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- Each student will turn in 2 scholarly peer reviewed articles that has been critically appraised for an annotated bibliography.
- The scholarly peer-reviewed journal article must be less than five (5) years old.
- The scholarly peer reviewed article will be about a concept of the student’s choice (I recommend choosing a paper pertaining to your literature review).
- Include an APA format title page with a running head, no abstract is needed.
- The annotated bibliography citation is followed by an original brief description (usually about 150 – 250 words); this is a descriptive and evaluative paragraph.
- An APA formatted reference is required for each annotated bibliography.
- Submit a pdf copy of the article and the annotated bibliography by email.
Annotation summary:
- 1 to 2 sentences to summarize the main idea(s) of the source.
- What are the main arguments?
- What is the point of this article?
- What topics are covered?
- 1 or 2 sentences to assess and evaluate the source.
- Is this information reliable?
- Is the source objective or biased?
- 1 or 2 sentences to reflect on the source.
- Was this source helpful to you?
- How can you use this source for your research project?
- Has it changed how you think about your topic?
Additional resources for annotated bibliographies:
http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/annotatedbibliog.php From Concordia University
https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/citation/tutorial From Cornell University
http://writing.ku.edu/bibliographies University of Kansas
Resource for APA formatting:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Sample Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Barthelemy, J., & Geyer, D. (2005). An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus
outsourcing in France and Germany. Information & Management, 42(3), 533-542.
doi:10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005
The authors present an investigation of IT outsourcing based on the combined results of a
survey administered to IT firms as well as statistical measures from domestic and French
or German firms. Their data covers a wide range of IT business unit types. However, the
lack of longitudinal data weakens their conclusion that the slower pace of French and
German IT outsourcing has had a positive effect on business in those countries long-term.
Grading Rubric
Content relevant to the paper topic (summary, assessment & reflection) | 0 Inadequate, missing majority of content | 5 Insufficient, some gaps | 10 Good, majority of content | 15 Excellent relevance |
Content included copy of article & citation | 0 Inadequate, missing majority of content | 5 Insufficient, gaps & incorrectly identified | 10 Good, majority of content | 15 Excellent description |
Organization of the paper, manner of presentation | 0 Disorganized, incoherent | 5 Serious organizational problems | 10 Acceptable, but not outstanding | 15 Excellent, ideas flow smoothly |
Wording and phrasing | 0 Poor wording/ phrasing | 5 Frequently ambiguous or vague | 10 Occasionally awkward, but clear | 15 Excellent, flows nicely |
Grammar and sentence structure | 0 Poor | 5 Adequate | 10 Good | 15 Excellent |
Punctuation, spelling, unedited typing, neatness | 0 More than 10 errors | 5 5-9 errors | 10 Few errors | 15 Excellent |
Use of proper APA format | 0 More than 10 errors | 5 Numerous errors | 10 Follows APA format | |
On Time | -15 2 weeks late | -10 One week late | 0 On Time |