Research Topic: Perception in relationships

Goal: The goal of this assignment is to create an annotated bibliography that includes scholarly sources in preparation for the course research paper. 

You will be turning in BOTH an outline and an annotated bibliography (see attached templates including both) of five scholarly sources (your textbook should be used a source but is not to be included in this initial bibliography).  Note: there are TWO parts to this assignment: the outline and the annotated bibliography.

Guidelines for annotated bibliography:

• The annotated bibliography consists of two elements: 

  Citation in current APA style format
  A brief paragraph about the source

• The annotation will follow the citation on the next line. There is not an extra space—double spacing is used throughout.
• An annotation is different from an abstract. It should have several sentences summarizing the main points or ideas found in the item. It should then include your own statement evaluating the quality of the item and/or relating the item to your own research topic.

Paper Title

SELECTED TOPIC:

INTRODUCTION

I. Thesis statement (one concise statement of what the focus of the paper will be)

II. Overview of your

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-5 Key Points

A. Point 1

B. Point 2

C. Point 3

BODY

I. 3-5 Key points with adequate supporting information. (Each paragraph should be a minimum of five complete sentences.)

A. Supporting information

B. Supporting information

I. Key Point 2

A. Supporting information

B. Supporting information

I. Key Point 3

A. Supporting information

B. Supporting information

CONCLUSION

I. Summarize the information main points

II. Tie information together (restate thesis in different words)

III. Closing statement

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

AICPA sets ethical standards for outsourcing. (2005). Journal of Accountancy, 199(1), 8.

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om http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/

This article presents the new standards for outsourcing developed by the AICPA ethics committee. The standards are summarized, and a brief discussion is included of the implications going forward for business and international trade. The authors indicate that changes to the business community will be relatively minor. This is a helpful source for getting an overview of the current ethics standards in outsourcing.

American Management Association. (2010). The AMA handbook of business writing.

New York, NY: Author.

The American Management Association has created its own guide for business writing. Designed as a supplemental text to more thorough style guides such as APA, this guide covers topics relating specifically to business, such as citing financials, formatting of company reports, and professional approaches to information integrity in the workplace. This is an indispensable work for anyone doing professional business writing.

Barthelemy, J., & Geyer, D. (2005). An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus outsourcing in France and Germany. Information & Management, 42, 533-542. doi:10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005

The authors present an investigation of IT outsourcing based on the combined results of a survey administered to IT firms as well as statistical measures from domestic and French or German firms. Their data covers a wide range of IT business unit types. However, the lack of longitudinal data weakens their conclusion that the slower pace of French and German IT outsourcing has had a long-term positive effect on business in those countries.

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