Velma vs. DaphneAPA Rules and Practice

Scooby Doo Theme (1969)

What is APA?• Formatting, writing style, get to point,

efficient, accurate, verifiable• Data driven, accurate results (statistics)• Social sciences/Business

– Psychology– Marketing– Human Resources– Leadership

Why APA?• Cited material• Building on shoulders of giants

• Doctor – opinion vs. evidence• Mechanic – spatula vs. tools• Operations Mgt – anecdotes vs. evidence

– Strategy, PM, analysis– Measurable, Just In Time, Total Quality C, Lean

Manufacturing

Where• Journals

–cited, indisposable

• Magazines–consumable, disposable

Template in MSWord 2007

References

Main Body

Abstract

APA Formatted Paper

Title page

Essay includes four major sections:

Title Page

Page header area

•Running Head + colon + title in ALL CAPS (Flush left)

•Page number (Flush right)

Upper half of pageTitle of your paper + name + affiliation (university, etc.)

Abstract Page

Page header 2nd + pages(notice, no running head), flush left

Abstract (centered, at the top of the page)

Write a brief (150 – 250 words) summary of your paper in an accurate, concise, and specific manner.

Block format—without indentation.

Keywords (italics), indentedOPTIONAL

References PageReferences heading

CenteredSentence Case

Alpha order

Hanging indent

Double spaced

• Not pretty but accurate

• Not flattery or expressive but expert

APA Style

How APA Helps

• Go to source• Use previous information

(articles, studies)• Don’t reinvent wheel, but

improve (process improvement)

References contain…

Author Name(s) [6.27]

Publication Date [6.28]

Title of Work [6.29]

Publication Information [6.30]

Web/Electronic Sources

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Wheeler, D. P., & Bragin, M. (2007). Bringing it all back home: Social work and the challenge of returning veterans. Health and Social Work, 32, 297-300. Retrieved from http://www.naswpressonline.org

URL

DOI

Journal Article

Mikulincer, M., Gerber, H., & Weisenberg, M. (1990). Judgement of control and depression: The role of self-esteem threat and self-focused attention. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 14, 589-608.

In-text Citations: Basics

Author’s name Date of publication

for quotations and close paraphrases, provide a page number as well

In-text citations help readers locate the cited source in the References section of the paper.

QuotationsCaruth (1996) states that a traumatic response frequently

entails a “delayed, uncontrolled repetitive appearance of hallucinations and other intrusive phenomena” (p.11).

Include the author’s name, year of publication, page number, but keep the citation brief—do not repeat the information.

A traumatic response frequently entails a “delayed, uncontrolled repetitive appearance of hallucinations and other intrusive phenomena” (Caruth, 1996, p.11).

ParaphraseRecently, the history of warfare has been significantly revised by Higonnet et al (1997), Marcus (1979), and Raitt and Tate (1989) to include women’s personal and cultural responses to battle and its resultant traumatic effects.

Include the author’s name, year of publication

According to feminist researchers Raitt and Tate (1997), women‘s responses to the war are no longer ignored.

Why do APA?• Cited material• Building on shoulders of giants

– Doctor – opinion vs. evidence– Mechanic – spatula vs. tools– Operations Mgt – anecdotes vs. evidence

• Strategy, PM, analysis• Measurable, Just In Time, Total Quality C, Lean

Manufacturing