🎯 Purpose

By completing this task you will develop an understanding of the research that exists, and evaluate whether it will be relevant to your research for the major essay. As you analyse and critically review a range of sources, you will develop your research, referencing and academic writing skills.

🔎 Research Topic

To what extent do ethical issues influence consumer buying decisions?

Annotated Bibliographies are bibliographies with an additional description and evaluation of each source.

As part of this assessment, you are required to:

• Provide an evaluation of 5 academic sources (approximately 300 words per source)
• For each source; summarise the findings, evaluate the study, and reflect on its usefulness to your research

💡 Additional Information

To help you complete this assignment successfully, the following resources have been provided. These include:

• Marking Rubric to understand the assessment criteria (in Resources)
• Checklist: How to write an Annotated Bibliography that provides a step-by-step guide for completing this assignment (below)
• Annotated Bibliography Tip Sheet for more information about how to evaluate academic sources (in Resources)
• Annotated Bibliography Structure which you can use to plan and structure your submission
• Link to the Library Database and video on how to effectively search (in Resources)
• Annotated Bibliography Example to review before you begin writing (in Resources)

✅ Checklist: How to write a Annotated Bibliography

Copy and paste this checklist into the Notes tab in Cadmus. Mark off items as you step through the process of writing your annotated bibliography.

Step 1 - Background

Read the Marking Rubric, in Resources

Read the Annotated Bibliography Tip Sheet, in Resources

Step 2 - Research

Access the Library Database and locate 5 sources (books, journal articles, etc.)

Critically read and make notes on each source in the Notes section in Cadmus

Step 3 - Plan

Write a plan for your Annotated Bibliography, using dot points and headings. Use the Annotated Bibliography Structure as a guide

Step 4 - Draft

Submit your Annotated Bibliography plan as a draft

Review your feedback

Step 5 - Write

Review the Annotated Bibliography Example, in Resources

Using your plan as a guide, write your Annotated Bibliography

• Pro tip: write the introduction and conclusion last

Read the APA End-Text Referencing article in Cadmus Manual

Compile your end-text references list in the References section

Step 6 - Review

Read the Marking Rubric again, and make sure that you have met the requirements

Submit