Summarize minimally 10 of the most current journal articles that research your chosen communication topic. This assignment is designed to introduce you to the most current peer-reviewed primary sources in your area of interest; therefore you are not allowed to use books or conference papers for this assignment. Your abstracts should be in bibliographic format, with each citation followed by an abstract, or summary, of the selected article. Specifically, each citation is followed by a 1-2 paragraph summary of the article.
You should read each of the chosen journal articles and summarize them in your own words. Do not attempt to write an abstract after only reading the summaries in the indices—GO TO THE LIBRARY AND READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE. These abstracts that you write will help to lay the foundations for your literature review.
Tip: Libraries sometimes carry a limited variety of communication journals. It is in your best interest to start this project early. In the event that most of your articles must be accessed through interlibrary loan/article express, you will need to give yourself at least two weeks to assure that you receive the articles. As soon as your topic is approved, you should start collecting relevant sources and summarizing them. Quality research does not occur over night or in one weekend!