Scholarly Sources & Bibliography Analysis
Prepare:You must the following tutorials in the Ashford Writing Center:
• Annotated Bibliography
• APA Checklist
• Sample Annotated Bibliography
Also, review the following information from the Ashford University Library:
• Popular & Scholarly Sources tutorial
• Primary and Secondary Sources tutorial
• Primary Vs. Secondary Sources infographic
Takes notes by listing eg and differences between these types of resources.
Reflect: Compare your list of examples between primary and secondary resources. Good research is a combination of many types of sources. Prior to taking this course, did you understand the differences between these resources and the importance of finding one type of resource over another?
• Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources used in research.
• Identify a type of resource for your Final Research Project topic that would be considered a primary source and one that might be a secondary source, and explain why they fit in those categories.
• Explain the advantages of using primary source documents in your research on your Final Research Project topic.
• Review two peer-reviewed, scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library that you will use for your Final Research Project, and explain why they were chosen.
• Provide full reference information of the two scholarly articles chosen in APA format at the end of your response.
• Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references.