Annotated Bibliography
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(1) Full Reference Details (Chicago)
(2) What was the aim of the research? The aim (or purpose) of the research was to…
(3) How did the researchers/authors conduct the research? Or: What did the authors do? Was the research Qualitative or Quantitative or Mixed Methods? What research instrument/s did the researchers use: Interviews, face-to-face survey, observation, online survey…?
(4) Who were the participants in the research? Who were the participants? Were they students, academics (a.k.a. lecturers; professors), business managers, employees, employers of graduates? How many participants were there?
(5) Was a sample used? Did the researchers use a sample? How did the researchers/authors obtain their sample? How many potential participants did they identify? How many participants actually took part? What was the response rate?
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(6) What were the main findings or results of the research study? Main finding 1:… Main finding 2:… Main finding 3:… Main finding 4:…
(7) What are the strengths and weaknesses of the paper (Critique)? Consider research methods, number of participants, type of participants, geography, participants...
Strengths of the research are:… Weaknesses of the research are:…
(8) What did the researchers conclude?
(9) Does this article help answer the research question: Are business students work ready? If so, how does it help answer the question?
