LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTRE Documenting and Formatting Using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition The following information has been taken from the APA Manual. Please consult with your professor and/or manual. Apahandout5th.s09 TITLE PAGE/ p.229 RUNNING HEAD/ p. 229 MANUSCRIPT ELEMENTS/ p. 23 PROPER REFERENCING 1 The Importance of Proper Referencing in Research Papers Jane E. Doe Department of Nursing‚ Lakehead
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APA Format: Introduction Statement of the problem Briefly describe the problem that your study is designed to address. Purpose of the study Briefly explain why this research project is being undertaken. Research questions (or objectives or hypotheses) Briefly state the research questions that this study addresses. Indicate your major hypothesis: what do you expect the results of your inquiry to reveal? Theoretical perspective Your hypotheses about how the independent and
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Whare Wānaka o Aoraki APA Style Referencing Unless your lecturer instructs otherwise‚ Lincoln University undergraduate students are advised to follow the APA Style. For the definitive APA style‚ postgraduates‚ researchers and academic staff should refer to the following: American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington‚ DC: Author. Z253 Pub 2001 American Psychological Association. (2007). APA style guide to electronic
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know what APA stands for? Really‚ it’s not for Animal Protection Association even that it sounds good‚ it’s actually a paper format required by McCann when we summit our college essays. APA actually stands for American Psychological Association that had established APA style that is considered to be the primary style guide for all academic papers and journalist manuscripts. The main reason that we use APA guidelines is to give us a standard format to follow when preparing our essays. The APA has basic
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Bennett‚ 1996. A copy of the Manual is available at the Reference Desk for further consultation‚ as are the manuals for several other styles. You may want to ask your professor which style is preferred. Note the differences between the format for a footnote and the format for a bibliography entry. The first footnote citation to an item should be a full reference‚ but later citations to the same item may be shortened in the style shown at the end of this guide. If you are using parenthetical citations
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reader. Include a comprehensive overview to allow the reader to decide if the paper contains the information he or she seeks. An abstract for a college level course may or may not be required‚ check with your professor before including one. Keywords: APA paper‚ research‚ how-to‚ librarians are awesome Full Title in Proper Title Case Introduce the problem in the first paragraph of your paper (depending on the length). Keep your writing clear‚ consistent‚ concise‚ and formal. Do not use personal pronouns
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APA Format Cheat Sheet General Document Guidelines Hint: Use an APA template! | Marginsp. 229 | 1” at the top‚ bottom‚ left‚ and right of every page | Spacingp. 229 | Double space entire paper—no extra spaces (exception: a heading by itself at the bottom of a page—move heading to next page) | Alignment p. 229 | Flush left (not justified--right margin should be uneven) | Typefacep. 228 | 12-pt Times New Roman | Paragraphs and Indentations p. 87; 229 | 1. Indent the first
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Running Head: WRITING A FORMAL LAB REPORT Writing a Formal Lab Report Using APA Format Michael Betco AP Physics 1 ChangZhou Senior High School of Jiangsu Province 1 WRITING A FORMAL LAB REPORT 2 Abstract WRITING A FORMAL LAB REPORT 3 Writing a Formal Lab Report Using APA Format This introduction is also often referred to as the ‘purpose’ or ‘plan’ section. It should include two main categories: Purpose (or Objective) This part of the experiment expressed clearly in only one or two sentences
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Running head: SAMPLE FOR STUDENTS Sample APA Paper for Students Interested in Learning APA Style 6th Edition Jeffrey H. Kahn Illinois State University Author Note Jeffrey H. Kahn‚ Department of Psychology‚ Illinois State University. Correspondence concerning this sample paper should be addressed to Jeffrey H. Kahn‚ Department of Psychology‚ Illinois State University‚ Campus Box 4620‚ Normal‚ Illinois 61790-4620. E-mail: jhkahn@ilstu.edu. 1 SAMPLE FOR STUDENTS 2 Abstract
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The Advantages of Industrial Clusters in Prolonged Economic Recession Dr. Ninko Kostovski University American College Skopje Abstract Industrial clusters have various forms and in their essence‚ are very dynamic concepts. According to Porter‚ they are spatial concentrations of interrelated enterprises‚ suppliers‚ knowledge workers‚ universities and research and development institutions‚ that establishing and maintaining intense linkages between them‚ create their competitive
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