Writing Assignment #1 Critical Annotated Bibliography of Five Sources

Summary of assignment

· Task: In this assignment you will write a list of at least 5 sources in alphabetical order inAPA format. In addition, each reference will be followed by a short analytical summaryof 150-200 words. At the end of the short summary, you will include a sentence or twothat critically analyzes the source and that mentions distinctive features about the articleand why it may or may not be useful for you in pursuing more research.

● Length: Each annotation should be 150-200 words.● Format: APA● Sources: Five sources, all of which you fill find through UMGC’s OneSearch

o All of your articles should be from scholarly journals or credible trade journals.They should not be from popular journals.

​ Strategies in Selecting a Topic for your Annotated Bibliography

You may select a topic of your choice. However, when selecting a topic, keep in mind that it should be a topic on which a number of studies or scholarly articles have been published.

Examples of topics students have chosen in the past or that would be workable for this assignment are the following:

● The impact of the Internet on research methods of students and plagiarism in studentpapers● The impact of The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act on primary school education.● The impact of mobile devices on cybersecurity

Overall, in considering a topic, you might consider your major, topics that will be covered in future classes you plan to take at UMGC, and your interests.

For example, please examine the following ideas:

· If your major is criminal justice, you might consider researching the different types of CSIeffects that have been explored in the literature or researching what studies have noted aboutbody cameras for law enforcement officials.· If your major is psychology, you might consider researching counseling strategies, consumerbehavior in online shopping, decision-making in upper-management positions, etc.· If your major is history, you might consider researching theories on the Civil War, studies onlabor patterns in the United States, an aspect of military history, etc.

· If your major is social science, you might consider researching community responses to healthcare threats,co-parenting patterns after divorce, etc.· If your major is cybersecurity, you might consider researching different studies that analyze thetraining of employees on cyber issues or researching the Agile and Waterfall methods of projectdevelopment.

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Whatever topic you consider, ​keep in mind that it should be a topic on which a number of studies or scholarly articles have been published. You will conduct all or most of your research using UMGC’s OneSearch function in finding scholarly articles or articles from credible trade journals.

Approach

This assignment will be an analytical/critical/ annotated bibliography. The difference between the descriptive/informative annotated bibliography and the analytical/critical annotated bibliography is explained in the following video:

https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/bibliography_tutorial.cfm

The transcript is at:

https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/bibliography_tutorial.cfm#transcript

Moreover, the following website from UMGC’s Information and Library Services provides more information on how to complete this assignment

http://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/bibliography_apa.cfm

Submitting the assignment:

You will submit a first draft of the essay to the assignment folder. The first draft will not be graded. The instructor will provide comments to it.

After receiving comments from the instructor, you will submit a revised draft. The final draft will be graded.

Helpful Resources and Websites

The following are some links to sample Annotated Bibliographies. Some of them give examples in APA format. You may want to observe these examples and perhaps model your work after them.

· A variety of samples from The University of North Carolina Writing Center, including these specific examples of APA-style annotations. You can find that at the following page: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/citing-sources/

· Some instruction from Cornell University. The website also provides more informationon the process of writing an annotated bibliography. You can find that at the following page:https://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography

· Some instruction from East Carolina University. You can find it at the following page:https://libguides.ecu.edu/c.php?g=17262&p=98192