header in the "Module Template" field
- Title slide contains the name of the module in the "Subtitle" field
- Author names and organizations follow the proper form See Authors Guide -- Module cover page
- Total number of slides is between 5 and 10
- Any URLs included are relevant, live and accurate
- Citable references split out from Resources & listed in Chicago style
- Resources listed in the slides appear in the "Resources" slide and should include a simple phrase or sentence explanation with a live URL below
- References used in the "References and Resources" slide listed using the Chicago Manual of Style citation guidelines