Imagine you work as a research assistant in Washington, DC, at the Department
of Justice. The Department of Justice is interested in issues related to race,
discrimination, and policing. Your team has been given data and output from chi-
square tests, and you are tasked with communicating the findings and possible
implications directly to police departments.
In this milestone, you’ll choose the topic that you will use to complete Project Three
(which is due in Module Eight) and create two annotated bibliography entries. Your
project requires that you provide background information on the topic you select.
The purpose of this milestone is to practice evaluating credible sources related to
your topic.
Note that for each topic, two credible sources have been provided. The
audience for each article is different. One article is written for the scientific
community, and the other is tailored to a more general audience. This difference will
be important when you complete Project Three.
Choose a Topic
Begin by reviewing the three topics in the table below. Then you’ll be able to
download an Excel file containing the data and output from the chi-square tests that
you will use to complete Project Three.
Select the topic and explain why you selected that topic. Your response should be
about 2 to 3 sentences.
should be about 8 to 10 sentences that include the following elements:
A description of the main purpose or goal of the article
A description of the approach the authors took in their research
Create an annotated bibliography entry for your second article. Your
response should be about 8 to 10 sentences that include the following elements:
A description of the main purpose or goal of the article
A description of the approach the authors took in their research
Describe the difference in communication style of the two articles. Your
response should be about 3 to 5 sentences. Consider the following in your
response:
Do the articles reach a similar conclusion?
Do the articles present similar information?
Do the articles consider the role of visuals in the same way?
Do the articles present the findings in a convincing way, and is one more
effective?
How do the tone and style of the articles compare, and what does that
mean for the reader?
Add Your References
Citation is an important part of research and using the established patterns
makes citations much easier to read. Cite the articles you chose, and any
other resources you referenced, in proper APA format below. Your reference
list will be automatically formatted using a hanging indent when you
download your assignment.
