ENG 102 Colorado State Global Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

Research Proposal and Preliminary Bibliography

In Module 2, you began conducting research for your final paper examining one of the themes noted in the course.

Forthis Critical Thinking Assignment, provide a short research proposaland cite 7 or more credible sources in an annotated bibliography. Youmay use the sources you worked with in this week’s discussion.

This Critical Thinking Assignment has two parts.

Part 1: Research Proposal

Address the following in your proposal:

• Whattopic/question do you plan to research? Why? What sparks your interestin this issue? And why does this issue matter to others beyond yourself?
• Whoare the various stakeholders when it comes to this issue? Then, whoyour intended audience? What specific group of individuals has the powerto make change when it comes to this issue?
• How have you narrowed this topic/question to make it more manageable? How could you keep narrowing it if needed?
• What makes your topic/question debatable? What are 3-5 open-ended questions within this topic?
• Basedon your preliminary bibliography, how researchable does this questionseem? Have you found a wealth of diverse sources and opinions? Howcredible and reliable do your sources seem? How easy or difficult was itto find peer-reviewed/scholarly sources? Which sources are mostpromising? Why?

NOTE: This assignment is not afull research essay. For now, you are writing a few paragraphsdefending your research topic, why it matters, what its centralquestions are, etc.

Your research proposal must be approved by your instructor to move forward with your research.

Part 2: Annotated Bibliography

Address the following for the annotated bibliography:

• APA formatting for the citations
• Citations/sources listed in alphabetical order
• Note how each source will help you explore your topic more fully.
• Allsources should be print books, eBooks from the library, articles fromthe library databases, or articles (print or web) from local, regional,and national/international newspapers and magazines. No generalwebsites, .com websites, wiki sites, personal blogs, etc.
• Atleast 2 of your sources need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journalarticles from the library databases. What is a peer-reviewed scholarlyarticle? Watch the following video: The Peer Review Process (Links to an external site.)
• Allsources should be from the last five years (approx.) to avoid out ofdate information. Include annotations for at least 4-5 sources cited inthe discussion board.

Use the following template:

• Research Proposal and Preliminary Bibliography Template (Template found in the Module folder.)

Required elements to turn in with submission:

• Research Proposal
• Annotated Bibliography
• Appendix – following references:
  • Pattern of error log (Template found in the Module folder.)
  • Turnitin report (provide similarity score and any comments)

Requirements:

• Part 1 Length: Minimum of 300 words
• Part 2 Length: 1-2 paragraphs

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