Week 4 Final Paper

General APA Guidelines For This Paper:

Your paper is required to be an APA 7th ed. format Microsoft Word document. Please use the APA 7th ed. Paper Template provided. You can type directly in the Template provided.

Your APA paper should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Include a header with a page number at the top of every page flush right at the margin. A Running head and headers are not included in APA 7th ed. format papers.

Please refer to the 'Business Writing and Research APA Formatting Videos" section in the Getting Started tab located in the course menu on the left sidebar to learn correct APA format.

Major Paper Sections

Your paper is required to include these three components: the Title Page, Main Body, and References. An Abstract in not necessary for this paper.

Title Page

The title page of your paper should contain the title of the assignment in bold text, the author's name (your name), the institutional affiliation (Keiser University), course code and course name, and the date. Insert page numbers flush right at the margin.

Type the title of your assignment in upper and lowercase letters centered in the upper half of the page.

Beneath the title include 4 spaces and type your name: first name, middle initial(s), and last name.

Beneath your name, type the institutional affiliation (Keiser University), and then the course code and course name. The last line should be the date.

Your name, instututional affiliation, course code and course name and the date should be double-spaced.

Body of Paper

The content of your paper should be uniformly double-spaced. Begin the body of your text by typing in your full title on the top of the page. The title must be centered and in title case in bold text. This is an APA Level 1 topic Heading. Then press the enter key once, change your alignment to left and begin typing. Each paragraph must be indented by ½ inch. Do not write the word 'Introduction' at the beginning of your paper. In APA format the first paragraph is always the Introduction, so it is it not titled as such. The body of your paper should be a minimum of 3 pages in length.

Include the three required topics as APA Level 1 Topic Headings - Personal and Professional Background, Management Style and Skills, Why This CEO is (or is not) an effective leader/manager, and Conclusion.

All information from sources used is required to be cited in APA 7th ed. format using parenthetical and/or narrative citations.

Reference Page

The Reference page is the last page in your paper. This should be a new page and the word 'References' should appear at the top of the page in bold text and be centered. This is a Level 1 Topic Heading

1. Only include works (the sources) you used in your paper on the Reference page.

2. All references are required to be in hanging indent format and uniformly double-spaced.

3. Each of the references for your sources should be listed alphabetically by last name.

4. All references are required to be in correct APA 7th ed. format.

Sources:

· It is required to provide the Jones & George (2020) course textbook as a source

· A minimum of three journal articles or professional websites from the Online Keiser Library are required sources. Look for full-text academic journals and periodicals in the Online Library.

· In addition to the course textbook and articles from the Online Keiser Library you may use professional online websites

· All information you use from your sources is required to be paraphrased in your words and cited in correct APA 7th ed. format. Direct quotes are not accepted. 

The following sources are NOT accepted: Wikipedia, Wiki websites, Blogs, encyclopedias, bibliography.com, online books or textbooks, other books or textbooks, dictionaries, newspapers, online essays, other students' papers or essays found in online websites, dissertations, White Pages, videos, .edu websites, job search websites such as Indeed, Monster, etc., and non-professional online websites.

Please use the Easy Online Keiser Library Instructions in the announcement posted in Week 1 which includes step-by-step instructions for researching articles in the Online Library.

Hint: ProQuest has an option to select ONLY full-text articles from periodicals. This feature may save you time.

THE PAPER IS DUE: WEDNESDAY of Week 4 by 11:59 PM ET. It should be submitted via the Final Paper Submission link in Week 4 as a Microsoft Word Document. Your paper should not be submitted in PDF format.