4 - DLS

• Individuals appointed as distinguished lecturers are experienced practitioners or lecturers in their professions or fields of expertise.
• Distinguished lecturers are full-time, non-tenure track positions.
• The work of distinguished lecturers means that they have been successful in their career and have a good reputation.
• The goals of the distinguished lecturer series include providing a platform for intellectual discourse and lifelong learning.
• Distinguished lecturers are noble and respectable in appearance or behavior.
• Organizing distinguished lecturer series is a social responsibility effort in education.
• All public lectures under the distinguished lecturer series are free and open to the public.
• It is important to involve students in the distinguished lecturer series.
• The author of the article studied agrees and disagrees in certain aspects.
• The major contribution of the article/finding to the field is not clear.
• The article does not build on other knowledge from the field.
• Theoretical/conceptual framework/assumptions are not clearly defined in the article.
• The selection of methodology is not adequately explained in the article.
• The article does not fit into the literature and field, it does not advance the knowledge of the topic.
• The author's writing is not clear and the findings/data are not presented well.
• The article is selective and biased, for example, the underlying theory is not explicitly mentioned and some of the conclusions are trivial or not elaborated.