ASSIGNMENT 3

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PROBLEM STATEMENT

Student Name:  _________________________________________________

Topic: _________________________________________________________

Review the following sources on APA formatting

·       HU Library APA Guide

·       Purdue OWL Annotated Bibliography

·       Purdue OWL Paraphrasing

·       Purdue OWL Citations

·       Purdue OWL References

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Provide a one to two-paragraph summary of 10 works to include a synopsis, assessment and reflection on each source. Resources from previous assignments are acceptable provided they still support your problem statement. It should be a minimum of 150 - 250 words and include the following:

1.     Explanation of the main purpose of the source

2.     Short summary of key findings or arguments of the source

3.     Identified gaps in the research identified

4.     Any shortcomings or biases you notice

5.     Value of this work as a contribution to the field of project management

6.     Resources listed in APA format

Source 1:

Source 2:

Source 3:

Source 4:

Source 5:

Source 6:

Source 7:

Source 8:

Source 9:

Source 10:

Conclusion

(Write a one-paragraph summary of what the articles had in common, where they differed, what gaps in the knowledge base still exist and their relevance to Project Management when examined all together).

References

(List all ten resources used in APA format)

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Getting Started with Your Problem Statement

There is a problem with _____________________________________________________(topic).

Despite _________________________________________ (something that should be happening),

______________________________________is occurring (provide the supporting research).

This problem has negatively affected __________________________________________ (victims).

A possible cause of this problem is ___________________________________________.

If we don’t solve it, ____________________ will happen (consequence).

Perhaps research that investigates ______________________________ could remedy this situation.

My Problem Statement/ Question