M3A1: Annotated Bibliography

Candidates are to complete an Annotated Bibliography of at least 20 sources of peer reviewed, academic, primary sources. The annotated bibliography should be formatted in accordance to the APA 7th ed. guidelines. All sources should be current and no more than 5 years old.

By now, you should have some sources that fit the criteria above. These may be utilized as a part of your annotated bibliography (given they meet all of the stated criteria). Please make sure that they fit within the framework of your mind map and support your outline. If they do not, you will need to replace them with sources that do. Future assignments will build off of this one and the content must support the adopted outline.

Note: Five (5) of these need to be dissertations related to your topic.

The readings below can assist with formulating your annotated bibliography:

Readings (Articles, Lectures, Power Points) etc. (M):

Lecture Notes (M):

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (approximately 150-word) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

The Process

• Locate books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic.
• Briefly examine and review the actual items.
• Choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
• Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style.
• Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include two or three sentences that
• evaluate the authority or background of the author,
• comment on the intended audience,
• compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, and
• explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.

NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS REGARDING REFERENCE ENTRIES TO ENSURE YOUR SOURCES ARE CORRECT WITHIN YOUR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.