ACTUALLY, this one is more of a research skills assignment:
1. Give a very basic description of a chosen research topic/issue (a sentence atmost). Think of a topic you might work on in your major/favorite subject. Major:Economics
2. Locate three (3) suitable scholarly sources that can support a potential essayabout that topic. Here is one useful overview of what we mean by appropriate scholarlysources: https://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/scholarly/
(Links to an external site.)
But essentially, for this exercise, your main criteria are as follows: must be either apeer-reviewed academic journal article OR chapter in a peer-reviewed scholarly book.No book reviews are permitted for this, even long ones. Some disciplines have differentlength conventions, but expect these to each be at least 15pp. each. No shorter than8pp., let's say.
I will provide exactly ONE support resource for this task: Here is the library's carefullydeveloped "Undergraduate Research Center [URC] – Guide to Library Resources"site.https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/guide/undergraduater-research-center/ Use it tohelp you, if you are struggling. It may or may not work for you, individually, but your jobis to problem solve on this assignment and find a solution besides 1. asking yourclassmate peers or 2. asking me. If the library website has other services (such asresearch assistance providers), that is of course fair game! Online resources you locateon your own are obviously also fair game.
3. List the three (3) sources as a Reference List EXACTLY AND PERFECTLYaccording to your discipline's preferred citation style (MLA, Chicago, APA, etc.).Be sure to mention which one you believe you are employing, so we can verify that youfollowed proper formatting. For this, we are only worrying about the entry contents:author name(s), title, publication, required dates and/or online source info, etc. Here is afabulous site that has clear examples of different types of source for each differentreference style (and LOTS more– but be sure you give yourself time to get comfortablewith the sidebar navigation):https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
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