Peer Review on Definition of “Algorithm”

To: Dhara, Technical Writing Team Member

From: Christine, Technical Writing Team Member

Date: Feb 4th, 2022

Peer Review / Term: Algorithm

 

Congratulations, and thank you for posting the 1.3 assignment. Please consider reading through the peer review document below with suggestions for improvement.

 

First Impressions: 

This impressive document includes a well-organized structure, good visual cited adequately, and propitiate reference list.

 

Organization:

• Excellent work on organizing the document to make it pleasant to read.  
  • An Introduction with detailed information 
  • The bolded heading is easy to read 
  • Figures with correct citation 

 

Expression: 

• The understanding of the definition is well expressed throughout the entire document. 
• Overall, the tone is friendly and professional; however, if the document could be more concise, it could make the points more transparent.  
• Some sentences can be more direct. For example: 
  • “A common example of an algorithm is a cake recipe, where a sequence of steps are followed to accomplish the task of baking a cake.” 
    • The passive voice and the wordy preface can create a clarity problem.  
    • Rewrite example: A cake recipe is a typical example of an algorithm; making cakes takes a sequence of steps. 
  • “All algorithms can be produced with just three basic building blocks: sequence selection and interaction.” 
    • Rewrite example: Sequence, selection, and iteration are the three basic building blocks to produce algorithms. 

 

Content: 

• The document followed the instruction of the 1.3 assignment, which includes
  • Summary of the assignment; introduction
  • The situation indicates the potential audience
  • Three forms of definition: parenthetical definition, sentence definition, and expanded definition
  • Four types of expansion definition
  • One visual
  • A reference list with MLA format

 

Visuals: 

• Well done on the visual.
  • The picture is well explained, labelled and cited.

 

Work Cited List: 

• Excellent on the work cited list-  however, a small error occurred.
• Don’t forget to put “.” behind the name of the author
  • Rewrite: Ashwani, KJunior. “Complete Tutorials of Introduction to Algorithm.” DevOpsSchool.com, 10 June 2021, https://www.devopsschool.com/blog/complete-tutorials-of-introduction-to-algorithm/

 

Grammar and Typos: 

• There are several minor grammar errors; one example is: “A common example of an algorithm is a cake recipe, where a sequence of steps are followed to accomplish the task of baking a cake.”
  • Please note that “a sequence of steps” is singular and “are” is plural; this needs correction.

 

Concluding Comments: 

Thank you! It’s been a pleasure to review your definition document that is informative and well organized. With the following suggestions, this will be an excellent document:

• Self-editing for clarity is needed:
  • Grammar
  • Choice of passive or active voice

 

Thank you for your time in reading through the peer review document. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Cheers.

Three Definitions on “Algorithm”