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Running head: DEVELOPMENT GOALS 1

DEVELOPMENT GOALS 4

Title of Your Paper

Your Name

American Sentinel University

Title of Your Paper

Begin this page with the title of your paper on the first line. Notice the title is identical to your title page—just copy and paste. Remember the introduction does not have a heading that says, Introduction. Create your headings on this and every paper based on the assignment guidelines/rubric. The application of this content is essential for you to be successful in scholarly papers!

In your introduction you want to entice readers to continue reading, and let them know what to expect from your paper—“tell ‘em what you are going to tell ‘em”. Say: The purpose of this paper is to…To learn more about purpose statements, see: http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/imwps.htm To learn more about writing a great introduction, see: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/writing-the-paper/introductions

Heading 1 – Title of First Major Topic

Your text begins here. As to headings, think of them like an outline--this first level of heading compares to a major topic, and is referred to as a Level 1 heading. Notice it is centered with bold font. Headings not only help organize your paper and assure you don’t miss content, but also aid readability. Your headings are based on the guidelines, and the guidelines state what to include in this section: Discuss ONE Millennium Development Goal (in this example, the ONE goal for this paper is Millennium Development Goal 4). Why is this important in terms of the health of a nation? You see how you create the headings based on the content for each section, and the guidelines indicate the exact content you need to include in your paper.

Heading 1A – Title of Subtopic

Notice this heading is flush left, with bold font and upper and lower case letters. Think of this heading like a sub-topic in your outline; it is called a Level 2 heading. You always need at least one level of heading (Level 1), and one or two levels (Level 1 and Level 2) should suffice for most papers (see the APA Cheat Sheet or the APA manual for format for additional levels of headings). Warning: You should have at least two paragraphs per heading and at least three sentences per paragraph—otherwise your paper will resemble a question and answer type format.

In this section, the guidelines state to include this content: Is this an important goal to have in your particular community? Why or why not? Be sure and cite local health data to support your conclusions. You may wish to refer to www.cdc.gov or www.who.org for health statistics for your particular community. What strategies are in place to impact this particular health goal in your community?

Heading 2 – Title of Second Major Topic

The guidelines indicate another major topic, so another Level 1 heading is used here. In this section, the guidelines state to include: Who is monitoring that health goal and what measurements are they using to represent the progress of this goal?

Heading 3 – Title of Third Major Topic

In this section, the guidelines state to address: What is nursing’s role in working towards the Millennium Development Goals?

Conclusion

Every formal paper ends with a conclusion—tell ‘em what you told ‘em! To learn more about writing a great conclusion, see: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/writing-the-paper/conclusions You don’t need to say “in conclusion” because your heading says that. Your references begin on the next page.

References

This page is already formatted for hanging indents. Just keep typing and your references have an automatic hanging indent like this (hanging indents are one of the APA rules). Notice the reference page is double-spaced like the rest of your paper.

Remember you don’t have to memorize how to construct references—compare to examples as you go, and in addition, you can get APA citations in the library on your chosen articles, and you can also use citation creators like this one: http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?start=&reqstyleid=2&newstyle=2 Just know that these aren’t perfect and references still require proofreading for accuracy!

Guidelines generally state the number of references required, but remember that anything you use from another source must be cited in the text, and anything in the text needs to have a corresponding reference (and vice versa)