Annotated Bibliography
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Read Chapter 1 and Appendix from Essentials of Psychology.
· Review Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site. tutorial and check samples on the Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site. webpage.
· Read Tip SheetsLinks to an external site..
· Read Graduate Research Guide: PsychologyLinks to an external site..
· Watch Graduate Readiness Program The Research ProcessLinks to an external site..
Research is an integral part of any master’s degree program. You will need to do research even in your professional domain to keep updated about the latest developments in your field. It’s important for you to know the differences between popular sources and scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. In this week’s assignment, you will be focusing on finding appropriate resources for psychological principles.
Read one of the following Chapters in the text — 2, 3, 4, 7, or 8. Read a different one than you read last week.
Write
In your paper,
· Choose one concept from a chapter to use for the development of this paper.
· Write a short introduction to the topic that you have selected.
· Identify a peer-reviewed article on the concept from the chapter that you have already selected in the discussion forum.
o You need to search in the UAGC library database.
· Summarize the key points for the concept you have chosen using the article you have researched in the library (Make sure it is properly cited).
· Identify if the sources used in the article are original research or a literature review.
· Create an annotated bibliography of that article.
o Provide a short conclusion to the paper.
Assignment Requirements
The Annotated Bibliography paper,
· must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site..
· must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
o title of paper in bold font
§ space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
o student’s name
o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
o course name and number
o instructor’s name
o due date
· must utilize academic voice.
· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
o Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· must use at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.
o If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
· must document any information used from sources in APA Style.
· must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Please check the following resources for guidance:
· APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
· Academic VoiceLinks to an external site.
· Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site.
· Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site.
· Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site.
· Quick and Easy Library Research tutorialLinks to an external site.
Required Resources
Text
Kassin, S., Privitera, J. P., & Clayton, K. C. (2023). Essentials of psychology. SAGE.
· Chapter 1: Psychology and its Methods
· Appendix
· The full-text version of this book is available through the VitalSource database. Chapter 1 of the book provides information on what psychology is, its historical roots, scientific methods, and the importance of psychology in different fields. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion and Annotated Bibliography assignment. The appendix provides information on the importance of statistics in psychology, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. It will assist you in your Annotated Bibliography assignment.
Multimedia
The University of Arizona Global Campus. (n.d.). Graduate readiness program The research processLinks to an external site. [Interactivity]. Bridgepoint Education. https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/cb5b19b8-e938-4b12-b70d-cc6706f69764/1/GRM%20%20Research%20Process.zip/story.html
· This tutorial provides information about the research process and how you can strategically use the library and other resources to write your scholarly papers. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion and Annotated Bibliography assignment. This interactivity has closed captioning and a transcriptLinks to an external site.. In this interactivity, you will watch videos which have closed captioning and a transcript. For three of the following videos, you will find the transcripts on Canvas – Keywords are Critical (transcript Download transcript), Database Search Tips (transcript Download transcript), Scholarly and Popular Resources (transcript Download transcript).
Writing Center. (2022). Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site. [Interactivity]. Bridgepoint Education. https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/d1ed61b5-8152-4f8e-948b-e162fd937c2f/1/Annotated%20Bibliography%20Tutorial.zip/story.html
· This tutorial provides information about annotated bibliography and how you can make one. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion, Annotated Bibliography assignment, and Week 4 Quiz on Tutorials. This interactivity has closed captioning and a transcriptLinks to an external site..
Webpages
Writing Center. (2022). Graduate research guide: PsychologyLinks to an external site.. The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. https://uagconline-libguides-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/graduateresearchpsych/scholarlyresearch
· This webpage provides information to assist students with their graduate research in psychology. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion and Annotated Bibliography assignment.
Writing Center. (2022). Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site.. The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/annotated-bibliography
· This webpage provides information on how to create a bibliography and samples. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion and Annotated Bibliography assignment.
Writing Center. (2022). APA: Formatting your reference listLinks to an external site.. The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/format-your-reference-list
· This webpage provides information about how you can format your reference list according to APA style. It also helps you to understand the key rules of creating an APA reference list. It will assist you in your Week 4 Quiz on Tutorials this week.
Writing Center. (2022). Quoting, Paraphrasing, & SummarizingLinks to an external site.. The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/quoting-paraphrasing-summarizing
· This webpage provides information on how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion and Week 4 Quiz on Tutorials.
Supplemental Materials
The University of Arizona Global Campus Library. (2023). Tip SheetsLinks to an external site.. https://library.uagc.edu/tipsheets.aspx
· This webpage provides links to several pdf documents that give tips on how to search, evaluate, and organize. It will assist you in your Approach to Create Annotated Bibliography discussion and Annotated Bibliography assignment.
The University of Arizona Global Campus Library. (2023). TutorialsLinks to an external site.. https://library.uagc.edu/tutorials.aspx
· These tutorials provide information on various topics such as using the library and conducting research, database searching tips, the research process, the difference between scholarly and popular resources, etc. It will assist you in your Annotated Bibliography assignment.