MC Library Research Guides: CCJS 110: CCJS 110 Assignment Tutorials

Part I – Article Summary and Discussion

The article for Part I of this assignment serves the topic for the final paper in this CCJS110 criminal justice course. This assignment (Part I) requires you to read an academic journal article that relates to the final paper topic. The following tutorials may be helpful in preparing for this assignment:

CCJS 110 Part I: How to Read Scholarly Material, Peer-Review, and Evaluating Sources
In part I of your CCJS 110 assignment, you are asked to read and analyze a scholarly journal article. This tutorial was designed to support your knowledge of how to identify and evaluate academic resources.

Part II – Annotated Bibliography

This assignment requires you to complete an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography (AB) is the list of research sources that the student intends to use to support their final paper. The AB lists the sources according to their APA citation followed by a summary and evaluation of the source. Completing an AB helps you understand and organize your research. It also helps you determine the strength of your sources and consider how you will incorporate them in your final paper. The following tutorials may be helpful in preparing for this assignment:

Part II: Annotated Bibliography and Synthesizing Information
This tutorial will help you understand creating annotated bibliography and synthesizing information

Part III – Final Paper

This is the final portion of the criminal justice writing assignment in which you complete a department memo. The following tutorials may be helpful in preparing for this assignment:

Part III: Academic Integrity, Avoiding Plagiarism, and Why Citations Matter
This tutorial will explain the importance of citations in academic research and writing, highlighting how and why to credit original sources to prevent plagiarism and enhance the credibility of a paper.