Posted: March 8th, 2017

My topic courage of leadership You will research and write a Literature Review on a topic relevant to our course. Select a detailed topic from any of those studied in the course textbooks and submit to the appropriate discussion board for your professor’s approval. Do not recycle any work or topics from any previous courses you have taken. Your research paper will be a comprehensive thematic review of the scholarly literature related to your topic.

The topic must be unique to the topics covered in the course and have a management or leadership focus.

Literature Review: Annotated Bibliography and Outline Instructions

Annotated Bibliography For this assignment you will complete an Annotated Bibliography and an Outline.

An annotated bibliography is a list of sources and includes current APA-formatted references to the peer-reviewed articles (all which must have been found through the/::::: that you have compiled for a research assignment. Following each reference is a brief description, summary, and evaluation of the source. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to benefit the researcher and provide the content, relevance, and quality of the sources.

You will provide an Annotated Bibliography of at least 15 peer-reviewed references that you plan to use for your Literature Review. This must be in current APA format with a cover page, abstract, and references. Each reference must include a summary, analysis, and reflection. Do not include books, book reviews, dissertations, websites, blogs, etc. All articles must have been published in the past 4 years.

You must follow current APA format for an annotated bibliography, including: • A brief description and summary of the article; • An evaluation of the source – is the information relevant to your research? • A determination of how the article will be utilized in the literature review; and • An assessment of the article according to the focus of the research and provide criticisms. • Answers to the following questions: o Who is the author and how are they qualified? o How does the source fit in the topic chosen to research? o Is the source helpful? o Too broad or too narrow? o How will this research fit into your research paper?

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Outline At the end of the Annotated Bibliography, beginning on a new page, you will provide a detailed Outline of your Literature Review. See the outline provided for details regarding preparing an outline for a paper.

You must use full sentences and incorporate all of the references that you have found for the Annotated Bibliography. The outline must be in current APA format and a minimum of 3 pages.