Question Sheet for Seminar Papers

Your tool for understanding papers in a systematic way.


Background

  • What knowledge does this paper assume?
  • Are there any concepts/terms that we did not yet define this week?

Aim(s) of the paper

  • Summarize the aim(s) of the paper in a maximum of 3 sentences.

Methods

  • What data is the paper working with?
    • What type of data is it?
    • How was it acquired (by which technique)?
    • How well does it adhere to the FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse) for data management?
  • What are the methods and analysis technique used in the paper?
    • How does the methods work?
    • Is it well suited? Why?
    • Would other analysis techniques have been useful?

Results

  • What key result does each result figure/figure panel convey?

Applications

  • What will this study be useful for?
  • Is it expected to have an impact? In which way?

Limitations

  • What limitation(s) are acknowledged by the authors?
  • Are there any other limitations you see that were not mentioned?

Thank you!