DDBA – Doctoral Study Mentoring
Selected topic:
- Strategies Used by Agency Leaders to Safeguard Rosewood Trade (Annotated Bibliography must be write on related this topic & Apply)
Discussion 2: Annotated Bibliography
In each week of this course, you will research and select three (3) peer-reviewed, scholarly sources to develop an annotated bibliography that you can use in your Doctoral Study. You will need to take the three sources and synthesize the references into a single narrative annotated bibliography that compares/contrasts or supports your study. For example, you may develop three references that will fit into the Nature of the Study (or any other component) and then the synthesized version will help you in developing your Prospectus/Proposal. Please see this week’s Learning Resources for the Sample Annotated Bibliography Template, which you should use to complete your annotated bibliography.
By Day 3
- Post your synthesized annotated bibliography narrative that includes an explanation of how these references relate to one or more components of your Doctoral Study and incorporates specific references to the Doctoral Study Rubric.
Important tips: Include each Article annotated bibliography have three paragraph summary, Analysis and applies to the study
Walden’s recommendations for formatting an AB includes three areas, typically formatted in three paragraphs:
This first paragraph of the annotation summarizes the source. It outlines the main findings and primary methods of the study.
Summary: What did the author do? Why? What did he/she find?
This second paragraph of the annotation analyzes the source. It explains the benefits of the source but also the limitations.
Analysis: Was the author’s method sound? What information was missing? Is this a scholarly source?
This third paragraph of the annotation applies the source. It explains how the source’s ideas, research, and information can be applied to other contexts.
Application: Does this article apply to the literature? How would you be able to apply this method/study to your particular study? Is the article universal?
In general, annotated bibliographies should avoid referring to the first or second person (I, me, my, we, our, you, and us). Instead, students should aim to be objective and remove themselves from annotations. However, there may be some exceptions to this guideline. Check with your instructor if you are unsure about whether he/she will allow you to use “I” in your annotated bibliography.