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Course Project Assignment #1: Annotated Bibliography

For this assignment, you will use the “Medical Disease/Condition” you chose for the Week 2 Mini-Presentation as your topic and will focus on the following subtopics as they relate to this disease/condition:

• Statistics/Epidemiology
• Financial Costs
• Anatomy & Physiology/Etiology
• Diagnosis/Treatment/Prognosis

Objective: The Annotated Bibliography is included as part of the Course Project because it provides the first step in preparing your Outline and Final Presentation. One of the issues regarding research, especially in the biosciences, medical, health/nutrition, and exercise/fitness fields, is the credibility of the sources used, particularly those obtained from various websites. By challenging you to evaluate each of your potential sources carefully, the Annotated Bibliography helps you to:

• determine that the source article (e.g., peer-reviewed journal paper, book, website article) you chose is academically and scientificallycredible,
• explain how and why your source article is relevant to your course project’s required topics and subtopics (listed above), and
• list those sources in proper APA reference format (version 6 or 7).

Before You Start:

To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you:

• Read these directions carefully.
• Review the sample Annotated Bibliography provided to you: 
• Read the grading criteria . The grading criteria is a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
• Use your own words (paraphrase). For help with paraphrasing, please review ‘ help in the Trefry Library Writing@APUS Center.
• Note that your Turnitin report similarity score should be under 20% (not including references) and free of paraphrasing issues. Review the color-flagged text on your report, fix any issues, and resubmit again before the deadline (this assignment is set to unlimited submissions).
• Note that less than 10% of your work should contain direct quotes.
• Email me with any questions!

Assignment Instructions: Your Annotated Bibliography will include an APA-formatted reference, summary, and evaluation of two of the source articles you will use for your Outline and Final Presentation. However, you must use FIVE or more articles in your Outline and Final Presentation.

Download and fill in this  with the following information for your TWO academically and scientifically credible sources:

1. APA Reference Formatting of Source Article:

Written in APA reference list format (6^th or 7^th edition). For more help with formatting, see this .

1. Summary:

What is the purpose of the source article, and how is it relevant to your Course Project’s topic and required subtopics? Briefly address the following points in 4-6 sentences:

• Begin with a “topic sentence” that states the source’s main point. (e.g., This article discusses the etiology of osteoarthritis in the synovial joints.).
• Summarize the main findings and conclusions of the peer-reviewed journal paper, book, website article, etc.
• State how the information is relevant to your project’s assigned topics and subtopics.

1. Evaluation:

After summarizing the source article, it is necessary to evaluate it and state where you found it (journal, website, book, etc.). Briefly answer the following questions in 4-6 sentences:

• What is the format/type of source article (e.g., peer-reviewed journal paper, book, website article)?
• Is the author an authority/expert for the topic? Explain how the author is qualified (see below).
  • For subject-matter experts, provide their credentials (e.g., degrees earned, professional or academic affiliations, published works)
  • For freelance/professional writers (non-experts), state if all reference sources are academically and scientifically credible and provide an example.
  • For undergraduate-student writers (non-experts), include the subject-matter expert that may have edited or reviewed their work.
  • If no author is listed, move on to discuss the publishing source.
• How is the publishing source (e.g., website’s sponsoring organization, journal, book publisher) credible? (e.g., The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international, peer-reviewed journal comprised of subject-matter expert members and published 48 times a year by the American Medical Association.)

For more help, see this handout on .

*Writing Expectations: Apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly. Utilize proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Evaluation: Please review the  that describe how your annotated bibliography will be graded.

Submission Instructions:

1. You must submit your Annotated Bibliography as a “Microsoft Word” document using the template provided (rather than a Word Pad, Works, etc., document) AND title your file name as FirstnameLastname_BIOL181_Assg2.doc. Otherwise, you will not receive credit for your assignment.
2. Upload your assignment for grading by selecting the “Add a File” section.
3. The new screen will prompt you to select the “My Computer” button so you can locate the MS Word document of your Annotated Bibliography on your computer.
4. Find the file and double-select on it.
5. Select “Continue”.
6. Double-check to ensure that your Annotated Bibliography was successfully uploaded as an attachment.
7. When you have completed this assignment, type “Completed” in the rich text editor box below.
8. Select the “Submit” button.
9. Your Annotated Bibliography is automatically submitted to Turnitin with your submission: Papers will be automatically added to and checked against the standard Turnitin repositories. Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student in roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple submissions are allowed before the due date. If you wish to learn more about and how to access Turnitin.com, a plagiarism detection website, visit the Trefry Online Library, .

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
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