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APACitationFormatisasetofformalruleswrittenbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationfor documentingsourceswhenwritingresearchpapersforanyofthesocialsciencedisciplines.

ThemostrecentsetofguidelinescanbefoundinthesixtheditionofthePublicationManualofthe AmericanPsychologicalAssociationreleasedinJuly2009.Thepurposeofthemanualistoprovide asetofformalconventionsthatensureclarityofcommunication,aidreadercomprehension,avoid plagiarismandbuildaccuratereferencecitations.

TheBasics

Whenwritingaresearchpaper,APAstylerequiresthatcitationsarelocatedbothinthetextofthe body,aswellasinaformalreferencelistsectionofthedocument.Thisarticleprovidessome generalguidelinesonhowin–textcitationsshouldbeformatted.Foramorein–depthexplanation, consultpages169–179ofthePublicationManual....showmorecontent...

WhenusingAPAformatfollowtheauthor–datemethodofin–textcitation.Thismeansthatthe author'slastnameandtheyearofpublicationforthesourcedocumentshouldappearinthetextlike (Richards,2001).Amorecompletecitationshouldappearinthereferencelistattheendofthe paper.

Whenwritingyourreport,ifyou'rejustreferringtoanideafromanothersource,butnotdirectly quotingthematerial,youonlyhavetomakereferencetotheauthorandyearofpublicationinyour in–text

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HowToWriteAResearchPaperInApaFormat

ThefollowingpaperwillincreaseonesknowledgeonacademicstylewritingandwhyAPAformat isused.Academicstyleisusedeverywherehowever,whydoweusethisformofwriting,andwhy doweuseAPAformatinwritingthesepapers.WhatarethemostimportantaspectsofusingAPA formatinourwriting?APAisaformofwritingthatisusedeverywhere;therearespecificwaysof usingAPAformatandtherearealsorulesyouhavetofollowTheseso–calledrulesaresetinplace sothatpeoplearegivencreditwherecreditisdo.Thereforewhenpeopleareworkingonpublishing apaperitneedstobeinAPAformatsoothersknowthattheydidnotdoalltheresearchontheir own;theyhadhelpfromothersbeforethemonthetopicIfacertain

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APAFormat

Asforme,Iammoreafree–spiritedperson.Idon'tlookforreligiontobeinpublicschools. Religionismoretowardsprivateschools.Inthevideo,ittalksaboutreligion,copyrightedlaws, teacherliability,andchildabuseWhilewatchingthisvideo,Idon'tthinkanyofthiswillaffectme whenitcomestoteaching.Iagreeasateacheritisyourresponsibilitywhenthekidsareunderyour supervision.Whenachildgetshurt,youaretheonetogettheblamebecausethosekidsareyour responsibilityIthinkit'sbestforateachertohelpthosestudentswhoarebeingattackedYouare legallyresponsibleforthesafetyofchildrenunderyoursupervision.Thecourtsemploythe principleofinlocoparentis,whichmeansshowmorecontent

Asforafutureteacher,Iwouldhavetodisagreewiththeschool'sadministratorsonreligionbeingin publicschools.WhenIteachmystudents,Iwouldonlyteachthemtolearnandknowthetruth.I'm notreligious;everyonehasadifferentreligionIwouldteachmystudentsthetruthandwhatI believetheyshouldbeawarenotbasedonwhattheyneedtoknowfromabiblicalperspective.I'm allforaschooltoteachreligiousfreedomandacceptanceofallreligiousbeliefs,but"teach"religion inpublicschoolisnotacceptable.IfthiswasaChristianschoolorIslamicschool,thatisanentirely normalthingtoteachreligion.Idon'tbelievethatpublicschoolsshouldoppresskidswithreligion. Especiallychildrenthatdon'tunderstandthereligionandconformjustbecauseothersshowtheir belief.Everyoneshouldhavethechoice.Privateschools,ontheotherhand,itisuptotheschool. Agreeordisagreedoesn'tmattertome.Ithinkit'sokaytoteachaboutotherreligions,butnot necessarilytopreparethemtobecomepartofthefaithLikeiftheywanttodomoreresearchand becomeamemberofthatfaith,cool,Idon'twanttoforcethemonewayoranother.ButIstillthink it'sanimportantpartofhistory,andanimportantstepinbreedingtolerance,tomakestudentsaware ofthebasicsandtheiroptionsIguess.Teachaboutit,notforitifthatmakes

