Social Science Research: Topic Selection/Annotated Bibliography Assignment

SMGT 506

Research Paper: Topic Selection/Annotated Bibliography Assignment Instructions

Overview

Throughout the course you will work on a formal research paper that will be submitted in three stages. The topic of the paper should be based on academic research in the economic and financial management of sport from a chapter in one of the resources provided below.

Before writing your Research Paper: Final Draft Assignment, you are required to identify a topic, in addition to your topic chapter, research at least three peer-reviewed, scholarly sources published in the last five years and create an annotated bibliography.

Your topic should be based on a chapter from one of the following electronic resources available from the Jerry Falwell Library website:

· Andreff, W., & Szymanski, S. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook on the economics of sport. Edward Elgar Publishing.

· Breuer, M., & Forrest, D. (Eds.). (2018). The Palgrave handbook on the economics of manipulation in sport. Palgrave McMillan.

· Dodds, M., Heisey, K., & Ahonen, A. (Eds.). (2017). Routledge handbook of international sport business. Routledge. (*Chapters from parts I, III, VI, and VII only)

· Maennig, W., & Zimbalist, A. (Eds.). (2012). International handbook on the economics of mega sporting events. Edward Elgar.

· Schmidt, S. (Ed.). (2021). 21st Century sports: How technologies will change sports in the digital age. Springer.

Instructions

Include the following elements in your Research Paper: Topic Selection/Annotated Bibliography Assignment:

· Write a brief paragraph describing your research topic.

· For your Annotated Bibliography:

· Research at least 3 peer-reviewed sources that will serve as the foundation of your Research Paper: Final Draft Assignment.

· Provide a full reference for each source using the most current edition of APA formatting.

· Summarize the main idea of each source in four to six sentences. Include the purpose of the article, key findings, and any information related to the sampling and methodology.

· Relate the material found in each source to your research topic using an additional one to two sentences.

· Evaluate the background of the author(s) and the intended audience.

· The sources at this stage should be high quality, relevant articles from peer-reviewed academic journals or chapters from relevant edited textbooks.

Be sure to review the Research Paper: Topic Selection/Annotated Bibliography Grading Rubric before beginning this Research Paper: Topic Selection/Annotated Bibliography Assignment.