Preparing Annotated Bibliographies

Details:
The purpose of this assignment is to be able to actively search for relevant research related to your PICOT topic and present it in a formal annotated bibliography.General Requirements:

• Refer to the resource, “Preparing Annotated Bibliographies,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
• Doctoral learners are required to use Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Directions:

As you search the library for scholarly research, limit your search to identify empirical articles. You can use the “Empirical Research Checklist” to help with this determination. Upon finding an empirical study, assess the validity of the conclusion by determining if the conclusion answers your proposed research question and if the methodology is appropriate.

Using the “Empirical Research Checklist” and your knowledge of finding empirical research articles, locate six articles directly related to your proposed PICOT question. You may use the three you used for the assignment in Topic 4.

Write an annotation for each of the six articles that includes a concise summary in your own words and the correct APA citation for each article

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Assignment Writing and Presentation Guidelines.

There are three major areas to be considered when preparing an assignment – content, format and referencing

1. Content

When writing a formal assignment, any headings should follow the APA style guide, should not be written in point form, but should follow a series of logical steps.

The first step, when writing an assignment, is to make sure you understand the essay topic and identify the main points to be answered within the paper

2. Format

An assignment should be formatted in such a way that makes it a pleasure to read and grade. Untidy presentation and inconsistency in format can reduce the ease of reading the assignment and therefore make it difficult to assess the content. This can result in a reduced grade.

3. Referencing

The Faculty of Nursing use the APA style for all referencing. Your citations and reference list MUST be set out correctly in this format.

Do not rely on the inbuilt APA formatting option which is available with many word processing programs – they do not all meet the requirements spelled out.

Different types of assignments

Essays – structuring an argument with evidence from literature in relation to specific modules

Reports – written in a structured way in response to a need for information

Critiques – comparing and contrasting material using critical thinking

Reflective writing– taking practice to learning (thinking critically about your nursing practice in relation to what you have learnt in the classroom)

Developing an effective writing style using a three-pronged strategy:

Use of straightforward language

Use of short or medium length sentences

Use of other people

Plagiarism:

The APA guide for referencing clearly indicates that one cannot present another’s ideas as his own. It must be noted that whether paraphrasing, quoting an author directly, or describing an idea that influenced your work, one must credit the source.

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