APA ASSIGNMENT
OVERVIEW
The purpose of this assignment is for you to become familiar with your APA Publication Manual, how to use it, where to find information in it, and what kind of information it contains. Use information available throughout the entire Publication Manual. Learning this information will help you with required formatting in future assignments in this course, and in future Psychology courses.
INSTRUCTIONS
This assignment must have a title page, plus two to three pages of content, and a reference page, and it must be in current APA format throughout.
Part 1 – Create a title page.
Based on the information in your current APA Publication Manual, create a properly-formatted title page in current APA format that contains the following:
1. Title – format the following text in proper current APA format as your title: “lessons learned about writing style.”
Hint: “lessons learned about writing style” as you see here is deliberately not in proper current APA format.
2. Include all the paper elements for an APA student title page.
Part 2 – Create the body of the document.
Include proper pagination and margins throughout the document.
Re-write the title of the document at the beginning of the page that begins the body of your document, using proper current APA formatting.
Write an introduction.
The next 2–3 pages of your document will contain headings, with answers. Refer to your course materials as needed to create a level one heading, in current APA format, using the following phrase: “APA formatting concepts” written in correct APA formatting.
Hint: The phrase “APA formatting concepts” as you see here is deliberately not in current APA format. If you would like to see examples of properly formatted levels of headings, refer to in your APA Publication Manual. Also, notice how the levels of headings are demonstrated within the sample student paper in your APA Publication Manual.
Next, you will need to create an appropriate level two heading for each of the questions below. Your level two headings will serve to summarize the question that is being asked. Each level two heading must be relevant, be something you created, brief, and clearly identify each question you are answering. Do not copy/paste the assignment questions as your headings.
When writing your answers, use complete sentences and proper margins, indentations, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, as required with current APA format.
1. Where in your APA Publication Manual do you find instructions for the proper formatting for a personal communication? For this question, explain what a personal communication is, give examples of different types of personal communications. Include details for what you do with the reference and why, and for an in-text citation.
2. What is the purpose for using different levels of headings in a properly formatted document, and how do you know which heading to use? Use your APA Publication Manual to find the answers to this question.
3. In your own words, explain what a DOI is. Why is it important to you as a researcher?Note: This question has two parts, explaining what it is, and explaining why it is important.
4. Visit the Jerry Falwell Library online. Browse around on pages that will lead you to information about topics that you are studying. Based on what you find on these pages, what kinds of resources can you access through the Jerry Falwell Library? Note: Be thorough; this is not a brief answer.
5. Suppose you need a resource that is not directly available in the Jerry Falwell Library. Explain how you would acquire a source that you need. Identify at least three ways you can find scholarly sources.
6. Refer to your Publication Manual and provide the page numbers where you will find information on how to format each of the following. Provide information and examples for in-text citations as well as the information for each reference. As you write your answers, use a brief level three heading to introduce each new item , and use complete sentences in your answers.
• Religious and classical works
• Your Introduction to Research textbook
• An unpublished manuscript such as a graduate student’s thesis at a university
• The APA Publication Manual itself
• A scholarly journal article with a DOI
Remember, organize this section of the assignment with appropriate levels of headings. Do not number the questions. Do not include any bullets. Use complete sentences in your answers.
Part 3 – Create your reference page.
You will create a reference page, using proper headings, page numbers, margins, indentations, etc., for the current APA format for a reference page. Use the APA Publication Manual as your source for the content and formatting. Your reference page will list the properly formatted reference for each of the following:
• Your Introduction to Research textbook
• The APA Publication Manual