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HSE350

Annotated Bibliography

Topic Chosen: Cybersecurity and the impact it plays on government/national security. List and describe some of the events and incidences that have formed the necessity for cybersecurity.

This week, your  Annotated Bibliography is due. You will be creating an annotated bibliography with research-based articles based upon the topic you selected last week. Your annotated bibliography will contain at least  4  primary resources;  each source, should be  one paragraph that is  approximately  100-300  words in length. 

An annotation should include the following information:

· A brief summary of the source

· The source’s strengths and weaknesses

· Its conclusions

· Why the source is relevant to your topic

· Its relationships to other topics related to your topic

· An evaluation of the research methodology (if applicable)

· Information about the author’s background

· Your personal conclusions about the source

You will need to create a title page and a references page! Additionally, your annotated bibliography needs to be in format. After submission, you will be given feedback over your items. Once your professor completes grading this assignment, please review his/her comments and make corrections based on their recommendations for your final submission.

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Grading Rubrics

4. Wk 3 Essay: Annotated Bibliography Rubric

Annotated Bibliography  (100 points):

CATEGORY	10 points	20 points	30 points
Source Selection	Some sources chosen are irrelevant to the topic or not scholarly; writer may need additional sources to complete research	Most sources chosen are relevant to the topic; may require a small amount of additional research	Sources chosen are scholarly and highly relevant to the topic
Annotations	Some annotations are effective; others need improvement or added depth	Almost all annotations are effective and appropriate; one may need improvement or added depth	Annotations effectively and appropriately describe the source material in thorough, organized paragraphs
	5 points	10 points	20 points
APA/MLA Style	APA formatting style is generally effective but contains one major error, or frequent minor errors	Uses APA formatting/style with only a few minor, infrequent errors	Uses APA formatting accurately and consistently
Mechanics, Grammar, and Proofing	Some significant or frequent errors present	Occasional minor errors do not distract the reader	Virtually free of mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors