As a UMGC student, you will acquire competencies (knowledge & skills) that will help you succeed in a variety of fields and work environments. In this Unified Assignment, you will you will acquire 5 Core Competencies over the course of this semester.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

1. Locate Articles for College Level Research
2. Vet Sources
3. Cite a Source Correctly in Chicago Style
4. Identify and Summarize Arguments
5. Identify Bias

You will acquire these competencies by completing 7 steps culminating in a polished Annotated Bibliography.:

• Step 1: Learn to Find Scholarly Articles for Research
• Step 2: Learn to Vet Sources
• Step 3: Learn to Cite in Chicago Style
• Step 4: Learn to Identify and Summarize Arguments
• Step 5: Learn to Identify Bias
• Step 6: Compose the First Half of Your Annotated Bibliography
• Step 7: Revise the First Half Based on Faculty Feedback from Step 6. Complete and Polish Your Annotated Bibliography

At the end of Step 7, you will have a complete, polished Annotated Bibliography.