For this assignment, you will construct an annotated bibliography based upon the topic you have selected to focus on for the semester.
TOPIC: ALCOHOL USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Purpose: An annotated bibliography is an organizational tool that is helpful when working on a research study. It is used to compile research sources in one location and provide the researcher with quick access to the information contained in each source.
Audience: This assignment should be directed at your scholarly peers and you should assume that they have only a casual familiarity with your topic or issue. This also means the summary you write for each article should use proper grammar and a scholarly tone.
Content/Subject: Your annotated bibliography will consist of the sources that you have deemed relevant to your topic and/or question(s) of inquiry based on your search of the literature using MEC’s library databases. While you may encounter sources that are not relevant or do not fit the scope of your project while researching, for the purposes of this assignment, you will only include the ones that you find useful and relevant.
Cite the source in proper APA format. The citations should be organized in alphabetical order by author just as in an APA References page.
Follow each citation with a brief annotation that summarizes the source in 3-5 sentences. In 3-5 sentences, explain the source’s relevance and importance to your topic. Do not use direct quotes and do not copy and paste the abstract. EACH summary should be in your own words.
Constraints: The annotated bibliography is a fairly rigid genre. Your citations must adhere to APA format. This will be one of the central components of the grade for this assignment. Failure to follow APA format precisely will lower your grade.
In choosing your sources, you may include the following kinds of scholarly sources:
A scholarly journal article accessed electronically from one of the subscription databases in the MEC library
Peer-reviewed journal articles from the Internet.
**Do not use government reports, unofficial publications, brochures, or newspaper articles**
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR AN A+ GRADE:
It is essential that an annotated bibliography begins with a clear statement of your topic. For example, if my topic is memory loss among elderly Caribbean immigrants, I would start my annotated bibliography like this: “This annotated bibliography is designed to provide readers with a brief overview of the current literature on the relationship between memory loss and depressive symptoms in elderly Caribbean immigrants.”
Use of accurate APA format (7th edition) throughout.
A minimum of 4 scholarly sources
Use of Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced, 1.25 inch margins.
Each entry contains all required bibliographic information.
The bibliography must be alphabetized (per APA style guidelines)
Explains how each source is relevant to the topic that you have selected.
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