...in APA format. Resources are available to assist you with your papers, please visit the writing center for assistance with your paper. You may find the writing center resources k under the “Student Services” tab on the left side of the course home page. Then go to “Academic Resources” and select “Writing and Selection Guidelines”. Please look at the resources below that are available to assist you in the writing center. * If an assignment is going to be late, you must email the instructor first for permission. * Late assignments will be accepted for three days following the due date, with prior approval from the instructor. There is a 10% penalty for each day the assignment is late. After the third day, a grade of zero will be entered for the assignment. Other Course Expectations: * Required Text books are needed by the first day of class. * Please review the Netiquette Policy. * Please review the Plagiarism Policy. * Please review the Grading rubric for written assignments. * Please ask questions when you need help. * Keep current with your readings and assignments, as the late assignment guidelines have been stated above. For any additional assistance and/or clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Thanks, Catina How to Format a Paper in APA Style Student Name Medical Law and Ethics & Records Management for Billing Specialists (ME1420) Instructor Name November 24, 20XX How to Format a Paper in APA Style ...
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...What is APA Style? The acronym “APA” stands for “American Psychological Association.” The APA is a professional membership organization, whose members work or have degrees in Psychology. Many years back, some leaders in this organization created a format for papers, so that they would be more readable. Their style caught on with non-psychologists, too. Eventually, APA Style became widely used, especially in colleges and universities. APA Style is a format for writing papers. This format describes proper margins (one inch at the top, bottom, left, and right sides), the font size (12 points), the font types (Times New Roman or Arial fonts only), and the spacing (papers are double-spaced). In addition, there are formats for the title page (see example) and for the list of sources used for a paper (called “citations” or “references” or “reference list”). This handout provides examples, so that you will know what the standards are for papers at the university level. In case you feel you need extra help, here are links to the Writing Labs or Writing Centers of other universities. Help with APA Style for Citing References From the APA Style Web site and blog (URLs are below each entry) Sample papers http://search.apastyle.org/?query=&facet=stylecontenttype:Sample%20paperRecommended Web sites that will assist you in creating correct APA style Reference List citations: You put in the information for your sources, and this Web site creates your references in APA format...
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...APA/MLA Worksheet (each question is worth 3 points.) Questions 1-7 can be found by reviewing the APA /MLA Overview Handout. For questions 8-13 use the Formatting MLA /APA Citations handout. For questions 14-15 use the In-Text citations handout. 1) What does MLA stand for? What does APA stand for? What is the purpose for them? Modern Language Association. American Psychological Association. The main purpose of using these guidelines provides consistency when writing papers. 2) In MLA, what goes in the upper-left hand corner of the first page of your paper? Where do the page numbers go? In APA, how do you format the first page? In the upper left hand corner of the first page you put your name, your instructor's name, course name, and due date. The page numbers go in the upper right hand corner. 3) What does in-text (parenthetical) citation refer to (use APA/MLA handout and In-text citations handout)? This method refers to placing relevant source information in parentheses after a quote or paraphrase. 4) Why do we need in-text citation? In-text citations acknowledge your source, support your argument, and help locate within the source where you got your information. 5) What is the Works Cited page and the References page for? These pages are used to list your sources that you used for your paper. 6) What are the first three rules outlined in your MLA handout under Format? Choose a standard, easy to read font. Align text to the left and do not justify...
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...09/28/2010 Running head: APA FORMAT EXAMPLE A maximum of 50 characters 1 How to Do that Annoying APA Format Stuff: A Brief Overview of the 6th Edition Scott W. Plunkett and I. M. N. Oyed California State University, Northridge Noh Wahnelse University of Invisible Students Authors’ names should appear in order of their contribution to the manuscript. Author Note Scott W. Plunkett, Department of Psychology, California State University Northridge. I. M. N. Oyed, Department of Stress and Anger Management, California State University Northridge. Noh Wahnelse, Department of Paranormal Experiences and Life Events, University of Invisible Students. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Scott W. Plunkett, Department of Psychology, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8255. E-mail: scott.plunkett@csun.edu APA FORMAT EXAMPLE Abstract 2 The abstract provides a brief, comprehensive summary of the paper. Abstracts should not exceed 120 words, unless otherwise stated. Be sure and highlight the major ideas of the paper. For example, this paper is designed to enlighten people how to use APA formatting through a somewhat silly example. Important considerations such as formatting, headings, citations within the text, and references are addressed (not undressed). Keywords: APA, citing, formatting, 6th edition, referencing APA FORMAT EXAMPLE How to Do that Annoying APA Format Stuff: A Brief Overview of...
