Please base the social justice issue on an Australian Social Justice issue and please read all the instructions carefully
This Annotated Bibliography marks the beginning of developing your policy brief. The assignments in this unit of study are scaffolded across all related assessments so students can use feedback to build on knowledge and skills:
This 1500-word (Approximately 6 Sources 250 words each) assignment asks you to write an annotated bibliography to help you prepare for your policy report due at the end of semester. Explore the social justice issue that you are interested and consider which theoretical concepts are most useful. What research and literature explores the social justice issue. This task will assess the following: Comprehension and writing capability; Research capability; and Referencing capability. Importantly this task aims to give you extensive feedback that is meant to help you with your research, writing and referencing. It is designed to help you with your policy brief (and hopefully essays from other courses too!). We hope this also helps you feel more relaxed by having a clearer understanding of what will be expected in terms of writing standard for the course.
Please submit with NO identifying information in Word.
Please include a word count. You may go 10% above and below the 1500 word-count without penalty.
Please use APA or Harvard Referencing Style, for your references. The following link gives you specific guidelines for all references.
Before you undertake written work, you need to think about what the question is asking you to consider and what knowledge you currently have on the subject matter. Look at the readings that you have undertaken and consider writing an annotated bibliography. This will allow you to have some notes, ideas and information formulated before you sit down to write. Furthermore, the reference is already completed as part of the task, meaning you can copy and paste it into the reference list of the essay. Please note the example below is not in Harvard so don’t copy the style. Once this is completed you will be able to plan the policy brief.
Begin to develop your understanding skim and scan through your sources. You can find more information on these reading processes (Learning Centre Website: https://sydney.edu.au/stuserv/learning_centre/resour.shtml).
Once you have gained a general understanding of a source, read it closely and actively.
Critically evaluate the literature. Apply critical thinking skills. Consider what factors you will use to evaluate or organise the sources.
Reflect on how each source relates to your topic. If your annotated bibliography is the first stage in a bigger assignment (e.g. a research project or essay), think about how useful this source will be for the broader assignment and how you might use it. For example:
Does it provide background information or historical context?
Does it give an example of how someone used a methodology similarity to the one you will use? or Does it help you define your key terms?
Does it show how other people have studied the same topic area in a different way?
Your annotated bibliography may or may not need an introduction and conclusion. Check your assignment instructions to find out what is required. Each source has its own distinct entry, starting with the full citation using the required referencing style. After the citation, you write a coherent paragraph summarising and evaluating the source. See the table below for the content to include in each paragraph. Arrange the sources in alphabetical order (by surname of lead author) under the overall heading, just like a reference list
Full Citation
Use APA or Harvard style guide above for clarification on style.
Summary
Concise description of the source, including a summary of key points and findings.
Evaluation
Comment briefly on the strengths and limitations of the source and the research it describes. Alternatively you might prefer to focus on why it is useful for your policy brief.
Reflection
Comment on the relevance of the source to your topic.
Subheadings
Avoid use of subheadings (see example above)
Purpose
To survey the literature on a topic and gain an understanding of each source by concisely summarising and evaluating it.
Content
Citation or reference for each source, with a brief summary, evaluation and reflection on its content and usefulness.
Structure
Sources organised alphabetically, no need for headings, introduction or conclusion.
Approach to Sources
Critical, concise, reflective. The individual sources are on the same subject matter.