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ItisimportanttolearnanduseAPAformattingasastudenttopreventplagiarismandtoproperly writeyourpaper.APAformatalsohelpsguideandreferenceyourpaper.Whenyouwriteapaper youwanttogivecreditwherecreditisdue.Youdothatbydocumentinginformationyoumayhave obtainedthroughavideo,aquote,orpictures.AsastudentatBethelUniversityplagiarismisfrown uponandpunishableYougetthreeoffensesandafterthethirdoffenseyouwillbeexpelledfrom BethelUniverity.

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ImportanceOfApaFormat

IseemtobehavingissuesgraspingtheAPAstyleformat.Thankstotheinstructorsadvice,and utilizingthestudentsuccesscenter,Iamseemtohaveabetterunderstandingofthistask.I understanditisveryimportanttociteyoursourcestoavoidpossibleplagiarism,andtocitethose sorucesproperlyusinstheAPAformat.IhopeIdidthatsuccessful.Bestwishestoeveryoneonthier essays

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APAStyleFormat

Runninghead:SAMPLEFORSTUDENTS

SampleAPAPaperforStudentsInterestedinLearningAPAStyle6thEdition

JeffreyH.Kahn

IllinoisStateUniversity

AuthorNote

JeffreyHKahn,DepartmentofPsychology,IllinoisStateUniversity

CorrespondenceconcerningthissamplepapershouldbeaddressedtoJeffreyH.Kahn, DepartmentofPsychology,IllinoisStateUniversity,CampusBox4620,Normal,Illinois 61790–4620.E–mail:jhkahn@ilstu.edu.

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Theabstractshouldbeasingleparagraphinblockformat(withoutparagraphindentation),andthe appropriatelengthdependsonthejournaltowhichyouaresubmitting,buttheyaretypically between150and200words.(Studentsshouldconsult...showmorecontent...

Typicallytheindependentvariablesinthestudywouldbedescribedhere.Forexample,thestudy mightinvolvea2–by–2designwithoneindependentvariablebeingtreatment/controlconditions andtheotherindependentvariablebeingbiologicalsex.Itwouldbehelpfultodescribedependent variablesinthissubsectionaswell

Measures

Thissectiondescribesthetestsorinstrumentsusedtocollectdata.Itwouldbeappropriateto describeanyquestionnairesthatyouusedForexample,ifyouusedtheMarloweCrowneSocial DesirabilityScaleinyourresearch,youmaysaythattheMarlowe–CrowneSocial DesirabilityScale(MCSD;Crowne&Marlowe,1960)comprises33true–falseitemsthatmeasure socialdesirability.Youwouldalsoprovidethereaderwithinformationregardingthe MCSDscores'reliabilityandvalidity.Dothisforeachandeverymeasureusedinthestudy.Inthe eventthatthepurposeofyourpaperistodevelopanewquestinnaire,youmaywishto

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describereliabilityandvalidityintheResultssection(seebelow).However,youwouldonlydothis forascale–developmentproject Procedure

Thissectiondescribesingreatdetailthedata–collectionprocedures.Describehowparticipantswere recruited,whethertheyparticipatedaloneoringroups,howinformedconsentorassentwas obtained,whattheywereaskedtodo,howtheywerecompensatedfortheirparticipation,etc.Itis hardtomakethis

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Abstract

Writea3–5pagepaperinAPAformat(minimumoftworeferences)addressingthefollowingbased onyourresponsestotheabove:

Whatinfluencedthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinyouranswers?

Howdotheseinfluencescontributetothemeaningsweassigntomessages?

Next,considerthefollowingfourprofessions:minister,salesperson,lawyer,andtelevision executive.

Howdoyouthinkthatmostpeopleintheseprofessionswouldreacttothefourstatements?

