I need an Annotated Bibliography Assignment Instructions are in the attached section.

PPOL 505

Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Assignment Instructions

Overview

Using the research question you were assigned in Discussion: Introduction to Research and Discussion: Research Questions, write an annotated bibliography as a step toward your Research Paper. This annotated bibliography will serve as the foundation upon which you will build your literature review and the rest of your research paper. An annotated bibliography helps you to organize your thoughts around the current body of literature on your topic.

Instructions

The requirements of this assignment are as follows:

• Your Annotated Bibliography must contain a title page and at least eight (8) scholarly sources in addition to the course readings.

• Four sources must be qualitative. Four sources must be quantitative. Each source must deal with the broad policy topic of your research question. Please include your research question at the top of the first page of text.

• Format of assignment is current APA format.

• All sources must be scholarly and should be, but are not required to be, no more than 15 years old. Most non-scholarly sources fall into one of the following categories:

  • Periodicals – These are intended for a lay audience, not a scholarly audience, and are also known as magazines.

  • Certain Websites – Many websites are not research-based and are, therefore, not scholarly (some examples of inappropriate sources are: Think Tank position papers, news reports, government agency reports, blogs, etc.). Be cautious when using web-based sources.

You can access scholarly journals and excellent research online via the Jerry Falwell Library; use this tool instead of relying on an Internet search engine.

For each source, you will provide the reference/citation in current APA format, followed by 200-250 words that serve to summarize the source and what it will accomplish in your paper. Be sure to provide a summary of the source, not an evaluation. Consider the following questions as you summarize your sources:

• What are the main arguments?

• What is the point of the book or article?

• What topics are covered?

• If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.