REVIEW FORM FOR CMSC 100 DRAFT PAPERS

DIRECTIONS:
Please rate each paper you have received to review in the areas listed
below.  You should give a numeric rating where indicated, on the
following scale:
  0 = not at all; completely missing
  1 = poor; minimal effort or content in this area
  2 = fair; some effort or content in this area
  3 = good; moderate effort or content in this area
  4 = very good; a lot of effort or content in this area
  5 = outstanding; very thorough, understandable, well written

You should also include a short explanation of your rating in each
area.  To receive full credit, these explanations should be
thoughtful and have content.  An example of a reasonable
rating/comment for "Topic Area" is:
  Rating:  3
  Comments:
  The topic of the paper is music composition.  The challenges in this
  field include generating music scores, keeping track of
  instrumentation, and copyright protection.  The paper mentions these
  challenges but doesn't really explain them in any detail.

An example of an unreasonable rating/comment is:
  Rating:  5
  Comments:
  Great topic statement!

All comments should be polite and constructive.

You should fill out a separate review form for each of the two papers
you have been given to review.  Use a text editor like NotePad to
write your review (do NOT use Word or any other formatted word
processor).  Cut-and-paste the form (below) into an email message 
(do NOT include it as an attachment), and email it to me
(mariedj@cs.umbc.edu), to the TAs (kl4@umbc.edu, clay2@umbc.edu, 
and sschneider713@gmail.com), AND to the student whose paper you are 
reviewing.

------------ CUT AND PASTE BELOW THIS LINE
AUTHOR'S NAME: <name goes here>
REVIEWER'S NAME: <your name goes here>

TOPIC AREA :
Does the paper describe a topic area (application domain or field) and
discuss some of the key challenges in this field? 
  Rating: <#>
  Comments:


APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTING:
Does the paper clearly state at least three applications of computing
in the chosen field?  Are the applications clearly explained, so that
you understand the basic idea of how computers are used?
  Rating: <#>
  Comments:


EMERGENT/FUTURE APPLICATION:
Is one of the computer applications an emerging/future application?
Does the paper discuss what would be needed to make the emerging
application possible?
  Rating: <#>
  Comments:


SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACT:
Does the paper discuss the social and ethical impact of the computer
applications in this field?
  Rating: <#>
  Comments:


PAPER ORGANIZATION:
Is the paper organized in such a way that it's easy to follow?  (For
example, was it easy to tell what the three computer applications
were?  Are there section headers that help you keep track of where
you are in the paper?  Does the writing flow logically from one
topic/idea to the next?)
  Rating: <#>
  Comments:


WRITING QUALITY:
Is the paper well written, with few or no grammatical/spelling errors?
Is the writing clear and understandable?
  Rating: <#>
  Comments:


OVERALL RATING:
As a whole, is the paper well structured, well written, complete, and
interesting?
  Rating: <#>
  Comments: