Annotated Bibliography Assignment

Overview

Research is constantly changing in the area of employee training and development.  It is important for professional to stay abreast of what is known in the current literature on topics that contribute to an understanding of the practice of employee training and development.  Student will engage in research relative the topic of employee training and development.  Students will practice summarizing and evaluating research articles.  Student will also learn how to present information in annotated bibliography format which is a beneficial tool for organizing research.  Engaging in this research will provide student with potential resources that will help inform the student’s understanding of best practices in employee research and development and perhaps inform dissertation research. 

Instructions

Locate four scholarly articles related to the topic of employee training and development.  The articles must be from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals and have been published within the last 10 years. The Jerry Falwell Library is a reliable place to conduct your searches.  You do not need to pay for articles. Articles that ask you to pay for access can generally be accessed through the Jerry Falwell Library without requiring payment.

Annotate each article, specifically addressing how the research presented informs your understanding of the practice of employee training and development specifically.  These annotations should be in APA format, compiled into one document in alphabetical order according to author last name (the same as would be appropriate for reference list order).  Each individual annotation should be at least 250 words in length.  Please refer to the PDF file “Annotated Bibliography (APA) – Liberty University” for an example and information as to how Annotated Bibliographies should be presented. 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.