Activity 6, Foundations

1. Foundations for Graduate Study
in Business
Activity 6:
Preparing an Annotated
Bibliography

2. Overview
• Purpose
– Learn how to read a Scientific Paper
– Learn how to write an Annotated Bibliography.
• Time Required
– 9 to 11 hours
• Readings
• Preparing an annotated bibliography

3. Assignment- Readings
• How to read a scientific paper:
– http://www.wikihow.com/Read-a-Scientific-
Paper
– http://www.biochem.arizona.edu/classes/bioc
568/papers.htm
• Annotated bibliography example with
sentence-by-sentence explanation:
– http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/annotated_bi
b.html

4. Assignment- Readings
- Continued
• How to prepare an annotated bibliography:
– http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/writing/bibliogr
aphy
– http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
– http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.ht
m
– Northcentral Writing Center>Writing
Handbook>Conducting Research>Cataloging with an
Annotated Bibliography

5. Assignment- Readings
- Continued
• Two scientific papers:
– Lai, I. W., & Lam F. S. (2010)
– Kozub, R. M. (2010).

6. Graded Assignment
• Create a 2-3 page double-spaced
annotated bibliography for the two
readings: Lai, I. W., & Lam F. S.
(2010) and Kozub, R. M. (2010).
• Deadline: 11:59:59 AZ time Sunday
– http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

7. Tips
• Spread the work out and give yourself
sufficient time
• Review how to read a
scientific paper: 1) the
annotated material in
syllabus, 2) links provided
• Review annotated bibliography example
link and other links provided

8. Tips - Continued
• Read the two scientific papers Lai, I. W., & Lam
F. S. (2010) and Kozub, R. M. (2010).
• Review the annotated bibliography examples
and links for what annotated bibliography
contains
– What is the purpose of the study in your own words?
– What are the findings from the study ?
– What are the limitations of the study?
– What are some future research ideas?

9. Tips - Continued
• Reread the two scientific papers and highlight
information required for annotated bibliography
• Draft annotated bibliography
• Reread the two scientific papers and edit
annotated bibliography for accuracy and proper
APA formatting

10. Grading
• Your instructor has 4 days (until Thursday)
to grade and give you feedback on your
Foundations work.