[ANSWER] BMAL 703 RESEARCH PAPER: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

BMAL 703 RESEARCH PAPER: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Overview

The purpose of this Annotated Bibliography assignment is to discover and evaluate the most current and credible sources of scholarly Christian and secular literature in contemporary organizational management. You must choose a bibliography related to the assigned topic. The literature for this assignment will also be used for the next assignment, which is a literature review.

Each annotation should include the purpose of the study, the method of study, key findings of the study, and your critique of the study in terms of its contribution to the organizational management body of knowledge. Most of the annotation must focus on your critique of the study by answering some of the below” How to Write the Annotation Critique” questions. DO NOT SUMMARIZE THE STUDIES.

The assigned topic is “How to Manage a Diverse Work Team.” For the purposes of this assignment, a diverse work team is defined as one where there is a range of differences between individuals which include one or more of the following: gender identity, age, culture, veteran status, religion, national origin, color, language, race, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and family structures.

Remember: This assignment and all assignments in this course have a management, not leadership focus. There is a distinct difference between management and leadership. Discuss management, not leadership. The Contemporary Management text only provides basic topical information. As a research-intensive doctoral course, you will need to research current scholarly literature. There is no assignment in this course that can be completed by relying on the text alone.

You can find a Research Guide for BMAL 703 on the Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography page under Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources.

Instructions

Write 10 annotated bibliographies from articles with at least 100 words in the “annotation critique” portion of each bibliography, in addition to a title page, abstract, introduction, and conclusion. Do not choose any of the prior references that you submitted in this course. Be sure to choose articles that are based on a study, not on the authors opinion, and give the purpose, method of research, and research findings. Do not choose studies whose research method is a literature review or content analysis. Choose a variation of studies on the topic that present different viewpoints, and not only a single perspective on the topic. Required key words that must be included are: purpose, method, findings, critique.

Required Headings

Cover page with Topic Title

Abstract

Annotated Bibliographies

(10 bibliographies with each one including these elements which are also headings):

Annotation citation (in APA format)

Annotation purpose of the study (no more than 1 sentence)

Annotation method of the study (no more than 1 sentence)

Annotation key findings (no more than 2 sentences)

Annotation critique Annotated Bibliography assignment

(Evaluate the quality & reasoning behind the information, answering questions in How to Write the Annotation Critique below-at least100 words in this annotation critique section)

Conclusion

How to Write the Annotation Critique 

Answer some of these questions in writing the “annotation critique” portion for each of the 10 journal articles that you are critically analyzing. You are evaluating the quality and reasoning behind the information in each article. Do not summarize the article.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article? How are the author’s arguments supported by evidence? What specific areas are suggested for further research or discussion? If any terms are defined, are the definitions circular, specific or useful? What were the expected results? How was the research study sample selected?  What factors could have affected the results of the study? How did the actual results compare with expected results?

Other Requirements

Materials submitted to fulfill requirements in one course may not be submitted in another course. The cover page must include the following statement: By submitting this assignment, I attest this submission represents my own work, and not that of another student, scholar, or internet source. I understand I am responsible for knowing and correctly utilizing referencing and bibliographical guidelines. Annotated Bibliography assignment

• Use the assigned topic title for this assignment and the Literature Review assignment.

• Submit all course assignments in MS Word. Do not submit in PDF or in any other word processing application.

• This paper must include at least 10 bibliographies (no references) from peer reviewed secular and Christian articles that have publication dates no older than 5 years and have not been previously cited in this course. Choose at least one Christian article among the 10 required articles. The course Jones and Merida texts and the Bible cannot be used as annotated bibliographies. Use Christian articles instead of the Bible. Do not use dissertations. Dissertations are not peer-reviewed articles. Do not conduct interviews.

• Submit all course assignments in MS Word. Do not submit in PDF or in any other word processing application.

• In-text citations are not needed in any of the 10 annotated bibliographies. Do not quote any words in the entire paper.
• The required cover page, abstract, introduction, and conclusion sections are not included in the required assignment word count but are required as part of your paper. The annotation critique portion of each annotation must be at least 100 words and may be written in the first person. There is no maximum word count for any course Annotated Bibliography assignments.
• The abstract should be written within a range of 150-250 words. Your abstract should focus on key findings linked to management concepts in the assignment, but not on your specific research information. The abstract should be written as if it were a stand-alone document. Therefore, do not use phrases such as, “in this paper” which are more appropriate in the introduction section.
• The introduction should not be longer than ½ page, but not shorter than one paragraph, which is at least 4 sentences. It presents a detailed description of the problems and issues central to the case. A thesis statement should be at the end of your introduction section.
• Do not provide a separate biblical integration, biblical application or biblical analysis