An annotated bibliography is a list of sources and annotations (summary and evaluation) on a selected topic arranged in alphabetical order. Each annotation will have three parts. The first part is the bibliographic information of the source which should strictly follow APA style. The second part of each annotation presents a concise summary of the aims, methods, findings and conclusions of the study. The third part of the annotation is a critical evaluation of the study and its relevance to the theme of the AB (your chosen topic or area of interest). Because your annotated bibliography will be used as the basis for writing your second assignment, the review paper, it is worth preparing it as carefully as possible. As a guide, approximately 60% of the annotation for each study would be devoted to the summary, while the other 40% would be devoted to the critical evaluation.

This assignment requires you to change your AB (Assignment 1) into a review paper. Use your AB (the introduction, the annotations and reflections, and the conclusion) and write an essay to discuss and highlight the major themes related to your chosen topic.

Assignment 3 is a proposal for a research project and is based on Assignments 1 and 2 with some additional sections. Use assignments 1 and 2 and the comments and feedback you received to prepare your proposal. See more details in the Unit Guide. 

Both internal (on-campus) and external (distance) students should take part in learning and teaching activities throughout the semester. For internal students, these will include attending lectures (for internal students), presentations, and participation in face-to-face in-class discussion.

For external students, active participation will include the online presentation in Week 3, and at least three other initial postings during the semester in response to the topics.  This excludes your responses to other students’ postings and the initial introduction of yourself and your topics.