opic Selection and Annotated Bibliography

Resources

•  Topic Selection and Annotated Bibliography Scoring Guide.
•  Academic Honesty & APA Style and Formatting.
•  Sources and Evidence.
•  Direct Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing.

This assignment is the first of several components in your quantitative or qualitative research proposal project. Going through the process will help you become a more critical consumer of research studies. For this assessment, you will select one of your proposed research topics and construct a title. You will also create an annotated bibliography.

Topic and Title Instructions

Briefly describe the topic area you are considering for your final project.

• The topic needs to address issues in your particular human services or public safety field or discipline.
• Construct a title for your topic (no more than 12 words in length) that summarizes the main idea of the final project in a concise statement.

Annotated Bibliography Instructions

An annotated bibliography provides the readers of your research proposal with additional background information about your topic. The annotated bibliography must reference a minimum of six peer-reviewed journal articles or dissertations related to your topic.

In the annotated part of the bibliography, include:

1. The complete citation of each reference source, presented in APA format.
2. An annotation of each reference source that includes a brief written description and evaluation of the reference (approximately 50 words) together with its relationship to the literature review topic.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA current edition style and formatting.
• Number of resources: Minimum of 6 resources.
• Length of paper: 2–3 double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.