Again,whatdoesthattellusabouthowmeaningsareinfluenced?Howaccuratecanyoubeabout yourperceptionsofthemeaningsothersmightassign?Howdoyourperceptionsinformhowyou communicatewithothers?

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Withoutorganizationalcommunication,itwouldbeextremelydifficulttoknowwhatan organizationstandsfor,whyitexists,whoitscustomersare,howworkiscompleted,whohas authorityoverothersandsoon"Organizationalcommunicationservesasthegluethatholds everythingtogetherwhile,atthesametime,actingasamagnifyingglassbymakingthisclearer" (Hartzell,Sherri;,2003–2015)Whatthismeanstomeisthat,beclear,andhaveeveryoneonthe same

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IhavehadmanypreviousexperiencestoonlinewritingaswellasMicrosoftformatssincemy freshmanyearinhighschool(2014).Likewise,Iamcurrentlysixtoeightmonthsawayfrom receivingmyassociatesdegreeinCriminalJustice;however,Iwishthiscoursecouldhavebeen availableduringmyfirsttermatFloridaInstituteofTechnologytoguidemeonproperacademic writingInmyfirstfewmonths,IendlesslysearchedYouTubevideosonhowtoestablishthe correctAPAformataswellashowtosavethatformatpermanentlytomyMicrosoftWord document.Bynothavingdirectguidance,Ididreceiveseveraldeductionsonpaperassignmentsfor improperuseWiththisbeingsaid,IhaveseveralexpectationsthatIhopetoreceivefromthis

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Updated11/01/2011Runninghead:APAFORMATEXAMPLEAmaximumof50characters1 HowtoDothatAnnoyingAPAFormatStuff:ABriefOverviewofthe6thEditionScottW. PlunkettCaliforniaStateUniversity,NorthridgeNohWahnelseandI.M.N.OyedUniversityof InvisibleStudentsAuthors'namesshouldappearinorderoftheircontributiontothemanuscript. AuthorNoteScottWPlunkett,DepartmentofPsychology,CaliforniaStateUniversityNorthridge NohWahnelse,DepartmentofParanormalExperiencesandLifeEvents,UniversityofInvisible Students.I.M.N.Oyed,DepartmentofAngerManagement,UniversityofInvisibleStudents. SpecialthankstoBillWhiteintheManagementDepartmentatLibertyUniversityfor suggestions...showmorecontent...

Woohoo!Whatabonus!MarginsandFonts4Marginsandfonts.Thetop,bottom,left,andright marginsshouldbeoneinch.Use12pointfont.Youshoulduseaconservative,seriffonttype(e.g., TimesNewRoman,Cambria).Bytheway,seriffontmeansthateachletterhasalittleledgetostand onSans(ie,without)seriffonts(eg,Helvetica,Calibri,andArial)shouldnotbeused(exceptin tablesandfigures)becausetheyaremoredifficulttoreadandincreaseeyestrain(bummer!).Donot usescriptfontsbecausesomearejustannoying(e.g.,Braggadocia)whileothersarehardtotake serious(e.g.,ComicSans).ParagraphsandSpacingParagraphsshouldbeindented5–7spacesor1/2 inch.Makesureyourindentisconsistentthroughoutthewholepaper.Thebestwaytodothisisto usethetabkeyonyourcomputerAll'sub–sub'(Hey,Igottosayitagain)headingsshouldbe indentedthesameasotherparagraphs.APAFORMATEXAMPLECitationsandtheReference SectionIfadocumentyoucitehasonlyoneortwoauthors,thenciteitlikeso(Knowitall& Allknowing,2002;Urkel,1998)NoticethatIusedasemi–colontoseparatethetwodifferent citations.Also,thecitationsareinalphabeticalorderwithintheparentheses(i.e.,"Knowitall&5 Allknowing"camebefore"Urkel").Iftherearethreetofiveauthors,thencitealltheauthorsand date(Letterman,Leno,O'Brian,&Plunkett,2005).Ifyouusethesamesourceciteagainthathas

