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The annotated bibliography is the first assessment students will be required to complete, and will help develop foundational skills for subsequent research. An annotated bibliography requires conducting independent research and evaluating different sources. Students will be required to find and assess 3 different academic sources (1 book/book chapter and 2 peer-reviewed journal articles), and write a short (150-200 word) summary of each.
Annotated bibliography Value: 20% Due date: Friday 16th March Length: 500 words The annotated bibliography is the first assessment you will be required to complete, and will help develop foundational skills for subsequent research. An annotated bibliography requires conducting independent research and evaluating different academic sources. Students will be required to find and assess 3 different academic sources: 1 book/book chapter and 2 peer-reviewed articles, and write a short (150-200 word) summary of each. The total length of the assessment is 500 words. What to do: 1) Select what type of offence you are planning to focus on in your research essay, for example, assault, murder, arson, etc. (Note that you are able to change your chosen offence at a later stage if you want). 2) Start researching to find appropriate scholarly material about your chosen offence. The three ways that I would recommend to begin your research are: a. A good old-fashioned library search. Start looking through the library here and at other universities to see if there are any books on your offence type that might be appropriate. Get any relevant books out on load and read. You can also borrow books from other libraries– ask the librarians here at Macquarie how to set this up. b. Google scholar – google scholar searches work similarly to regular google searches but results are generally (though not always) limited to academic sources (mostly journal articles). Once you have identified a useful looking source on google scholar you will likely have to access it through the library portal in order to avoid having to pay an access fee. Write down the name of the journal as well as the issue number, name of the article, and author. Put this info into a library search and go from there. Google searches are a great way to start researching. However, keep in mind that search results are not always comprehensive. c. Search through library databases. These link directly to online criminology journals (e.g. the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Policing & Society, Criminology and Criminal Justice, etc.). These represent arguably the best and most comprehensive academic resources available. 3) From your research, select material that seems to relate most directly to your topic, and that will help shed light on it in some useful way. Your research essay has to do with theories about crime causation for your specific offence, so try and select articles with this in mind. 4) After you have chosen your 3 academic sources you are required to write an evaluation of each one. The evaluations are to be between 150-200 words each, and 500 words in total. In your evaluation you must: a. Begin by providing the proper citation for your source b. Describe the content of the source (what issue does it address? How was any research done? What does it conclude?) c. Evaluate its validity and usefulness/relevance to your research (What are its strengths and weaknesses? Does it usefully inform your research? How?) What Is an Annotated Bibliography? An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, book chapters or journal articles. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) 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 Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research. First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. Cite the resource using the SAGE Harvard referencing style. Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic. Sample Annotated Bibliography Entry Waite, L., Goldscheider, F. and Witsberger, C. (1986), Nonfamily Living and the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults in American Sociological Review, Vol. 51 [No. 4], pp. 541- 554. The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living. Important Points to Remember: All sources must be proper academic/scholarly texts. Academic texts are subject to much higher standards in terms of quality, objectivity and accountability than other sources available through the media and online. For the purposes of this assessment, appropriate scholarly sources are limited to either books or book chapters (preferably published by a university, e.g. Oxford University Press), or peer-reviewed journal articles. Peer-reviewed articles are those published in most academic journals (e.g. British Journal of Criminology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, etc.). Do not cite websites (e.g. Wikipedia) or news media (e.g. Sydney Morning Herald or ABC News). These can be used in some assessments but not this one! Of the three sources only one is allowed to be from the Leganto reading list for this unit (i.e. you need to find at least two by yourselves). Use correct formatting. One of the primary purposes of this assignment is to get you used to proper scholarly conventions. Appropriate formatting is easy to get right and an easy way to attain easy marks. All it takes is some attention to detail. There are many different styles of academic formatting. For this unit the required style is SAGE Harvard. Click on the following link for detailed information on appropriate referencing: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/SAGE_Harvard_reference_style.pdf Contact your tutor if you have any questions. They are there to help. Feel free to use the discussion forums on iLearn as well. Word Limits for Assessment Tasks • Stated word limits include footnotes and footnoted references, but not bibliography, or title page. • Word limits can generally deviate by 10% either over or under the stated figure. • If the number of words exceeds the limit by more than 10%, then penalties will apply. • These penalties are 5% of the awarded mark for every 100 words over the word limit. If a paper is 300 words over, for instance, it will lose 3 x 5% = 15% of the total mark awarded for the assignment. This percentage is taken off the total mark, i.e. if a paper was graded at a credit (65%) and was 300 words over, it would be reduced by 15 marks to a pass (50%). • The application of this penalty is at the discretion of the course convener. PICT 103 Annotated Bibliography – Marking Rubric High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail Source selection All sources selected are highly relevant to the topic. All sources are from appropriate scholarly materials. Most sources are relevant to the topic and are from appropriate scholarly materials. Sources are of mixed quality. Generally of relevance to topic and from appropriate scholarly material. At least one source is appropriate to topic and is from appropriate scholarly material. Sources are not relevant to topic. Inappropriate, unscholarly materials used. Description All descriptions of sources are informative and comprehensive. Descriptions are and informative. Descriptions are generally good. Some significant information lacking. Descriptions are adequate but limited. Important information lacking. Most descriptions are either too short or too long. They do not accurately describe source content. Evaluation The relevance of all sources is clearly and insightfully explained. The relevance of most source relevance is well described. Source relevance is of mixed quality. At least one description is of good quality. Source relevance is adequate but limited. Some relevant information but also significant limitations. Sources are not evaluated. Citation All sources are cited appropriately in SAGE Harvard format. No mistakes. Most sources have appropriate citation. Few mistakes. At least one source has correct citation. Several mistakes. Consistent attempts at citation. Some relevant information included. No sources are cited. Presentation (language and expression) Highly accurate grammar. Highly sophisticated and effective expression appropriate to the task. Spelling and punctuation of a high standard. Superior expression. Good expression. Some improvement needed in relation to expression of ideas. Adequate use of language. Numerous mistakes in expression or grammar. Sub-standard use of language. Substantial mistakes in grammar and/or awkward expression. SAGE UK Style Guide 17 6.1 SAGE Harvard 1. General 1. Initials should be used without spaces or full points. 2. Up to three authors may be listed. If more are provided,