Hey guys. I know that APA is a tough thing to learn. I'm familiar with it thanks to my first masters' program and my undergrad, but it is ever changing and I do NOT claim to be an expert. But, I thought I'd give you a few tips so that this first paper is within APA expectations. So, here are some APA tips:
q Only one space after periods, not two. (I had to break this habit also, so I know it is tough. But, please try to do it so that whoever goes through to edit will not have to spend a bunch of time going through deleting extra spaces.)
q Paragraph format should have double-spacing between lines.
q 12 point font
q Font consistent throughout paper and either Times New Roman or Courier
q References must be APA style. There are different formats for different types of resources: books, articles, websites? You can probably find stuff on the internet if you don't have an APA Manual (you will want to get this in the 5th edition or higher ? don't know if it goes above 5th yet). There is a great program you can download from the internet for $25 dollars called APA Perrla. It creates the citations and formats the paper for you!
q If you are direct quoting or closely paraphrasing, you MUST enter an in-text citation (author's last name, year of publication). Kory wants at least three references per APA paper. Even if you don't quote or paraphrase, if you used a resource for research, you must include it in the references.
q I think the setup I have below is correct. I use the Perrla program and have an APA 5th Edition Manual. I think it's still the latest, but am not 100% certain. Also, some universities/professors stick to s ...