Business Process

[Cover Page format]

The Title of the Report

Assignment Number or Unit

Student Name

Purdue University Global

GB 560 Modular – Designing, Improving, and Implementing Processes

Instructor’s Name

Date

Title of the Report

[Write your report from here. Do not use a heading called “Introduction” since that is not used in the APA format. The first section is always considered to be the introduction, so no heading is needed. For a scenario analysis, provide a brief overview of the scenario situation and background. Establish a foundation for your analysis of the situation or topic.

Do not add extra space between paragraphs or sections. Double space only.

This template is already APA formatted: 1” margins, ½” new paragraph indents, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, title page, headers with page numbers, left justified, double spaced, and with a separate references page. When using references in your paper to support your content, be sure to apply the APA in-text reference citation format.

Any item listed on the references page must also be applied and cited within the paper. The citation name and the reference listing must match exactly. If you include verbatim quotes, put them within quotation marks, cite the reference and include a page number. (However, avoid using quotes, if possible.) If using internet resources, be sure they are reliable (for example, Wikipedia is unacceptable, as are most newspaper reports, blog posts, social media info, and web advertising.) and use the APA formatting for internet references. Never copy any material from online sources without indicating the exact source and enclosing the material in quote marks. If you state a fact, provide a reference entry. Avoid including quotes in most academic papers. State the facts in your own words, and use quotes only for very unique or special information.

Avoid using the pronouns: you, your, we, our, and us in academic papers. The readers may not wish to be so cloely involved in the topic. In reflective papers or essays you may certainly use first person, “I” to express your own opinion or ideas..

Include section headers to help organize the report. For papers in GB 560, you can use the main topics from the assignments. Do not add extra space before or after headings. Double space everything and only double space. Note that the paper’s header, the title of the paper on the cover page, and the main title heading on the first page should all be exactly the same.

First topic heading

Second topic heading

Most papers have a conclusion so the following section would be included.]

Conclusion

[A conclusion is a recap of a paper and should not include new information. The references are listed on a final, separate page as shown below.]

References

[The reference list should contain at least 5 valid sources. Avoid use of blogs, newspaper articles, commercial magazines, whitepapers, online news or informational sites, Wikipedia, or other non-authoritative sites, unless highly relevant to your topic.]

Harmon, P. (2014). Business process change: A business process management guide for managers and process professionals, (3rd ed.). Elsevier

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Note: if you were to apply and cite references within your paper, you would use this References page. If you were to apply and cite a textbook, how to format it using APA style is included above.

Note: References should be listed in alphabetical order.

Note: If you were to have more than one reference, you would NOT add an extra line space between the references

Note: the formatting for margins on this page indents the word wrap ½”

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Note: all APA line spacing must be set as follows:

Go to Page Layout

Go to “Spacing”

See the settings area:

Before = 0

After = 0

Check the box “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style”