APA Format Consistency Melissa McCartney- Anthem College

Purpose of APA Clarity The guidelines require the academic writing to be clear, organized, concise and consistent in tone. Uniformity APA formatting gives uniformity to the presentation: Specifications for font, margins, headers, in-text citations, and references. Credibility The reader can easily verify information given in in-text citations and references. Plagiarism APA give clear directions on the use of quotes and paraphrasing and forbids plagiarism. Emma, Linda . "What Is the Purpose of APA Formatting in College Writing?." <i>The Classroom</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2013. <http://classroom.synonym.com/purpose-apa-formatting-college-writing-1089.html>.

Why we need more consistency Rates of plagiarism Inconsistency across instructor policy Needs to meet the skills required of a career college student Student feedback 10.28.11 term survey data: “The final essay was not in APA format.” “Resources have outdated APA information.” “APA requirements are unclear.”

Changes to current policy APA for Career College   One inch margins Double spaced An APA paper includes cover page, body, and reference page. Are you requiring an abstract? What size of font and style do you prefer? How many academic cities do you want to students to include? Academic cites must be approved by instructors (org, edu, or gov). For general education it is a minimum of three. Changes    One inch margins Double spaced An APA paper includes cover page, body, and reference page. NO ABSTRACTS Times New Roman or Arial, 12pt For general education the number of academic sources is a minimum of three (1 per body paragraph)

Academic dishonesty -from Anthem College 2013 catalogue

Degree Programs and Suggested Style Guides Accounting APA, Chicago Communication Sciences APA Art History APA, Chicago, MLA
 Computer Networking and Security Biomedical Sciences ICMJE (Vancouver Style) Criminal Justice Business Administration, Business Management, Finance
Human Resource Management International Business Administration Management Information Systems Marketing
Risk Management and Insurance Strategic Management
Tourism and Sport   Dental Assisting

Degree Programs and Suggested Style Guides Economics APA, Chicago Medical Assistant use AMA or NLM   English Chicago, MLA Medical Billing and Coding Geography and Urban Studies APA Medical Office Administration History Chicago Paralegal use Bluebook or ALWD Health Information Management use AMA or NLM, APA Pharmacy Technology Health Management Political Science APA, APSA (Chicago derivative), Chicago Psychology Kinesiology Public Health Media and Communication APA – social science Chicago – historical Veterinary Technology