• A selected research topic related to sport or recreation management (Thesis-Track Students).

• A sport or recreation management topic of interest related to practitioner research and professional development, the application of research in the workplace, knowledge transfer, integrating research skills to solve pragmatic problems, etc. (Non-Thesis Track Students).

The annotated bibliography is an alphabetical listing of all Professional sourced material including proper reference (current APA format) to all the literature on your topic. A brief paragraph explaining the contents of each entry is required designed to not only summarize the article or book or list its contents, but more importantly, briefly explain the author’s main point or argument; the author’s method or approach; and the place of the piece in the literature as a whole (e.g., does the author agree with other scholars?).

Professional Sources are the ONLY acceptable sources to be used including journal articles, textbooks, other books, trade publications, government documents/reports, dissertations/thesis, professional conference materials, etc.

The Annotated Bibliography must begin with a proper Title Page and must provide a solid overview of the existing state of the discussion of your approved topic/area of study.