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ApaFormat

VygotskyandPiagetTheoryVygotskyandPiagetCognitivedevelopmentcanbedescribedasthe processinwhichapersonconstructstheirthoughtsforexample,rememberingthings,problem solvingandattention.InthisessayIamgoingtoevaluatethetheoriesofPiagetandVygotsky.Iwill lookintotheweaknessesandstrengthsofthetheorieswithsupportingevidenceandalsothe similaritiesandthedifferencesofthetwotheoriesPiagetbelievedthatchildrendevelopthroughthe interactionofinnatecapacitieswithenvironmentalevents(Gross2005).Hesawchildrenas scientistsandhealsoarguedthatcognitivedevelopmentconsistsoffourevidentphasesthefirst phasebeingthesensorimotorstage,theshowmorecontent

Thisisdonethroughinnerspeechandverbalthought.Humansarebornwiththeabilitytointeract withothers,buttheycouldnotdomuchforthemselves.Howeverthroughagradualprocess,the individualmovestowardsbeingindependentandabilitiesbecometransformedthroughparticipating insocialactivities.ProximaldevelopmentwasVygotsky`ssecondaspectofhiscognitivetheory.He feltthatchildrenmightnotbeabletoarchiveontheirownTherefore,hefeltthatitwasimportantto achievemaximumlearning.Scaffoldingwasthenextstagethatinvolvedinencouragingand offeringadvicetochildrenforexample,hintsandpointersonhowtolearnnewthingsandsolve problemsontheirown.Vygotskyarguedthatourcognitivedevelopmentinvolvesproblemsolving processesthattakeplaceduetotheinteractionbetweenchildrenandthosewithwhomtheyare regularlyincontactwithTheparentsarethefirstcontactthenlatermovesontofriends,classmates andteachers.AccordingtoFlavell(1982)andSiegal(2003),theyarguedthatalthoughPiaget's theoryhashadgreatreachandsignificance,ithasencounteredcriticismofsomeaspectsofit. ProblemswithhistheoryhavegraduallysurfacedSomeofthesimilaritiesseeninthesetwo theorieswerethatchildrenwerecurious,problemsolvinghumanbeingswhoplayedanactivepart intheirowndevelopment.Theybothagreed

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APAReflectionPaper

Isharethesameconcernsonmywritingasyou.TheAPAguidelinesareacontinuingsourceof learningofrime.ItisagoalofminetomastertheAPAguidelines.Regardingthecoursewriting assignmentsIappreciatetheRubics.ItservesasamapformewhenIamcompletingmywriting assignments.TheRubicalsohelpswiththeflowofmypapers.WhenIamwritingmyassignmentsI approachmypaperasapuzzleandallowtheRubicstoserveasmyguideItiseasierandless complicatedformetoresearch,writeandcompilemypaper.Itmaysoundalittleoffbuttheprocess worksforme.TheinformationintheAPAwritingguideisextremelyhelpful.Iamabletoanswer questionsregardingmywritingbyreferringtheAPAwritingguide(APA, ...Getmorecontent...

FirstofallIwouldliketothankyouforthetimeandhardworkyouputinthissemestertoteachmy classmatesandme.ThissemesterIlearnedalotinyourclasssuchasAPAstylewriting,howto writedifferentformatessaysandBloom'sTaxonomy.InyourcourseInotonlylesrnedhowto becomeabetterlearnerbutalsoabetterperson.IstillrememberhownervousIwasfeelingthefirst dayofclassThiswasmyfirstsemesterattendingcollege,whichmademefeelworseSincethefirst dayIcameintoyourclassIwasexpectingthiscoursetohelpmeimprovemywrittingskillsin English.Iconsiderspellingtobemygreatestweaknessinwritingbecausemyfirstlanguageis SpanishandIhavealotoftroublelearningEnglishInthisletterIwillletyouknowwhatIlearned andhowIhavemettheprogramsstandardsoffocus,developmentandclaritybecauseIhave practiceAPAstyle,writtingassaysandusingBloom'sToxonomy

