Assignment: Unit IV Annotated Bibliography

Develop an annotated bibliography of at least three scholarly sources excluding the course textbook that utilize empirical studies for your final paper topic. The purpose of this assignment is to help you prepare for the final research proposal due in Unit VII.
The annotated bibliography submission should include:

Summaries for each source should include the following information:

• A brief explanation/summary of the source. (Identify what the article is about or explain what the author tested, etc.)

• Do not copy and paste the abstract or the summary from the article to your paper. Paraphrase and summarize theinformation in your own words. The whole summary may not be one long quotation.

• A brief explanation of how this source will contribute to your final paper.

The following are NOT acceptable for academic research and referencing:

• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Wikipedia, other wikis, or blogs
• Ehow, Ask, About, Howthingswork, or any similar site
• Websites and other sources that do not provide quality researched materials or that do not use credible sources tosupport the information in the document.

Each summary should be at least 100 words in length. Your document must use proper APA elements such as a title page, running head, and more.

Unit VI Outline

Developing the Outline

Develop a thesis and detailed outline for your final paper topic. The purpose of this assignment is to help you prepare for the research proposal due in Unit VII.

Include at least the following elements in your outline:

• an APA formatted title page,
• a thesis for the introduction,
• the purpose of your paper with support for your points from scholarly material taking into consideration the benefits and
• ethical issues associated with the purpose,
• research question or questions,
• at least five main section headings for the body of the document,
• sub-sections to each of those main sections, and
• recommendations and conclusions.

Your outline should be at least one page in length. Remember to use in-text citations throughout to show from where information came and to support your points with scholarly material. Include an APA style reference section at the end.

Be sure to summarize, paraphrase, and cite the information. Do not copy directly from the textbook or from any other source. Sites such as Wikipedia, e-how, history, howthingswork, and other similar sources are not scholarly in nature and may not be used for this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and entries in the reference section. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Unit VII Research Proposal

The research proposal in this course is designed to allow you to discover, analyze, and interpret a fire-related research problem. A problem is not necessarily a troublesome area but an area of desired improvement. In other words, something may be performing well, yet someone still wants to see it perform even better. That is what a lot of research is all about-how can we do it better?

Include at least the following elements in your research proposal:

• a title page;
• a table of contents;
• an introduction;
• the purpose of the research with support for your points from scholarly material;
• a literature review, which is different from the annotated bibliography,
• a hypothesis;
• a description of the research method, what you would do if you were to carry out the study;
• conclusions and recommendations; and
• a reference page.

The proposal should be 10 full double-spaced pages not including the title page, references, abstract, or any appendices.

You proposal should provide 12 sources that include empirical studies.

Be sure to summarize, paraphrase, and cite the information. Do not copy directly from the textbook or from any other source. Websites such as Wikipedia, e-how.com, history.com, howthingswork.com, and other similar sources are not scholarly in nature and may not be used for this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and entries in the reference section. All references and citations used must be in APA style.