CMSC 304 -- SPRING 2013
                  RESEARCH PAPER PEER REVIEW FORM


AUTHOR'S NAME:		      
TITLE OF PAPER:      
REVIEWER'S NAME:     

NOTE: You should enter your review into this template using
TextEdit or NotePad.  Please keep it in the .txt format and
do not add any formatting commands, or create a Word or .rtf 
document.  Do not delete any of the template categories -- 
just enter your responses below each category.  Your responses
should be helpful and include some detail (at least 1-3 sentences
per field, though you are welcome to provide more feedback and
suggestions in any given area).  If you think it would be 
helpful to the author, you may also return a marked-up hardcopy
to them, but as I will not see that hardcopy, you still need
to complete this review form.

The review should be EMAILED to the paper's author AND to me 
(mariedj@cs.umbc.edu) no later than 10am on Thursday, May 9
(either as an attachment or by cut-and-pasting into the email, 
again with no formatting of any sort).  Late reviews will not
receive credit.


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SUMMARY. Please summarize the paper's topic area in one to three sentences.
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OVERALL.  Give an overall rating of the paper (mark with an X), and a
one- to three-sentence summary of why you gave it that rating.
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   (E)  Excellent [ ]  
   (VG) Very Good [ ]
   (G)  Good      [ ]
   (F)  Fair      [ ]
   (P)  Poor      [ ]


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ETHICAL QUESTIONS.  Does the paper clearly identify one or more
ethical questions in the topic area, and explore ethical issues
in the area from multiple perspectives?
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THESIS STATEMENT.  Does the paper include a clear thesis statement(s)
that explains the main point that the paper is making?  Is this thesis
statement supported well by the structure and content of the paper?
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CASES OR INCIDENTS.  Does the paper discuss at least two relevant
cases or incidents and relate them clearly to the ethical questions
being explored?
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ETHICAL FRAMEWORK CONTENT.  Does the paper discuss alternative
policies, principles and values at stake, stakeholders affected,
potential consequences, relevant laws, and professional ethics?
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BIBLIOGRAPHY.  Does the paper show include a bibliography that provides
solid coverage of the topic and shows evidence of meaningful research
on the topic?
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ORGANIZATION.  Is the paper well organized?  Is the top-level
section structure readily apparent, and does it make sense?
Within the sections, does the paper have a clear narrative
flow from topic to topic?  Are the paragraphs well structured
(with a clear purpose and organization within each paragraph)?
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PRESENTATION. Is the paper well written?  Is terminology and jargon
clearly explained for a non-expert reader?  Has the author provided
sufficient background on any relevant aspects of the topic (such as
laws and issues)?  Is the paper grammatically and stylistically 
correct?
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