Posted: September 16th, 2017

Instructions: You will conduct a web search on your area of focus using Google, Bing, Yahoo, or any other major search engine.

Instructions: You will conduct a web search on your area of focus using Google, Bing, Yahoo, or any other major search engine.

Be sure to take the time to inform yourself on sound research sources including use of peer reviews as listed in the recommended and required resources for the week. To get you started, view What is a Scholarly Journal Article?. Next, you will analyze the first five results that appear from your search in a table format using Microsoft Word. Then, using the same keywords you used to search the Web,

you will conduct a search in the Ashford University Library using one of the academic databases (ERIC, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, and so forth) and create a table using Microsoft Word. Finally, you will select two sources from either table that you feel are the best overall based on currency, credibility, authority, and academic integrity and construct a summary. For each article in your tables, use the following format:

APA Citation

Source Type

(e.g., journal article, magazine article, book, and so forth)

Annotation

(e.g., two to three sentences summarizing the contents of the source)

Page Requirement (.5 points): Your assignment must be three to four pages, not including title and references pages.

APA Formatting (.5 points): Use APA formatting consistently throughout.

Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Your written work should contain no errors and be very easy to understand.