WhenIwasinmysenioryearofhighschool,IlearnedalittleaboutwritinginAPAstyle.Inyour courseIlearnedthatIwasmakingsomemistakeswhenIthoughtIwasusingAPAstylethecorrect waySomethingthatIconsideredtobeveryhelpfulformewasgettingthehelpfromthelibrarian onhowtouseAPAstyleusingdifferentkindofsourcessuchasbooks,newspapersandvedios.The yellowsheethegaveusinhispresentationwasallotofhelpthroughoutthesemesterbecauseI wouldalwaysuseitwhenItwastimetodowritingassignments.LearninghowtoproperlyuseApa stylewasveryhelpfulformebecusenowIapplythoseskillsonmyassignmentsandIdoabetter jobthanbeforNowIfeelwaymorecomfortableandconfidentwhilewrittingBeforelearningthe properwayofusingAPAstyleIwasalwaysunsureIfIwasgivingcredittothesourcesIwasusing. I'mplanningonapplyingthiswritingskillinandoutofclasstohaveaclearandsmoothwriting whenItgetstogivecredittosources

Throughoutthesemesterwepracticeliteraturebywritingseveralessayssuchasdiagnostic, narrative,currenteventandcommonexitessay.InallthesefouressaysthetwothatIfoundtobethe hardestoneswasthenarrativeandthecurrenteven.Iconsiderthenarrative

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AmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)writingstyleexistsforareasonandthisreasonis becausewriters'mustgive"credibilitywherecredibilityisdue"(WaldenWritingCenter,2015). DuringmyBSWprogramIlearnedthisandalso,theimportanceofintegrityincollegelevel writing.Inmyopinion,twoaspectsofAPAthatIthinkwillnotchallengemearedirectquotations andlistingreferencesIhavetoadmitIprefertoquoteintellecutualmatterdirectlyratherthan,use paraphazing.Ibelievethisisapproriatetodoifthequoteyouutilizeisshortandallofyour agrgumentsregarding,thecontentofthequote,areyourownideas.Anotherthingthatwillcome easilytomeislistingmyreferencesThiscomeseasilytomebecauseduringmyundergraduate education,Iexcelledinthisarea.ThereasonforthisisbecauseeverytimeIwroteareferencepageI alwaysreferedtomycoursesAPAmanual.

EventhoughIhavehadathroughexposuretoAPA,ithasbeenayearsinceIhaveutilizedthis writingstyleAlso,mycurrentpositiondoesnotrequiretheuseofAPATherefore,asayingcomes tomind"ifyoudon'tuseityouloseit".Currently,thisismysituation.Asaresult,Walden University'smoduleonPassivePlagarism...showmorecontent...

AsIstatedearlier,Iprefertoavoidparaphazinginmywriting.Thereasonforthisisbecausethe argumentsIconstrustinmypapersarestraightforward,tothepoint,andmyownideas.Also, gradewise,IdidnotgetpenalizedforthisinmyBSWprogramHowever,WaldenUniverisity's PassivePlagarismmoduletaughtmethatitisoktodirectlyquotematerial,butparaphazingis stronglypreferedincollegelevelwriting.DuringmyMasterofsocialworkprogram,Iwillutilize moreparaphazinginmypapersOnthesamenote,quotingdirectlycanbeconsideredamore systematicapproachtoAPA

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APAWritingStyleEssay

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ThispaperdealswithwhatIlearnedaboutAPAformatthroughwatchingtheAPAExposed Tutorial.ItalsoshowsconcretestrategiesastohowIwillimplementtheguidelinesinmyworkin ProjectManagementcourse.Forthis,Ipickeduptwonewspaperitemsthatarequalifiedasprojects. ThesearechosenbasedonspecificstandardandguidethatIhavelearnedaboutprojectmanagement duringtheclasses.Abriefanalysiswasmadefortwonewsitemsonthebasisofqualificationas projects.Inasimilarapproach,tospecificallyanalyzeoneofthenewspaperarticles,thispapertries toexploreanoverviewwhichincludesmajordeliverables,significantmilestones,limitsor exclusionstothescope,majorstakeholdersandconcernseachstakeholdermightbringupinascope reviewmeeting

