Paper Topic:

Critically Analyse an Article

Key issues for critical analysis and thinking

The first and foremost requirement for conducting a critical analysis is to think critically . Scriven and Paul (2004 ,

.1 ) define critical thinking as the "intellectually disciplined process of actively analyzing and evaluating information gathered from experience observation , or communication as a guide to belief and action " A similar perspective on this is presented by Browne and Keeley (2001 br

.2 ) and Norris (1992 ) as they defined critical thinking as being aware of a group of interrelated critical questions , then asking and answering these

questions at the apt times and to use these critical questions to further one 's understanding

Wrobleski (2007 ) agrees with this as one must gather available information regarding a , interpret the relevancy of the sources and then process the information into an intelligent way of thinking about it . Then one must engage in critical reading , the starting point of which is to try to identify the author 's thesis and purpose (LeJeune 2001 Knott , 2005 . One must first understand the basics of the and the importance of the issue under consideration . Woodword-Kron (2002 ) maintained that there are three musts in critical analysis Making connections , evaluating interpretations and drawing conclusions and arguing persuasively . These skills are required because it is important to consider different perspectives and contexts because these often expose different ideas and understandings of an idea which may appear to be obvious or self-evident (Hare , 1999 ,

.87-90 . While one should identify one 's own position on the issue , the focus should be kept on the subject of analysis , rather than one one 's own ideas . The ending should be an overview and directions for further study (Ennis 1962 Ennis , 1989 James , B . et al , 1995 Critical Evaluation "Electronic Trading and Work Transformation in the London Insurance Market

Today the nature of work has been affected and to a large extent transformed by the integration of information and communications technologies . A lot of people do not understand the link between IT and transformation and via this , the authors attempt to advance the existing theoretical developments by means of a conceptual scheme which will explain this relationship more clearly . These ideas are illuminated by example of the introduction of LIMNET EPS , an electronic system of trading , in the London Insurance Market . They took into account the key tenets of Giddens ' ideas on the consequences of social transformation in modem times and in their study , sought to understand the social and organizational transformations associated with the introduction of electronic trading across the London Insurance Market

This was a case study and research was primarily conducted via in-depth semi-structured interviews of participants in Market associations for insurance brokers and under , the Lloyd 's Corporation , and early adopter firms of the LIMNET EPS system . This study unveiled some of the common issues which arise from the implementation of IT in an environment which previously had a set way of doing things differently In the case of the London Insurance...

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