APA Style

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APA Style

• Common Errors

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Citations and References

• If cited it must be referenced.
• If referenced it must be cited.
• Use author last name and year.
• Quotes of 40 or more words are blocked with the
  page number.
• Less than 40 words, include in the body with
  quotation marks and page number.

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Citations and References

• Citations1 work by 1 author, last name of author
  and year in parenthesis (Wilson, 2007)
• Up to 5 authors, list all authors.
• On line periodicals are listed just as if you
  were reading the real paper, article, retrieval
  site and date.

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Headings

• Level, placement, and print. Refer to Page
  113, Section 3.31 of the APA Manual.
• Centered, left aligned and indented.
• Sample proposal is correct.
• Never underline.

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Spacing and Margins

• Double space entire proposal.
• No extra space increase between paragraphs.
• At least one inch margins all around.

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Miscellaneous

• Start each Chapter on a new page.
• Dont have only two lines on a page.
• Start each paragraph indented five spaces.

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Miscellaneous, continued

• The numbers one to nine are spelled out when
  alone.
• Other, larger numbers are not spelled out unless
  starting a sentence.
• 5 out of 18 people or 6 of 12 inch intervals.
• Page numbering begins at Chapter I.

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Miscellaneous, continued

• Spell out Arabic numbers starting a sentence.
• Abbreviations accepted as words if listing in the
  dictionary, i.e. REM, AIDS, HIV.
• Others are spelled out upon first usage, with the
  acronym in parenthesis (EPA).

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Miscellaneous, continued

• Reference list is alphabetized.
• When in doubt, provide more information than
  less.
• Write in 3rd person. Never use the word I,
  rather use the author or the researcher.

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Miscellaneous, continued

• For Appendices, use letters, not numbers.
  Anything that would clutter or confuse the report
  should be an Appendix.
• Among the Appendices should be your survey and
  cover letter.

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Miscellaneous, continued

• Tables consist of numbers or words. All other
  items are figures.

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Miscellaneous, continued

• Capitalize only the first word after a dash or a
  colon. AVOID semicolons.
• Refer to page 149 of the MSA 685 Guide regarding
  Figures and Tables.

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Plagiarism

• The Plague of Writing..
• The Death Nail

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Plagiarism

• Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is intentionally or carelessly
  presenting the work of another as your own. It
  includes submitting an assignment purporting to
  be the students original work which has wholly
  or in part been created by another person. It
  also includes the presentation of the work,
  ideas, words or representations of another person
  without customary and proper acknowledgement or
  sources.
• Policy on Academic Integrity for Off-Campus
  Students, CMU

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Plagiarism

• Every direct quotation must be identified by
  quotation marks or appropriate indentation and
  must be properly acknowledged by parenthetical
  citation in the text.
• Policy on Academic Integrity for Off-Campus
  Students, CMU

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Plagiarism

• When material from another source is paraphrased
  or summarized in whole or in part in ones own
  words, that source must be acknowledged in a
  parenthetical citation in the text.
• Policy on Academic Integrity for Off-Campus
  Students, CMU

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Plagiarism

• Information gained in reading or research that is
  not common professional knowledge must be
  acknowledged in a parenthetical citation.
• Policy on Academic Integrity for Off-Campus
  Students, CMU

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Plagiarism

• This prohibition includes, but is not limited to,
  the use of papers, reports, projects, and other
  such materials prepared by someone else.
• Policy on Academic Integrity for Off-Campus
  Students, CMU