ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: DOCTORAL
1. Annotated Bibliography: Doctoral Identity
Annotations are descriptive and critical assessments of literature that help researchers to evaluate texts and determine relevancy in relation to a particular research project. Ultimately, they are a note-taking tool that fosters critical thinking, demonstrates understanding, and evaluates the source material for possible later use. In this assignment, you will read and annotate three articles.
General Requirements:
Locate the articles by Baker and Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith and Hatmaker (2014) in the Course Materials for this topic.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. Review the GCU APA Style Guide for Writing located in the Student Success Center. Note: A title page is required for this assignment, but a reference page is not required since the references are included with the annotations.
Refer to the resource, Preparing Annotated Bibliographies located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style. Use Sample APA Annotated Bibliography example in this resource.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Directions:
Read the articles by Baker & Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith & Hatmaker (2014). These articles and the persistent links to them are located in the Course Materials for Topic 2.
Provide an annotated bibliography (750-900 words total, excluding the reference notes) of the articles. Including the following for each article:
A reference note formatted according to APA style guidelines. The reference note is not included in the total word count.
An annotation (250-300 words) of the article. Annotations are descriptive and critical assessments of peer-reviewed articles. Annotations summarize the key concepts and evaluate the article for its strengths and weaknesses. Why was the study conducted? What was the population studied? What did the researcher(s) conclude? What other information about this study do you believe is unique or important to recall? Are there specific statements made by the author you wish to retain
2. Literature Review Resources
Successful completion of a doctoral dissertation requires significant amounts of independent reading on the research topic. This allows the doctoral learner/researcher to become familiar with the scope of the topic and to identify gaps or tensions within the existing literature on the topic. These gaps and tensions become the source of the dissertation research. In this assignment, you will read and annotate potential sources in your dissertation field of interest. Those demonstrating the most merit to the best of your understanding of the topic at this time should be added to your RefWorks list for potential inclusion in the literature review section of your dissertation.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
It is strongly recommended that you engage in this activity throughout the duration of your program. You will be adding to this document to begin building a runnnig literature review. You will have five sources in your list by the end of this assignment.
Instructors will be scoring your submission based on the number of unique sources identified in the list submitted.
Download the resource Literature Review Resources Tool and use it to complete the assignment.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
Refer to the resource, “Preparing Annotated Bibliographies,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
Directions:
Read at least five empirical articles in your general dissertation field.
In the “Literature Review Resources” document, provide the following for each source:
The APA formatted citation.
A brief annotation of the key points of the source.
An indication of whether the source has been added to (Y) or excluded from (N) your RefWorks list.
Rubic_Print_Format
Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
RES-811 RES-811-O502 Annotated Bibliography: Doctoral Identity 150.0
Criteria Percentage Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Less than Satisfactory (73.00%) Satisfactory (82.00%) Good (91.00%) Excellent (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
Criteria 100.0%
Annotated Bibliography 70.0% An annotated bibliography is either missing or not evident to the reader. Annotations lack any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. An annotated bibliography is present, but inaccurate or incomplete. Annotations are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear. An annotated bibliography is presented, but the elements are addressed in a cursory manner. An annotated bibliography is presented and includes all necessary elements. Annotations are clear and relatively descriptive. They are appropriate to the purpose. An annotated bibliography is thoroughly presented with rich detail and includes all necessary elements. Annotations are clear and comprehensive.
Evaluative Critique 20.0% An evaluative critique of articles is either missing or not evident to the reader. Annotations lack any discernible overall critique. An evaluative critique of articles is present, but inaccurate or incomplete. Annotations contain insufficiently developed and/or vague evaluation. An evaluative critique of articles is presented, but is done so in a cursory manner. An evaluative critique of articles is presented and critiques are clear and relatively evaluative. They are appropriate to the purpose. An evaluative critique of articles is thoroughly presented with rich detail. Critiques are clear and comprehensive.
Mechanics of Writing 5.0% Mechanical errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
APA Format 5.0% Required format is rarely followed correctly. No reference page is included. No in-text citations are used. Required format elements are missing or incorrect. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Reference page is present. However, in-text citations are inconsistently used. Required format is generally correct. However, errors are present (e.g. font, cover page, margins, and in-text citations). Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented though some errors are present. Required format is used, but minor errors are present (e.g. headings and direct quotes). Reference page is present and includes all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and citation style is usually correct. The document is correctly formatted. In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.
Total Weightage 100% Running head: SHORTENED TITLE 1
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Title Should Suggest the Topic
Your Name
Grand Canyon University
Literature Review Resources
One of the most important aspects of your research will be how you organize your resources. RefWorks is an optional citation management software tool you can sign up to use that helps organize your citations. To find out more about how to sign up for your free, optional RefWorks account, review the information here:
http://libguides.gcu.edu/refworksandendnote.
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