There are two related tasks (i) The group will develop an annotated bibliography of a stated number of academic journals upon a theme identified by the lecturer plus (ii) Each individual student will...

There are two related tasks





(i)                 The group will develop an annotated bibliography of a stated number of academic journals upon a theme identified by the lecturer


plus


(ii)               Each individual student will complete a reflective academic essay on their decision making experience in executing this group task





Instructions for both are set out below:





Group Annotated Bibliography


In student groups of four that have been approved by the course coordinator, each student group will be allocated a ‘decision-making theme’ upon which the group must complete their annotated bibliography.


Once allocated a theme, the student group must identify a discrete area of focus and will engage in research to identify quality scholarly journal articles that provide different perspectives on the theme focus. Students will critically analyse these articles and present their findings using the supplied annotated bibliography template.


The number of students in the group determines the number of articles.


An introduction and conclusion to the annotations is required so that the final document that is submitted is an integrated document comprising an introduction, the annotated bibliographies and a conclusion.


A clear link or argument between the annotated bibliographies is required. In completing this assignment, each group will need to research widely and analyse a range of articles and then reduce the number to what is required for the assignment, based on the combination of articles that provide the best coherent  “fit” with each other and which best meet the requirements of the assessment task.


Each group shall nominate a group member with responsibility for being the only member of the group to submit the assignment to Turnitin for checking and for final submission. That same group member must also email full text copies of each of the chosen articles to the course coordinator at the time of submission (articles NOT to go to Turnitin).





The completed assignment will include:


1.       An introduction/conclusion not exceeding a total of 1000 words


2.       Completed annotated bibliography templates, each of which will comprise approximately 1000 words


3.       Complete list of references, in APA6th referencing style





Personal Academic Reflection


As each student group is completing the annotated bibliography assignment, they will have to engage in active group work and make many decisions on what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, how it should be done, who should do it and why certain tasks need to be done. Decisions will also need to be made about roles to be assigned to different members, how the group is to operate and what should occur if disputes or concerns arise.


When writing about experiences with fellow students the utmost of respect, discretion and diplomacy is expected.


Students are to research widely for this assignment, information to be sourced from relevant academic publications, such as academic journal articles and text books OTHER THAN the required textbook or PowerPoint lectures from this course.