annotated bibliography

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Semester/Term/Year Semester 1, 2020

Elements / Outcomes 1,2, 4,6.

Due Date Sunday 29th March 2020, 11:59pm - soft copy only - submitted via Brightspace.

Assessment Type Annotated Bibliography #2

Value of Assessment 10% for AB assignment #2

Word requirement 300 words (+/-10%)

ASSIGNMENT: Annotated Bibliography #2

You will write 2 annotated bibliographies as part of the assessment for this class.

ASSIGNMENT TASK

Write a 300-word annotated bibliography on the empirical article provided.

You can find a soft copy of this article in your assignment folder.

ARTICLE: An exploratory study of factors affecting undergraduate employability

Authors: David J. Finch, Leah K. Hamilton, Riley Baldwin and Mark Zehner

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

An annotated bibliography presents a quick and effective insight into your information source and includes both

a summative description and critical evaluation of the article's content as well as a reflection of how this

research article could contribute to your larger writing assignment, the essay.

WHAT DO I NEED TO INCLUDE IN MY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

Your annotated bibliographies provide the foundation – the first research – for your major writing assessment,

an essay, and as such need to relate to the essay question. Your essay question can be found in your essay

assignment guide.

An annotated bibliography has 2 sections:

(1) a citation (the bibliographic details of the article)

(2) an annotation (a summary, evaluation and reflection of the usefulness of the article)

You will be prepared with a ‘how-to- write an annotated bibliography’ guide, model annotated bibliography

and an example reference in your tutorial.

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY STYLE

ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS

 Using standard English and avoiding American spelling.

 Writing in the third person.

 Avoiding slang terms, clichés and colloquial expressions.

 Avoiding gender bias and sexist language.

 Avoiding emotive language.

 Being direct – use the active rather than the passive voice.

 Being concise.

Annotated Bibliography STYLE GUIDE

1. Font: 11pt, Arial

2. Layout: 1.5-line spacing, double spacing between paragraphs

3. Length: 300 words (+/-10%)

4. Professional, academic appearance (consistent formatting)

5. No cover page necessary. Insert your name, student number in a header (right aligned)

REFERENCING

 Please use APA6 for the reference. More details can be found at

http://holmesglen.libguides.com/apareferencing

** Please be aware that severe penalties exist for cheating, plagiarism (copying) and unauthorized collusion

with other students, or external consultants.

SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT

As above, this assignment will be submitted soft copy in Brightspace. You do not need to include a coversheet

for your annotated bibliographies. Please note late submissions incur a 10% penalty per day.

MARKING CRITERIA

Please refer to the detailed marking rubric in your assignment folder.

Citation (20%)

Citation formatted correctly/details exact -formatting, punctuation, details (as per APA6)

Summary Information (20%)

Accurately and succinctly summarises content including main aims /argument, methods and findings as relevant to the article

Critical Evaluation (30%)

Critically evaluates content including main arguments/methods/results including the source’s strengths/limitations

Reflection (30%)

Clearly explains how the source is relevant and connected to the essay question/argument.