Annotated Bibliography Instructions (Prompt) MW/F
My major is Computer Science and I want it to be related computer science major only and the sources should STRICTLY be .edu websites only.
Attached is an example essay of some other major but i want it for computer science
Introduction
This semester, we have started compiling a valuable list of documents that would be beneficial to someone entering our major. We have conducted some informal research and completed informal writing as we shared our analysis of our CSUS major’s website and values during a collegial discussion. Moreover, we’ve researched, assessed, and written a critique of a website that would be valuable to someone learning about our major. For Project 2, we continue developing our rhetorical knowledge and awareness of writing in the disciplines by writing an annotated bibliography. The purpose of this assignment is to find sources that would be valuable to someone learning about writing in your major.
What is an annotated bibliography?
An annotation is a summary and evaluation. An annotated bibliography is an extended works cited list that summarizes and evaluates each source for the reader. For this class, we will also include a third section where you discuss the application of the source text in a third paragraph.
Why write an annotated bibliography?
To learn about a topic: Writing an annotated bibliography is excellent preparation for a research project. Just collecting sources for a bibliography is useful, but when students have to write annotations for each source, they are forced to read each text more carefully. Students begin to read more critically instead of just collecting information. At the professional level, annotated bibliographies allow us to see what has been done in the literature and where our own research or scholarship can fit. To begin, an annotated bibliography should have a specific purpose. Writing an annotated bibliography can help us gain a good perspective on what is being said about a topic. By reading and responding to a variety of sources on a topic, students start to see what the issues and concerns are.
To help other researchers: Extensive and scholarly annotated bibliographies are sometimes published. They provide a comprehensive overview of everything important that has been and is being said about that topic. Examining published annotated bibliographies, helps current researchers both as learning tools and as assistance for formulating new research. Reading annotated bibliographies can be an excellent way to learn about a new discourse community and join the conversation.
Directions:
Write an annotated bibliography where your primary purpose is to compile entries from multiple genres about writing in your major(Computer Science) in order to deepen your own understanding of writing. Your secondary purpose is to help others who are hoping to enter your major and/or your future profession. For example, a student could be a biology major and planning on going into dentistry so her annotated bibliography could focus on writing related to either area or both. If you are currently working in your field of study, you may want to focus on an element of writing that you would like to explore in more depth. For example, if you currently work for a nonprofit, you might want to focus on grant writing. Or you might want to focus on writing in a discipline that is related to your current field. For example, if you are a business major, you might want to focus your research on writing related to marketing or advertising. What’s important is that you focus on a major or specialized field that allows you to learn about writing practices that are relevant to your future.
Audience: Someone learning about your major, Instructor, student colleagues. As such, the tone of this text should be formal with an academic focus.
Minimum Requirements:
• Three (3) outside sources that you find through research: The sources that you use for this assignment must be new, so you may not use your CSUS major’s website or the website you wrote about for project 1. Include the following source types in your annotated bibliography.
◦ 1 – .edu website or article on a .edu website that would be helpful to someone who was learning about writing in your discipline or profession. Be clear about the genre of writing. If you are discussing a website, be sure to discuss the entire website. Conversely, if you are using an article from a website, your entry will focus entirely on the article.
◦ 1 – professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal article to help learn about current issues related to writing in the discipline.
◦ 1 – appropriate source of your choice (textbook, nonfiction book, web source, .edu, or other writing-oriented text) related to your major.
• Follow MLA style to format your annotated bibliography. See below:
◦ Last name and page number are in top right corner of each page
◦ Document is formatted with a hanging left indent
◦ Header consists of student name, instructor’s name, class number, and date, in this order, and the title is centered
◦ All entries are single-spaced, with one space between paragraphs/entries
◦ Text is a continuous document with one heading, a title, and all entries are arranged alphabetically
◦ Each citation entry is correctly organized and has been double-checked for accuracy.
◦ Check out the format example entry at the end of this prompt!
