Instructor: Kari Estes
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Hopefully this paper set up will make your life a little easier. Below are some tips on how to write your paper. Please download this paper and just enter in your information and text in the paper and it should be formatted correctly. Of course, delete the stuff I have written in here.
Please be sure and save your paper LastnameFirstinitial_M1_A3.doc (EstessK_M1_A3.doc). Please try and turn papers in by the deadline, I hate when students could have a stellar grade but points must be taken off because it is late.
DO NOT PLAGARIZE!!!!
When you are writing your papers, I expect your original content! When you use turnitin.com, you will see how much of your content came from somewhere else. Try and keep this at or below 20%. If it is over 40%, there is a good chance you will have a bad grade. If you turn it in and the % is high, please make changes and resubmit it before the deadline
Body of your essay goes here. Always indent the 1st line of the paragraph. Include an introduction, body paragraphs answering the requirements of the paper, and conclusion.
Look at the rubric to see how to get full points for each section.
Make sure to answer all of the questions in your paper. A good idea is to use headings for each section, which makes it easy for me to follow along and also allows you to make sure you answered all of the questions.
Use APA format. You do not need to include an abstract for these assignments.
12 point font.
Double space the text.
Do not use contractions in your essays.
Always spell check your posts and papers! (Hit F7)
Try not to use first person such as I, me, or we words. Papers should be done in the 3rd person. This is difficult to do and some of the papers are about personal experiences, so I understand if some do have this in them.
If the paper needs to be 5 pages long, I am expecting 5 pages of text (this is not including the title page or reference page).
Reference page- should only have references that are cited in the paper. If a source is not cited in the paper, it cannot be in the reference list. If a source is cited it should be placed on the reference page also.
Best practices:
Paraphrase sentences you “get” from somewhere else and then cite the source (last name, year). You still need to give them credit!
If you quote something word for word, be sure it is in “quotation marks” and cite the source (last name, year).
I do not want most of your paper to be word from word from somewhere else.
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Below is an example of what your references should look like. References should be in ABC order, by Author’s last name. Everyone’s reference for the text should be 100% accurate in every paper or post! I know there are different editions out there, so the year might be different and the date retrieved would be different.
The citation in the text should look like (Schultz & Schultz, 2009).
I know this is a lot of information, but it will help your paper grades, if you follow these guidelines. I want everyone to succeed in the class and do well. If you have any questions or need any clarification, please email me and let me know.
References
Schultz, D. & Schultz, S. (2009). Psychology and Work Today, 10th Edition. Retrieved June 13, 2018, from Argosy University online: Digital bookshelf.
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