Peer Review Emulator

Category Genomics>Research Project Design/Tools

Abstract Peer Review Emulator (PRE) is an expert (knowledge based) system that can be used to help you prepare research proposals for peer review. In PRE, you begin with an overview of the major components of a research proposal. As each topic is selected, you see successively more detailed screens with the subcomponents of each section. You answer questions about your research and provide brief text summaries of each section on these forms. As you work, the program displays an up-to-date summary of which components you have completed and which remain to be done.

Critiquing Work

PRE uses the information you provide to critique your work, pointing out areas where you don't yet meet common research standards. Unlike methods texts that separate major steps in the research process into separate chapters with little or No connection among them, PRE reminds you of links between components of the research proposal. When decisions in the design or sampling plan influence measurement strategies, the program points those out. This helps you avoid inconsistencies among sections.

Creating proposals

PRE combines your answers with your text input to generate a draft of the proposal in its current form. The draft is saved in a text file that you can edit with a word processor to produce a final proposal.

More information

PRE comes in both a teaching version intended for use in undergraduate and graduate research methods courses and a professional version that links to the other programs in this manufacturers Methodologist's Toolchest.

System Requirements

IBM-PC Compatible Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista or 7

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G6G Abstract Number 20011

G6G Manufacturer Number 102620