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...Prepared by Team A | | Christine Polatis, Tchangwe Nchumuluh, Bryan Thomas, Emily Glasser, William Cross, | 1/21/2013 | | University Library User Manual Contents Online Access to Course Textbooks 5 My Papers 7 Grammar and Plagiarism Review: 7 River point Writer: 7 Grammar and Writing Guides 7 Element K Tutorials 8 Websites for Aid 9 Center for Mathematics Excellence 9 Step-By-Step Math Review 9 ALEKS Running Start - Practice 10 Building Math Confidence 12 Student Labs 13 Learning Team Toolkit 15 Useful Links 21 Submit a Paper for Review 21 WritePoint® 21 CWE Review 21 Plagiarism Checker 22 Reference and Citation Generator 22 APA Information 23 Sample Paper 24 Reference and Citation Examples 24 Reference and Citation Generator 24 APA Style Blog 24 Title Page Template 24 Riverpoint Writer 24 Grammar and Writing Guides 25 Student Resources Guide 25 o Math Resources 25 o Writing Resources 25 o Formatting and Writing Guidelines 25 o Technical Services 25 o Student Workshops and Labs 25 o University Library 26 o Learning Teams 26 o Critical Thinking 26 o University Disability Services 26 o Career Services 26 o University Perks 26 References 27 Library. (2013). Retrieved from https://portal.phoenix.edu/library.html 27 Online Access to Course Textbooks The University of Phoenix provides access to course materials and textbooks online. These materials can be printed, downloaded...
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...Gate Bridge opened in 1937 in San Francisco Bay and although this bridge is a huge landmark for the United States, it is also known to be the second most used spot for committing suicide. The unofficial tally of suicide deaths on the Golden Gate Bridge is more than 1,600. There has been an estimated amount of 46 jumpers in 2013, that is the most since it’s 1937 opening day. References Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages From - To. Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher Name. Footnotes 1[Add footnotes, if any, on their own page following references. For APA formatting requirements, it’s easy to just type your own footnote references and notes. To format a footnote reference, select the number and then, on the Home tab, in the Styles gallery, click Footnote Reference. The body of a footnote, such as this example, uses the Normal text style. (Note: If you delete this sample footnote, don’t forget to delete its in-text reference as well. That’s at the end of the sample Heading 2 paragraph on the first page of body content in this template.)] Tables Table 1 [Table Title] Column Head | Column Head | Column Head | Column Head | Column Head | Row Head | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | Row Head | 456 | 456 | 456 | 456 | Row Head | 789 | 789 | 789 | 789 | Row Head | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | Row Head | 456 | 456 | 456 | 456 | Row Head | 789 | 789 | 789 | 789 | Note: [Place all tables for your paper in a tables section, following references (and...
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...FIN 534 Research Assignment Keila Stinson Strayer University Dr. Scott Shaw June 29, 2015 Financial managers at many levels have to make important investment decisions continuously. When making investment decisions the primary goal of the financial manager is to maximize the wealth of the firm’s shareholders. It is critical that effective investment decisions are made. If a financial manager makes the wrong investment decision an important opportunity is lost forever and the firm will needlessly squander substantial resources. If the decision is effective the firm will reap major strategic and operational advantages. In order to make a successful investment decision, financial managers must understand that it is a process that involves risk management, strategy, and timing. Essentially, the investment must offer a competitive advantage, have long term economic prospects, and most importantly produce an increase in the firms bottom line. Nike is leading publicly traded company of which a financial managers decision to invest would be highly beneficial. Over the past 5 years, Nike has recorded a growth of 200% in its stock price. Leading the apparel industry, the sporting goods giant stands on competitive advantages that allow the sustainability of market leadership. Nike’s ability to innovate it’s products and effectively sell the concept to consumers has contributed to making the company a stromg world wide brand. Nike’s intense focus on customer satisfaction has...
