Week 1 – Assignment

Using APA Style

The purpose of this short research paper is to ensure proper understanding and application of APA style as required in all Ashford courses.

Using the Ashford Online Library, develop an annotated bibliography on one of the following factors that has had a significant impact on business and management communication in the past decade:

• diversity
• globalization and outsourcing
• pace of life and work
• evolving workplace technologies
• influence of social media
• ethical challenges 

Your annotated bibliography requires at least six (6) peer-reviewed articles, full reference information, and a short paragraph description of the main findings.  You can visit the Ashford Writing Center for help with writing an Annotated Bibliography by clicking here (Links to an external site.).

To receive maximum points, all of the following elements must be included in your paper: 

The paper

• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including the title), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page (Links to an external site.) with the following:
• Title of paper
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must use at least six scholarly sources from the Ashford Online Library. One of the six sources may be the text.
• Must include at least one direct quote from one of the sources (see Guidelines for Quoting Sources (Links to an external site.)).
• Must include at least one summarized statement from one of the sources (see Guidelines for Summarizing Sources (Links to an external site.)).
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.