URGENT ASSIGNMENT NEED UNDER 24 HRS- annotated bibliography

Methodology Project:

This project will be completed in steps with several due dates throughout the semester in order to facilitate understanding of the process involved in a research project. For this project, you will be responsible for writing an annotated bibliography, creating hypotheses, operationalizing

variables, creating survey questions, and creating an interview guide for your chosen topic.

All steps of the project must abide by the following guidelines:

Project must have a cover sheet with title, name, and date of submission.

Pages must be numbered.

Written in Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced, with

one inch margins on all sides (NOTE: default in word is 1.25).

Spell-check and grammar-check the document prior to submission.

Proofread the document prior to submission.

Cite sources using the APA format.

Step One ~ Annotated Bibliography:

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations (in this case to journal articles), with each citation followed by a brief (200-300 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph (the annotation). 

When searching for sources, you must find relevant

academic journal/periodical articles. This means you cannot use popular magazines, newspaper articles, or other non-academic sources! You also  cannot use books for this assignment.

(I HAVE THREE ARTICLES I PICKED OUT AND WILL ATTACH THEM BELOW. UNFORTUNATELY, I NEED 2 MORE ARTICLES SO YOU WILL HAVE TO RESEARCH AND FIND ME 2 MORE ARTICLES ON “WRONGFUL CONVICTION” IT IS FIVE ARTICLES AND ONE PAGE FOR EACH ARTICLE. I WILL ALSO ATTACH AN EXAMPLE OF EXACTLY HOW THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY SHOULD LOOK. IT HAVE TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE EXAMPLE) 

When you find me the 2 additional articles, all articles must meet the following

criterion or will receive a grade of 0/10 for that specific annotation:

The researchers must conduct PRIMARY research ~ this means the authors have

conducted a research project of their own and collected

primary data, rather than discussing the findings of another author/authors, or analyzed the data of another author/authors (referred to as “secondary” research)

Must be peer-reviewed, scholarly sources

Must have been written in 2014 or more recently

Articles must meet  ALL of the above criterion or I will earn a 0/10 for that

annotation!

What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?

For this class, the purposes of the annotated bibliography are:

 a review of the methodological findings in primary research articles

 to explore the subject for further research (i.e. your methodology project)

 to evaluate why the article is a worthwhile one to read and how it will contribute to your understanding of the topic at hand

Your objective is that anyone who reads your annotated bibliography will know the hypotheses and major findings for each scholarly article selected and will know whether this article makes a substantial contribution to the literature on the topic.

The process 

Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills,including the ability to conduct academic research, and the ability to analyze and clearly articulate the main purposes/findings of a source in approximately one page.

Step One ~ Annotated Bibliographies 

Here are the steps involved in conducting an annotated bibliography:

 Locate and record citations to periodicals/journals that may contain useful information.

 Briefly examine and review the articles (note: there is no need to read the “literature review” section, as you are ONLY to discuss the hypotheses and findings of the current article).

 Cite the articles using proper APA citation style.

 Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and findings of the article. Include only directly significant information and write in an efficient manner. Each annotation should be one paragraph of approximately 200-300 words in length!

 There is no need to provide in-text citations for an annotation, however DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! All thoughts must be sufficiently paraphrased!

 You MUST address the bolded questions below in each annotation:

Identify TWO of the author’s hypotheses.

Must be stated in proper hypothesis format, with one independent and one dependent variable. Both the introduction and the conclusion can help you with this task. Ask yourself: what is the main point of the article? What ideas/evidence are used to support the author’s position?

Identify the population the author is studying.

What is the age range of the individuals involved? Where are they located? What is their gender? Race? Income?Identify the method(s) used to investigate the problem(s). A survey? What type of survey? Phone survey? Mail survey? An experiment? Participant observation? Is this type of research descriptive, exploratory, explanatory? How were participants recruited for this study? Here you should explain the methodology of the study. Pay attention to the opening sentence(s) of each paragraph, where authors often state concisely their main point. Identify the major findings of the research.

Look for paragraphs that summarize the argument ~ this may be included in the “discussion” or “findings” of the article.

This should be the main focus of your annotation!