Keywords:APA6,Project,ProjectManagement,Deliverables,Milestones,Scope,Stakeholder WhatILearnedAboutAPA6TutorialIgettheopportunitytoreflecttheAPAtutorialMostofall,I reallywouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoprofessorChesterLangforgreathelpand enthusiasmforclassInthecourseofreviewingAPAtutorial,Igotaninspiringmotivationforwhat theacademicwritingis,howweshouldwriteresearchpaperandwhyusingAPAformatisso importantingraduate–levelwriting.Basically,thistutorialconsistsof4concretecontentsofeach moduleModule1showsAPAformattingbasicsWithmodule2,itexploresCitingSourcesIn

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ThedifferenttypesofformattingIhadtolearnincollegeisgettingoutofhand.Theallofthe differentformatsarelooselyconnected.TheMLAformatandendnotesareverysimilarinthatthey arefoundatendofapaper,butyoudonotgiveputtheauthorlastnameandpagenumberafterit.I choosetousefootnotes,becausemylaptopcannotdecidewhatitwantstodo.Anotherdifferenceis thelackofputtingyourlastnamebeforethepagenumberintheheader,butissimilarisAPA Format.AsyoucantellIwroteoffthescript,becausetheparagraphwassolackluster.Thefront, sizeofthefront,thetitlelocatedinthemiddle,andthefrontshouldstayinnormalstyle.IfIhad footnoteaftereverysinglesentence,dideven

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SomepeoplethinkthatallstudentsatIvyTechshouldhavetotakeawritingcourse,andIagree withthispoint.Iagreebecausecollegeshavedifferentexpectationsthanhighschoolsforexample, MLAformatversesAPAformat,aswellasknowingthepropergrammarforeverydayuses. NoteverybodyknowsAPAformatorotherdifferentformats,becausethroughhighschool,students usethesameoneandthusdonotlearnmany,ifanyotherwaystoformatIwasluckyenoughto haveatleastheardofAPAformatduringmysenioryearEnglishclassmyteacherwentoverbriefly onetime.ManystudentsonlyknowMLAformatwhichcanhurtthemincollegeespeciallyifthey areascienceormathmajor,Soifastudentnevertookawritingcoursewhere

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ApaFormat

ExamplePaper:ThisPaperisanExampleofAPAFormatDallasMStoutUniversityoftheRockies AbstractThepurposeofthispaperistoprovideyouwithwritteninstructionsonsomeofthebasic guidelineswiththenewAPAformat(AmericanPsychologicalAssociation,2009).Inaddition,this paperiswritteninAPAformattoprovideyouwithavisualimageofhowmanyaspectsofpapers shouldbewritten,fromthetitlepage,toheadings,toreferencesintext,andthereferencepageThis paperisnotmettobeacomprehensiveexplanationofAPAformat,butwillprovidethereaderwith thebasics.So,pleasebuythemanualandreadit.ExamplePaper:ThisPaperisanExampleofAPA FormatSettinguptheAPAFormatinWordFirst,showmorecontent Paraphrasingismoreacceptableandshouldbedonefrequently,againwithappropriatereferencesof theauthor'snameandpublicationdate.Shouldseveralparagraphsbefromthesamereference,each paragraphneedstohavethereferenceatleastonce,usuallyafterthefirstorlastsentence.However, itisappropriatetousemultiplereferencesinaparagraph.Whenthisisdone,placethereference aftereachnewreferencesothatthereaderknowsfromwheretheinformationcameItiscritically importanttolookuptheformatforreferencingintextaswellasattheendofthepaper.Several variationsexistdependingonthetypeofreference,thenumberofauthorsincludingtheuseofetal., andwhetherornotyouarequotingfromapaperdocumentoranInternetsource.Inaddition,the wayinwhichquotesareusedvariesdependingonhowthequoteisframedinthesentenceand dependingonlength(especiallyifmorethan40words)Foreachreference,lookupthestyleinthe manualuntilthisinformationismemorized,whichwillnottakelongafterwritingseveralpapersin thisprogram.Forthereferencepage,noticeeverycomma,everyuseofcapitalization,italicizing, andotherformattingissuesThisiswherenewstudentsmakethemostamountoferrors,especially withtheissueversusthenumberonjournalarticles.Finally,itiscrucialthatyoucheckthe referencesintextandcomparethem