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...Psychological Association [APA] Style Guide for Writing Introduction Students of Grand Canyon University (GCU) are required to use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) for preparing written assignments, except where otherwise noted. All students should have a personal copy of the APA Publication Manual, which is available through the GCU Bookstore or local bookstores. In the interest of providing resource material for student use, this guide to APA style and format has been developed and made available. It is based on the current 6th edition of the APA Manual. However, the guide only highlights aspects of APA style and format, and so it is recommended that students use the APA Manual as a resource when writing APA-style papers. An APA template has been provided in the Student Success Center’s Writing Center for student download and use. PLEASE NOTE: The curriculum materials (Syllabus, Lectures/Readings, Resources, etc.) created and provided by GCU in the online or Web-enhanced modalities are prepared using an editorial format that relies on APA as a framework but that modifies some formatting criteria to better suit the nature and purpose of instructional materials. Students and faculty are advised that GCU course materials do not adhere strictly to APA format and should not be used as examples of correct APA format, or in place of the APA Manual, when preparing written work for class. APA Format and Style General Academic...
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...|Name | |Date: | | Overview: “APA, Plagiarism, & Role Transition Articles” In the Week 1 Assignment, you will view an APA Module to obtain information about writing in a professional style and in professional formats that are expected at the BSN level of the School of Nursing. After viewing the APA Module, you will submit an Attestation Statement Form. The reference on Scholarly Writing in your Resources will also provide tips on strengthening your professional writing skills. As part of scholarly writing, you must ensure proper citation for others’ work, including both direct quotations and paraphrased ideas, so you will study a Plagiarism Module for guidelines. Since your professional nursing experience may not have required you to regularly access professional libraries or databases, you will learn and practice the procedures for retrieving research articles. As a part of this assignment, you will select, cite, and summarize two research articles on the role transition from RN to BSN. Resources Use the following resources as you complete this Application assignment. Access these resources in the Resource section or by entering the web addresses provided into your address bar. APA Module http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=apa_exposed Scholarly Writing Tips (available in the Resource section of this week) Plagiarism Module ...
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...[pic] [pic]APA style From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search |[pic] |This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may | | |contain suggestions. (November 2010) | | | |Style guides | |ACS Style Guide | |AMA Manual of Style | |The Associated Press Stylebook | |The Chicago Manual of Style | |Turabian | |The Elements of Style | |The Elements of Typographic Style | |ISO 690 | |MHRA Style Guide | |MLA Handbook | |MLA Style Manual | |The New York Times Manual | |The Oxford Guide to Style/New Hart's...
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...Introduction: This research tackles about an academic format specified in the Publication of the Manual American Psychological Association, a style guide that offers academic authors guidance on various subjects for the submission of papers to the publications of APA. The APA states that the guidelines were developed to assist reading comprehension in the social and behavioural sciences, for clarity of communication and for "word choice that best reduces bias in language. on the structure of research papers of various kinds, spelling rules, an author-date reference style, construction of tables and graphs, plagiarism, formatting of papers, and much more. APA style is widely used, either entirely or with modifications, by hundreds of other scientific journals (including medical and other public health journals), in many textbooks, and in academia (for papers written in classes). Discussion: In the interest of transparency (and following the same procedure that was followed for the fifth edition), staff posted all of the corrections online in a single document on October 1, 2009, and shortly thereafter alerted users to the existence of the corrections in an APA blog entry. On the same day the corrections were posted, an individual posting to the Educational and Behavioural Sciences Section mailing-list of the American Library Association alerted readers to what she described as the "many" errors in the first printing, and speculated that "some but not all" would be corrected...
