Poli 480 Senior Thesis Prof. Basu Date ……………………..

Author …………………… Reader ……………………

Reader Evaluation of Senior Thesis Research proposal

Your task is to evaluate the research design of the proposal, provide feedback and suggestions for improvement in each of the following areas:

· specification of thesis/problem/topic:

catchy? clear? controversial? significant?

· key words:

make sense? Any others?

· relevant existing scholarship:

effectively categorized? Author well positioned? Suggested readings?

· own hypotheses

clear? controversial? significant?

· methods of enquiry/testing:

clear statement of steps, data, evidence?

· annotated bibliography (with 10 articles and 5 books).