In this Assignment (Part 1), you will review five articles, which you identified in the Weeks 3 and 4 Discussions. In Week 7 (Part 2) and Week 8 (Part 3), you will further develop your annotated bibliography.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the five articles you selected in the Week 3 Discussion using the guidelines described in the Stadtlander text (pp. 81–91).
• Review Chapter 4, “General Guidelines for Analyzing Literature” (pp. 31–42), in the Galvan text.
• Review Chapter 9, “Dissertation Chapter 2: Literature Review” (pp. 81–91), in the Stadtlander text.
• Download the Components of an Annotated Entry: Annotated Bibliography Sample Document.
• Review the following web resources:
  • “How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography: The Annotated Bibliography”
  • “Annotated Bibliography Samples”

The Assignment:

Thus far, you have searched the library and found seven articles: five for the Week 3 Discussion and two for the Week 4 Discussion. Develop and submit an annotated bibliography consisting of five articles chosen from among the seven articles you previously identified. At least one article relevant to the gap you identified in the Week 4 Discussion should be included in the annotated bibliography. Note: You can use this article for this week’s Discussion.

Use the Annotated Bibliography Sample Document from the Writing Center (located in this week’s Learning Resources) as a guideline for developing your Annotated Bibliography.

This is the first draft of your Annotated Bibliography for your Final Assignment. You will be adding to this Annotated Bibliography in Weeks 7 and 8.

Assignment 2: Committee Request

This assignment has two parts, First, you will complete a premise on your proposed dissertation topic. Second, you will complete your committee matching request form and submit the premise for committee matching.

Students who already have a chair:

1. If you have a chair but need a second committee member, please complete Part I and Part II. For Part II, you will indicate you need a second committee member on the form and not a chair.
2. If you already have both a chair and a second committee member, please submit a document to your instructor indicating you already have an approved committee and provide the names of chair and SCM.

Part 1: Premise Completion

As noted in the Dissertation Premise Guide, the premise consists of four parts:

• title
• problem statement
• approach (i.e. proposed methodology) for the study
• references

The Dissertation Premise document is used in two ways:

• To identify a preliminary topic (i.e., a research problem) for your dissertation. This topic should be the product of an initial investigation on your part but will be subject to change and refinement and will inform the development of your prospectus.
• To help match the faculty members who will guide your development of the Dissertation Prospectus. This process varies across different programs, so please follow the guidance in your program of study.
• For a sample premise and description of the premise, see the Premise Guide: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=34219768

Part 2: Committee Assignment

This week, you will also complete the Committee Matching Request Form using the link below. Program leadership will use information provided via this form to review your plans and needs to match you with an appropriate committee chair and second committee member. While not required, you may request specific faculty from your program to serve on your committee. Please note that, while we would like to honor all requests, the program leadership must take a number of factors into consideration, such as faculty availability and expertise, when completing matches.