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...Running head: APA STYLE FOR RESEARCH REPORTS 1 Natural Ethics, Unnatural Law Hoang Le Bristol University University APA STYLE FOR RESEARCH REPORTS 2 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to describe and model APA-style of writing for research reports. Each section of an APA-style paper is described and is written according to the APA-style guidelines to allow you to use it as a model. The Abstract summarizes the main points of the paper in 120 or fewer words. The Introduction should describe the research topic and hypotheses and the support for these hypotheses. The Method is written in subsections: Participants, Design, Materials, and Procedure. The study should be described in enough detail to replicate it. The Results section describes the data and any statistical tests used. The Discussion restates the hypotheses, giving evidence if they are supported. APA STYLE FOR RESEARCH REPORTS 3 Introduction to APA Publication Style for Research Reports in Psychology It is important for businesses to be legally right. But it is even more important for businesses to be ethically right. History Laws are made by people. As such, it is subject to only two factors: the lawmaker’s sense of justice and his/her personal’s interests. History has proven the law as a method to, most importantly, protect the interests...
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...C8057 (Research Methods in Psychology): Writing Laboratory Reports Writing Lab Reports & APA Format Structure and Content of a Laboratory Report This following provides a brief overview of the structure and content of various elements in a laboratory report, based on APA guidelines. The APA publication manual can be referred to for more detail. The purpose of a lab report is to communicate research in a clear, systematic and standardised way. Primarily, a lab report should communicate the following things: → Why did I bother? Why did I do this experiment and why is it an interesting contribution to science? → How did I do it? How did I carry out this research (this should be detailed enough so that the experiment could be replicated precisely)? → What did I find? What were the results of your study? → So What? What do your findings mean in terms of your hypotheses and what theoretical contribution do they make? IMPORTANT! The advice that we give you in this handout is not inflexible, it is a guide! For example, when we say that the title should be fewer than 15 words, the world will not end if your title is 16 words. So, please use your common sense. In case you don’t have any, the snail of sense will appear to give you some advice. Format There are several sections to a lab report: → Title → Abstract → Introduction → Method o o o o o → Results → Discussion → References → Appendix (Optional) Title Your title should ideally be fewer than 15 words. A good title alerts the reader...
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...C8057 (Research Methods in Psychology): Writing Laboratory Reports Writing Lab Reports & APA Format Structure and Content of a Laboratory Report This following provides a brief overview of the structure and content of various elements in a laboratory report, based on APA guidelines. The APA publication manual can be referred to for more detail. The purpose of a lab report is to communicate research in a clear, systematic and standardised way. Primarily, a lab report should communicate the following things: → Why did I bother? Why did I do this experiment and why is it an interesting contribution to science? → How did I do it? How did I carry out this research (this should be detailed enough so that the experiment could be replicated precisely)? → What did I find? What were the results of your study? → So What? What do your findings mean in terms of your hypotheses and what theoretical contribution do they make? IMPORTANT! The advice that we give you in this handout is not inflexible, it is a guide! For example, when we say that the title should be fewer than 15 words, the world will not end if your title is 16 words. So, please use your common sense. In case you don’t have any, the snail of sense will appear to give you some advice. Format There are several sections to a lab report: → Title → Abstract → Introduction → Method o o o o o → Results → Discussion → References → Appendix (Optional) Title Your title should ideally be fewer than 15 words. A good title alerts the reader...
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...Study Analysis Template by clicking on the hyperlink. Please utilize this template format for this Assignment. Use titles and subtitles per the format for readability purposes. Focus upon the idea of the company’s strategy-culture relationship and which of the four strategy-culture situations should it implement in order to help move Defender Direct forward. Please include the SWOT Analysis with the four quadrants in the appendix of your paper (after the References page). You can find the SWOT analysis template in Doc Sharing. Assignment Checklist: Conduct a SWOT Analysis on the case study company’s current strategy-culture relationship. Create a case study analysis focusing on which of the four strategy-culture situations it should implement in order to help move the company forward. Format The case analysis should be 2--3 written pages in length (not including the formal title page and References page), double-spaced. Ensure that you use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage. The citing of sources (text and list references) should use the current APA format and style. For assistance with APA format and citation style visit the Kaplan Writing Center. Directions for Submitting Your Project Before you submit your project, you should save your work on your computer in a location and with a name that you will remember. Make sure your Assignment is in the correct file format...
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