At the beginning of each month, a new edition of Construction Business Owner magazine comes out. For the months of September, October, and November, please choose an article that interests you from that month’s edition and submit a 1-1/2 to 2 page article review using the Industry Ready booklet guidelines (pages 12-16). Submit in Canvas in a Word or PDF document.

“Why would we need to review (read) an article, case study or book? We won’t do this when we are working after we graduate.” This is a question and statement that most students will make in a class when they are assigned the task of reading an article and writing a review on what they have read. This simple answer to the question is: to make you Industry Ready. The reality is that most of your education begins after graduation. One way that you will stay up on the latest technologies, trends, and developments is by reading articles, journals, books, and case studies (gaining Knowledge). In some instances you will want to convey this information on to other co-workers, supervisors, clients, regulators, or students. The way you convey this information is through communication. One form of communication that is extensively used is written communication. Writing article reviews will help you improve your written communication. This document will give you the basics on how to develop an article review. It is up to you to practice it.

The following list of questions will help guide you through the process of analyzing the text that you have read. Read the entire article before answering the following questions. Consider all the questions when analyzing the text.
Purpose/Context

What is the article about? In other words, what is the article trying to explain or discuss? What overall purpose does the article serve? For example, is it meant to answer a question, propose a new idea or concept, summarize research findings, or does it have some other purpose? Why did they write this article?

Authors

Who wrote the article? Are the authors qualifications provided?
Audience
Where did the article come from (journal, magazine, website, etc.)? Who are the authors writing this article to (contractors, engineers, teachers, students, etc.)? What led you to the conclusion to whom the article was written?

Topic and Position
Is the opinion of the author made clear in the article or is the article presented as “objective”? Does the article deal with current events, past experiences, and/or review of research?