Using American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition English Composition I M/W 2:10 pm-4:00pm

APA Style: Overview What is APA? This writing style outlines a guideline for written communication: How to organize content Writing Style How to cite references Preparing manuscripts for publication Commonly used in social sciences (psychology, sociology, economics, etc.), business, and nursing Kristen Seas

APA Style: Overview Why do we use APA? Easier to understand a given text Assist reader with understanding and following text ideas Simple formatting Establish credibility of the author Kristen Seas

APA Style: Overview Plagiarism Direct act of knowingly presenting someone else’s words, creativity, research, findings, or ideas as your own (exact or paraphrased). Presenting someone else’s words, key ideas, or research without appropriate and complete acknowledgement Word-for-word plagiarism Plagiarism through paraphrase Pocket Guide – Chapter 1

APA Style: Terms Common Knowledge Paraphrasing Misattribution Standard dictionaries or encyclopedias; sources containing information considered to be general. Paraphrasing Stating the thoughts of another author in your own words. (Pocket Guide, pp. 6-8) Misattribution Unintended plagiarism; oversight in mechanics (citing), omission, or incorrect information.

APA Style: Overview Finding Sources Traditional Library Books Periodicals – magazines and newspapers published at regular intervals Journals – magazines and newspapers dealing with a particular subject Electronic Library Articles (website), newspapers, e-books, personal or government websites. LIRN (McCann), Google Scholar, Internet search

APA Style: Overview Finding Sources Check your source using the 4 C’s Credibility – verify credentials and expertise of author(s) (i.e., field of study, education, etc.) Collegiality – verify how well the selected work is situated among other common sources in the research area; does a grounded argument exist? Currency – does the selected work represent an awareness of recent and ongoing research? Context – is the content of the selected work relevant to the essay topic?

APA Style: In-Text Citations How do you use an in-text citation? There are two methods for using parenthetical citations Enclose the author(s), the publication year, and the page number(s) in parentheses Paraphrase – (Locher, 2002); (Locher & Eyman, 2006) Quotation – (Giannetti, 2005, p. 4) Introduce the source directly in the text Diamond (1999) claims… Jones and Baker (2016) asserted…

APA Style: In-Text Citations Additional Notes: No date provided? Use “n.d.” Example 1: at the end of sentence (Shover, n.d.) Example 2: at the beginning of sentence Shover (n.d.)

APA Style: In-Text Citations Additional Notes: Three or more authors? Example 1: at the end of sentence (Johnson, Gray, & Scott, 2010) Example 2: at the beginning of sentence Johnson, Gray, and Scott (2010)

APA Style: References Formatting Write “References” at the top (center) of the page. Do not italicize, bold, underline, or use quotation marks. List sources alphabetically using the last name of the authors. Use the hanging indent feature for the second and all subsequent lines of the reference (0.5 inch margin from left margin) Double-space all references.

APA Style: References How do you present reference? Appendix 5 (p. 610-612) Books Periodicals Electronic sources Other sources

APA Style: Writing Voice Compose APA style writing using active voice Definition: The subject of the sentence performs the action stated by the verb. Example: Sue changed the flat tire. Keeps message clear and concise; reduces wordiness Avoid passive voice Definition: The subject is acted upon by the verb. Example: The flat tire was changed by Sue.

References Seas, K., & Brizee, A. (2012, July 3). APA style workshop. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/664/1/ Pringle, M., & Gonzales, J. (2010). The APA style of documentation: A pocket guide. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Gaetz, L., & Phadke, S. (2015). The writer’s world. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.