1. APA at UT Arlington College of Nursing APA is the official guide for writing style for all courses/programs at UT A CON.

2. Manual Includes  Overview of scientific writing Purpose Purpose Ethical and legal Ethical and legal  Organization of a Manuscript Elements of different types of manuscripts Elements of different types of manuscripts

3. Guidelines for expressing ideas  Writing Style Orderly presentation of ideas Orderly presentation of ideas Smoothness of expression Smoothness of expression Economy of expression Economy of expression Precision & clarity Precision & clarity Strategies to improve writing style Strategies to improve writing style Reducing bias Reducing bias

4. Specifics on Reducing Bias  Gender  Sexual orientation  Racial and ethnic identity  Disabilities  Age

5. Descriptions of Racial/Ethnic Groups  Use Census categories  Black and White  Hispanic Country of origin Country of origin  American Indian, Native American, and Native North American  Asian or Asian American

6. Guidelines, cont.  Grammar and Usage Verbs Verbs Agreement of Subject & Verb Agreement of Subject & Verb Pronouns Pronouns Use of adverbs Use of adverbs Relative pronouns & subordinate conjunctions (e.g. that vs. which) Relative pronouns & subordinate conjunctions (e.g. that vs. which) Parallel construction Parallel construction Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors) Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors)

7. Mechanics  Punctuation  Spelling  Capitalization  Italics  Abbreviations  Headings and Series 6 th ed.-pp. 62 6 th ed.-pp. 62

8. Mechanics  Quotations (sources, citations, permission) Avoid direct quotations Avoid direct quotations Synthesize and cite source Synthesize and cite source  Numbers 9 or less - use words 9 or less - use words

9. Reference List  Only cited sources  Alphabetized by first word of citation Usually first authors surname Usually first authors surname  Include DOI when available  If no DOI Home URL of the journal Home URL of the journal

10. Additional Resources, cont.  The Little, Brown Handbook http://ablongman.com/littlebrown

11. Additional Resources, cont.  OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

12. Additional Resources, cont.  APA Style Official Site  http://www.apastyle.org/ http://www.apastyle.org/