The Impact Of Online Class On University Students

Purpose & Description

Academic writers compose annotated bibliographies for many reasons. For this assignment in particular, your aim will be to read, summarize, and briefly evaluate the academic sources you will use to position yourself within a scholarly conversation and develop your final research paper for the course. What follows are some guidelines for completing this assignment.

Part I: Creating a Research Space

Compose a paragraph that offers some context for the annotations you include. Specifically, it should help me as a reader understand 1) the problem and question that are guiding your research; and 2) how you are working to position your study within a scholarly conversation.

Part II: Composing Annotations

Annotated bibliographies typically consist of two parts: 1) citations that you expect to include in your final document, and 2) a concise paragraph (150-200 words) that accurately summarizes and makes a move to evaluate each source you have cited. For this assignment, you are required to compose 5-7 annotations that will add to the scholarly conversation you are looking to join based on your research.

Specific Requirements

Your completed assignment should:

• Include 5-7 single-spaced annotations;
• Create a research space for the annotations;
• Be written in a clear, precise, and engaging prose style;
• Use 12 point Times New Roman or Garamond typeface;
• Use a recognizable citation style (e.g., MLA or APA);
• Be uploaded to Canvas as a Word document by the deadline (consult your course syllabus and schedule for details).

The work you complete for your annotated bibliography will serve as a direct foundation for your final research project. In this way, it should help you further define your scholarly conversation and the specific contribution you would like to make to it by the conclusion of the semester. Please write or stop by my office (or both) if you have questions about this assignment or anything else related to the course.