ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
An annotated bibliography provides a brief account of the available academic articles on your chosen topic. Its purpose is to inform yourself and others about the topic.
Structurally, an annotated bibliography comprises of a list of sources known as 'citations' and formatted in Harvard referencing style. In this case your sources (citations) need to be academic journal articles and NOT text-books.
Each entry in an annotated bibliography consists of a citation followed by a short review paragraph; this should be a concise description, analysis and evaluation of the article cited. Your annotated bibliography should contain a minimum of six citations with reviews.
Assignment 1
Description:
This assessment requires students to construct an annotated bibliography on ONE of the topics listed below. The topic you choose will also be used in Assessment 2, the individual
essay.
- Is the term 'business ethics' an oxymoron?
- Should sweatshop labour conditions in developing countries be the concern of retailers in developed countries?
- Is social dumping an ethical practice?
- Should oil companies be seen as environmental vandals?
- Is tax avoidance by corporates and multinationals acceptable?
- Should legally enforceable codes of business ethics be mandatory for every business?
- Is the only responsibility of a business to make, through legal means, as much profit as possible for its shareholders?
Assignment 2
Description:
The essay will use same the topic that was chosen for Assessment 1: annotated bibliography. The topic for your annotated bibliography was phrased as a question. It is this same question that now forms the title of your essay and which the essay must address.