case study

Title of Paper

Student Name

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Note: When formatting a paper with APA Style, the phrase “Running head:” (without quotation marks) precedes the title of the paper in the Page Header only on the Title Page.

Abstract (new page)

On the second page of the paper, provide an Abstract section. Center the word “Abstract” on the first line with no bold, italics, or underlined font and without quotation marks, as illustrated above. Do NOT indent the first line of the paragraph, as illustrated. The lack of indentation for paragraphs applies only to the Abstract section. In the Abstract section, write a concise summary of the key points of your research. The Abstract section should contain the research topic, the results of the research, and the conclusions. The Abstract section should consist of a single paragraph of double-spaced lines and should contain between 150 and 250 words.

Title of the Paper (new page)

On a new page at the beginning of the main body of the paper, center the title of the paper on the first line, as illustrated above. All of the words in the title of the except for minor words such as “of,” “ and,” “the,” etc., must begin with uppercase letters. Begin the main body of the paper with an Introduction section.

The main body of the paper must be a minimum of two-three full pages of double-spaced lines.

Provide citations in the main body of the paper for any “borrowed’ data.

Conclusion

Continuing on the same page, complete the main body of the paper with a Conclusion section. Do NOT begin the Conclusion section with a new page. Center the word “Conclusion” on the first line of the Conclusion section with no bold, italics, or underlined font and without quotation marks, as illustrated above. Indent the first line of every paragraph in the Conclusion section.

References

Begin the Reference List on a new page. Center the word “References” on the first line with no bold, italics, or underlined font and without quotation marks, as illustrated above.

Authors' names are inverted (last name first); give the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work for up to and including seven authors. If the work has more than seven authors, list the first six authors and then use ellipses after the sixth author's name. After the ellipses, list the last author's name of the work.

Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.

For multiple articles by the same author, or authors listed in the same order, list the entries in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.

When referring to books, chapters, articles, or web pages, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word.

Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals.

Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections.

Present journal titles in full. Maintain the punctuation and capitalization that is used by the journal in its title. For example: ReCALL not RECALL or Knowledge Management Research & Practice not Knowledge Management Research and Practice. 

Capitalize all major words in journal titles.

Note that all lines after the first line of each entry in your Reference List should be indented one-half inch from the left margin, as illustrated in this sentence. This method of indentation is referred to as a “hanging indentation.”