Human Resource Management

Quick Reference Guide – The Basics

Dr. Susan Cathcart

General Information

 First or second person should not be used unless expressing an opinion or sharing

experiences.

 Font size and style – Times New Roman Size 12 Font.

 Headings (you are only required to use level one and two headings for this class). Please

refer to the example for a visual representation of the format of headings.

o Title of Paper – not bolded and centered (there is no level to the title)

o Level one – Centered, bolded, Uppercase and lowercase heading

 Introduction is always a level one heading. There are never level two

headings after the Introduction.

o Level two -Left justified, bolded, Uppercase and lowercase heading

 Line Spacing – Double spaced (Paragraph, Paragraph Settings, Double Spaced and select

box – Do not add space between paragraphs).

 Numbers – Write out numbers 1-9.

 Page header (Running head is left justified and page number is right justified)

o Title Page; Running head: TITLE IN ALL CAPS 1

o Subsequent pages; TITLE PAGE IN ALL CAPS 1

 Paragraph – The first sentence of a paragraph is always indented.

 Underlining – Nothing is underlined in APA.

In-text citations

 General Information

o Always provide appropriate credit; otherwise it is considered plagiarism.

o Everything cited in text must appear on the Reference page. Everything on the

Reference page must be cited within the text.

o When citing at the end of a sentence, the punctuation should be place after the

citation and never before.

o When citing in ( ), use & between two or more authors (not the word and).

o If there is no year in a Reference, cite as n.d.

o If there is no page number, cite as n.p.

o When citing at the end of a sentence, punctuation only goes after the citation.

o The first time you cite a reference in a paragraph, you must cite the year.

 Examples of citations when paraphrasing (you must cite the year the first time you cite a

reference in a paragraph).

o According to Cathcart (2019), it is always snowy in Michigan.

o It is always snowy in Michigan (Cathcart & Ryan, 2019).

o According to Cathcart, Ryan, & Masica (2019), you cite three or more authors the

first time.

 In subsequent citations for three or more authors, you use et al. (Cathcart

et al., 2019).

o Flowers do not bloom until it is spring (“Today’s gardener,” 2018) or (Today’s

gardener, 2018). There is no author listed in this example.

 Direct Quotes – Should be avoided as much as possible as this does not provide analysis.

If you do not cite with a page number, you will not receive credit.

o According to Cathcart (2019, p. 15), “Driving is horrible during an ice storm.”

o “Driving is always horrible during and ice storm” (Cathcart, n.d., n.p.).

You never use a page number unless you are citing a direct quote.

Reference Page – This is a level one heading. This is not an all-inclusive list.

 General Information

o References are always listed in alphabetical order.

o The author’s first name should not be used. Only the first letter of the first name is

used.

o Professional credentials should not be used.

o Use & between two or more references (not the word and).

o The first letter of the first word and the first letter of proper nouns are capitalized

for articles and books. The journal name and the journal number are italicized.

Books:

Cathcart, S. D. (2015). Communication in the workplace. Cambridge, NJ: Boston Books.

Communication in the workplace. (2015). Cambridge, NJ: Boston Books.

Journal Articles:

Cathcart, S. D. (2019, January 7). Human resource management in Fortune 500 organizations.

HR Today, 9(2), 15-22. Retrieved from https://........

Cathcart, S. D., & Ryan, J. (2019). Human resource management in Fortune 500 organizations.

HR Today, 9(2), 15-22. Retrieved from https://........

Newspapers:

Cathcart, S. D., Ryan, J., & Masica, A. J. (2018, December 30). Roads in Michigan. The

Oakland Press, pp. A1.

Online Video from the Internet:

Cathcart, S. (2019, June 1). How to grow herbs [Video}. Retrieved from http://youtube.com....

Website Articles (remember to avoid .com websites):

DOL appeals association health care plan ruling. (2019, May 1). Retrieved from https:// shrm.org

*The authority on APA style is the APA manual.