Observations: Phase 1 Report
1) Did not download and use the correct LaTeX template: 7/12
2) Lack of evidence, source, or citation! Must support all facts,
factual statements, figures/numbers, etc.
3) Incomplete or missing search query/string: AND/OR; several
search combinations…
4) Incomplete or wrong Method figure! Most showed only until
the Search and Selection step
5) Used the Background section to reflect on and discuss your
RQs or to summarize previous articles
6) Did not write a structured Abstract: We saw examples in class
Observations: Phase 1 Report
7) Informal style, tone, and vocabulary! spoken language
vs. formal narration
´ “These questions matter because AI is advancing faster
than earlier…”
´ ”Tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot now … blurring the
line between”
´ “moving an old software system to a new system was
considered a difficult job for companies”
´ “This is where testing practices comes in handy”
´ “every source in the final set speaks to at least one of
these directly”
´ “we came upon a number of typical failure taxonomies, a
number of…”
Observations: Phase 1 Report
8) Using contractions! isn’t, doesn’t, won’t, there’s
9) Using Google Scholar as a search DB
10) Having one single very long paragraph
11) Lack of coherence and connection! Between sentences and
between paragraphs
12) Not mentioning objectives in the Introduction
13) Not using a proper LaTeX style bullet points for listing items