ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication
Week 7 Assignment
Annotated Bibliography
As Chapter 13 of our textbook notes, an effective presentation must have solid support in the form of research. Toward that end, this week you will create an annotated bibliography consisting of at least four high-quality sources in support of your presentation topic. At least two of these sources must come from a library database, such as Ebscohost or ProQuest.
The annotations should be listed in alphabetical order (by lead author’s last name or first word of the title if no author) and include the following elements.
The reference in APA format
A summary of the article written in your own words
(Warning: Do not copy the abstract.)
One quotation from the article, incorporated into a sentence, written in APA style, including author, date, and page number
An overall assessment of the article and how you feel it will fit into your presentation
A sample annotation is shown below.
Reference: Austermuehle, E. (2018). Monitoring employees through GPS technology: What is legal and what are best practices? Employee Relations Law Journal, 44(1), 10-14.
Summary: Austermuehle’s article shows that there are a number of benefits to employee monitoring, as well as some risks that need to be accounted for. Among the benefits are making sure that employees are adhering to laws and company policies, improving employee productivity, and increasing employee safety. On the other hand, risks include invading employee privacy, which may result in litigation or lower employee morale. Austermuehle believes that employee monitoring can be beneficial, but argues that it must comply with the law, be used only for legitimate reasons, and not be used outside of work hours. In addition, a clear written policy on monitoring should be provided to employees.
Quotation: Austermuehle (2018) states that “employers should monitor employees only to the extent that it is justified by a business need” (p. 13).
Overall Assessment: Austermuehle’s article is well written, well researched, and presents a balanced approach to a controversial topic. It will prove useful in my presentation on employee monitoring.
