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Week 4 – Assignment
Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper Topic Choice
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Review Chapters 7, 8, and 9 from the textbook
Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills (11th ed.).
· Review the
HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories
Download HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories
. One of these may provide a useful starting point for selecting your Final Paper topic.
In your paper,
· State your topic choice for the Final Paper.
· Explain why you chose the topic (1 paragraph).
· Summarize what you plan to research about your topic.
· For example, an in-depth paper might be required to analyze the pros and cons of the INFJ MBTI personality type in groups compared to ISTJ personality types. In contrast, an in-breadth topic might examine 16 MBTI personality types in group (1 paragraph)
· Explain what you hope to learn through the experience (1 paragraph).
· Compile an annotated bibliography that includes at least eight scholarly resources, all published within the last six years. You may include no more than two older articles that are widely recognized as seminal or classic works.
· Review the following guidelines regarding how to create an annotated bibliography in APA style, 7th edition:
·
Annotated Bibliography Tutorial
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·
Annotated Bibliography Sample
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· Review the
Annotated Bibliography
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page in the Writing Center for tips and examples.
The Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper Topic Choice paper
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must be 3 to 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to
APA Style
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as outlined in the Writing Center’s
APA Formatting for Microsoft Word
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resource.
· must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
· title of paper in bold font
· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
· student’s name
· name of institution
· course name and number
· instructor’s name
· due date
· must utilize academic voice.
· Review the
Academic Voice
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resource for additional guidance.
· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance in writing
Introductions & Conclusions
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and
Writing a Thesis Statement
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, refer to the Writing Center resources.
· must use at least 8 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
· The
Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
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table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this
Quick and Easy Library Research
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tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
· You may also refer to the
How to Use Library OneSearch
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tutorial, which explains keyword searching process in the library to find scholarly articles, or the
Advanced Internet Search Techniques
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tip sheet, which provides some tips and strategies to make finding credible online research in a search engine such as Google easier and more efficient.
· must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
APA: Citing Within Your Paper
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guide.
· must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
· Refer to the
APA: Formatting Your References List
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resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Required Text
Adams, K. L., Galanes, G., & Hoelscher, C. S. (2021).
Communicating in groups: Applications and skills
(11th ed.). McGraw Hill.
· The full-text version of this ebook is available through the RedShelf platform.
Books
Linabary, J. (2020).
Small group communication. Pressbooks.
Polites, A. (2021).
Dynamics of group communication. Pressbooks.
Tennant, K., Long, A., & Toney-Butler, T. J. (2023).
Active listeningLinks to an external site.
. In
StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.
