Basic Academic and Professional Writing with APA Format
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 108
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 106
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Psychology is listed as one of the top five most popular majors at universities across the United States. Business is one of the other top five popular majors in colleges and universities. Combining both areas into one succinct, easy to read book gives a vast majority of college students an upper leg at improving their writing….
Basic Academic and Professional Writing with APA Format combines psychology and business and introduces today’s time-starved college students to the world of writing more intelligently and professionally using language they can relate to. Written by a seasoned therapist and college educator, this introductory level textbook provides all of the necessary information in an easily readable and retainable format. APA Format is a style of formatting and writing that is utilized by diverse areas of study such as social sciences, including Physiology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, Criminology, Business and Nursing. Basic Academic and Professional Writing with APA Format is applicable to a wide audience of students in a vast number of college courses, as well as to anyone looking to sound more professional in their everyday writing.
Written in a plain, flowing, and easy to read format, Basic Academic and Professional Writing with APA Format focuses on “real world” application of writing providing the reader with practical, usable tips in addition to step-by-step instructions completed with screen shots for navigating MS Word to format documents in APA format.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Book Registration Card
Chapter 1
Introduction
The Importance of Good Writing at School or Work
Business and Personal Communication
What is Academic Writing?
What Is Professional Writing?
Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel
MS Word
MS Power Point
MS Excel
Chapter 2
Where to Start: The Basic Fundamentals of College
Papers & Professional Writing
Basics of College Essays
Professional Writing
Tone
Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!!!!
English Second Language
Strategies for ESL/ELL Students
Structure
Introductory Paragraph
The Body of Your Essay
Starting Your Essay
The Title of Your Essay
Writing Objectively (The Use of Personal Pronouns)
How To Get Around Using Personal Pronouns
Jargon (i.e. no LOL, LMAO, or other shorthand
text messaging slang)
Grammar Basics
Your, You’re, Their, They’re, There (Homophones)
Enhance Your Vocabulary
Recap: Essay Basics Do’s and Don’ts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 3
What your Professor Is Looking for
How to Get an “A” On Your Paper
Proofread and Rewrite!
What’s wrong with this paragraph?
What Your Professor Is Looking For on
Different Types of Papers
Using Appropriate Sources for Your
Chapter 4
Plagiarism
Self-Plagiarism
One Common Mistake Students Make
on Their Reference Page
How to Avoid Plagiarism
When In Doubt, Cite
Understanding How to Paraphrase Correctly
Ask Your Professor/Instructor.
Turnitin.com
Consequences of Plagiarism
Plagiarism Quiz
Chapter 5
Writing Emails
How to Begin Your Email
Make Sure To State Your Purpose 46
Professional Emails
Academic Emails
Chapter Exercises.
Chapter 6
Writing a Curriculum Vitae
What is a Curriculum Vitae?
When Will I Use a CV?
What Goes on a CV?
What To Leave Off a CV
Chapter 7
Basic APA Format
What Is APA Format?
Save your work!!!
Choosing a Running Head (Title for Your Paper)
APA Formatting Using MS Word 2013
on a PC (usually a school computer)
Step 1: Set the margins to 1” all around
Step 2: Select “Different First Page.”
Step 3: Get rid of the gap between paragraphs
Step 4: Make your paper double-spaced by
setting the line spacing
Step 5: Insert page numbers
Step 6: Insert “Running head” to
the cover page (page 1)
Step 7: Setting your header for
the rest of the document
APA Formatting using MS Word on a MAC
Step 1: Select view “Formatting Palette.”
Step 2: Set your margins
Step 3: Select “Different First Page.”
Step 4: Insert page numbers
Step 5: Insert your “Running head.”
Step 6: Drop the “Running head” on page 2
Step 7: Get rid of the gap between paragraphs
and set the double space
APA Style Cover Page
What goes on the cover page?
Writing an Abstract
APA Style Reference Page—The Basic Rules
References
Son of Citation Machine
Some Helpful Resources