English 2152: Argument and Exposition Research Bibliography PURPOSE To learn to generate a research bibliography for your proposed project. AUDIENCE Students in major or discipline appropriate to the research project.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Use appropriate BSU Library databases (see below) to find ten (10) academic sources, including five (5) articles and five (5) book chapters. Minimum requirements: Each article and book chapter must be a minimum of 7 pages in length. Each article and book chapter must have been written in 1991 or after. Each article and book chapter must be connected to the same subject.
2. Provide a correct research bibliography (bibliographical list) using the Modern Language Association Works Cited format.
3. Submit Research Bibliography online.
4. DO NOT Read or Print These Ten Sources (you will choose four of the sources to read and annotate for the next assignment).
GRADING CRITERIA
1. Correct MLA citations for ten sources.
2. Appropriate length, timeliness, and relevance of sources.
3. Clarity & correct use of grammar and formatting. WRITTEN FORMAT 1. Times New Roman, 12pt font, 1-inch margins, single spaced.
EXAMPLE
Workplace Morale Research Bibliography
Behm, Michael. “Employee Morale.” Professional Safety, 54.10, 2009, pp. 42–49. Hiam, Alexander. “Creating a Positive Performance Environment.” Motivational Management: Inspiring Your People for Maximum Performance, Amacom, 2003, pp. 18-34. Lazaroiu, George. “Work Motivation and Organizational Behavior.”
Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice, 7.2, 2015, pp. 66–75. Pheysey, Diana C. “Cultures and Motivation.” Organizational Cultures. Taylor and Francis, 1993, pp. 83–100. Pinnington, Ashly, and Tony Edwards. “Motivating Employees.” Introduction to Human Resource Management, Oxford UP, 2000, pp. 122–144. Seemann, Melanie, and Thomas Seemann. “New Perspectives on Employee Motivation: Balancing the Big Four.” International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations: Annual Review, 13.1, 2015, pp. 1–7. Singh, Rajesh.
“The Impact of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators on Employee Engagement in Organizations.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 57.2, 2016, pp. 197–206. Spitzer, Dean R. “The Power of Motivators.” Super Motivation, Amacom, 1995, pp. 65–79. Sultan, Sarwat. “Examining the Job Characteristics: A Matter of Employees’ Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction.”
Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 22.2, 2012, pp. 13–25. Topchik, Gary S. “Major Causes and Cures for Organizational Negativity.” Managing Workplace Negativity, Amacom, 2001, pp. 95-158.
