Assignment:
From your experience (observable events), develop a list of 8 to 10 topics of interest around your field of study. Using the NCU library, locate peer-reviewed journal articles around your topics of interest. (Create annotated bibliography entries for at least two of the articles you review.)
Using your topics and the literature reviewed, formulate 3 to 5 possible topic areas of interest. These topics should have the potential for doctoral level research. (Refer to your reading in Leedy and Ormrod (2013) for the definition of doctoral level research.) Each topic should be presented succinctly; should be supported by personal observations; and should have at least one related citation from the literature.
Your Instructor will provide feedback to help you narrow your topic.
Continue to accumulate 2 to 4 annotations as part of each week’s Activity to turn in with your signature assignment.
Support your paper with 1 to 2 resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5 to 7 pages not including title and reference pages
References: Minimum of 1 to 2 scholarly resources.
Your paper must demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Review APA Form and Style.
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