An annotated bibliography is a list of research source (i.e., a bibliography) on

An annotated bibliography is a list of research source (i.e., a bibliography) on a particular
topic of research, accompanied by a brief commentary on each entry. The commentary
provides a summary and evaluation of the entry relative to the topic of research. It can be
used as a tool for researchers to gain an overview of the literature background at the early
stage of their research projects.
Your Task
Your task is to create an annotated bibliography on your chosen research question. In your
submission, you should:
1. State and classify your research question; and
2. List at least five (5) bibliographic items, each with its annotation.
(You can list more than five items if you want.) Regardless of how many items you list, you
will be marked on the overall quality of your bibliography. However, if you list n<5 items,
your marks will be scaled by n/5.
Please use the Annotated Bibliography Template provided (available on the course
Blackboard site, under Assessment -> Annotated Bibliography) to complete this assessment.
Each bibliographical item should include:
1. A full bibliographic citation of the item
Give the full bibliographic citation of the item in APA, Chicago or Harvard style. But
please pick one style and be consistent throughout the bibliography. (Note: The
citations that you can downloaded from UQ Library are provided by the publisher.
Since different publishers adopt different citation styles, you will need to edit them
for consistency. Simply copy and paste will cost you marks.)
2. JEL classification code(s) of the item
Provide the JEL classification code(s) of the item. If the item is self-classified, you
may copy its classification code(s) into this field. Otherwise, you will have to classify
the item yourself.
3. A summary of the item
Use your own word to briefly summarise the content in the item that are relevant to
you. Do NOT copy from the abstract – the abstract is how the author(s) summarise(s)
their article so that everyone who needs to “use” the article can find it, but your own
summary is about the parts or aspects of this paper that is relevant to you. You may
not want to summarise the whole item either. It is admissible (and advisable) to
summarise only the parts that are relevant to you.
4. An evaluation of the item and a reflection on how this item is related to
your research question
Comment on the item from your perspectives – what do you like about it, how
would you improve it? Then reflect on how the item is related to your research
question. How would you use this item in your own research?