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APAStrengthsAndWeaknesses

APAStrengthsandWeaknessesAftertakingthesecondAPAworkbook(MasteringAPAStyle) termpaperfamiliarizationtestIfeelevenmorecomfortablewritinginAPAformatthanIdidbefore Itookthefirsttest.APAisoneofthefewmethodsthatIamfamiliarwith.AsmuchasIwouldlie tosaythatI'manexpertinit,I'mfromthat.UpuntilthisclassIhavebeenutilizingtortialvideoson YouTuberegardinghowtowriteinAPAformatIunderstandthatPurdueOwlisagreattool,but I'mavisuallearnersoIprefertoutilizeYouTubesinceIcanrewatchorslowdownavideotomy liking.TheonlythingthatIhavetobemindfulaboutisthateveryoneonYouTubeisn'tcorrect,soI willdoublecheckwithPurdueOwlifI'mhesitantabout

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Runninghead:INTERNETANDDISTANCEED1InternetandDistanceEducationDelivery ModelsJaneFordEDU400DistanceEducationProf.JohnSmithJuly27,2010Inthetophalfof thepage,centeredanddouble–spaced,include:titleofthepaper,yourfirstandlastname,course numberandname,instructorname,anddateofsubmission.PleasenotethatAshfordUniversity APAguidelinesrequiretitlepagestoincludethecourseinstructor'snameanddateThisrequirement isspecifictoAshfordandisnotincludedintheAPApublicationguidelinesasoutlinedintheAPA PublicationManual(6thedition).TocenteralineinMSWord2007,selecttheHometab.Inthe Paragraphsection,choosetheCentersymbol(multiplelinesshowmorecontent Correspondencewiththeinstructorisprimarilyconductedviatheonlinecoursediscussionforums andemail.Theblendedlearningmodelisacombinationofbothsynchronousandasynchronous delivery.Theinstructormayhaveasetlecturetimeduringwhichallstudentslogintothesystemto listenandinteractwiththeclass.Theremainderoftheweek'sinstructionmaythenbeTheentire papershouldbedouble–spacedUsetheautomaticdouble–spacingcommandSelectthePage Layouttab.IntheParagraphsection,clickonthesmallsymbolonthelowerrightcornerofthe section(downward–rightfacingarrowinatinybox).ThiswillopentheParagraphdialogbox.Inthe Spacingsection,select"double"fromthelinespacingmenu.ClickOK.Alignthetextoftheessay alongtheleftmargin.SelectthePageLayouttab.IntheParagraphsection,clickonthesmall symbolonthelowerrightcornerofthesection(downward–rightfacingarrowinatinybox)This willopentheParagraphdialogbox.IntheGeneralsection,select"Left"fromthealignmentmenu. ClickOK.INTERNETANDDISTANCEED3August2010conductedasynchronouslybyhaving studentspostadditionaldiscussionsandquestionstoaspecificlocationwithinthelearningsystem Regardlessofthedeliverymethod,alldistance–learningsystemsincludecoursemanagement. Withinthecoursemanagementsystem,

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ApaFormat

ItisveryimportanttouseAPAformattingofin–textcitationandreferenceasaBethelUniversity student.APaformattingwillmakeourarticlesandessaysreliable,asthereaderwillknowexact sourceofinformation.Itwillalsogivecredittotheauthorandthepublisher.Inmyopinionthatit's ourwaytothanktheauthor.APAformattingallowsustoavoidplagiarism.Plagiarismisaserious academicoffenseAtBethelUniversitythereareseriousconsequencesfornotcreditingtheauthor andthesource.Theycanbeanywherefrombeginonprobationtofailingtheclass.Wehavealotof helptomakesureourformatingisright.wehavetoolslikeEasybibandwehavealibrarian availabletohelpusBothofthehelpsourcescanbe ...Getmorecontent...

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