MHA 601 Principles in Healthcare Administration /Final Paper Outline

Guide to Creating an Outline

Purpose: Use this document as a resource and guide for creating effective outlines according to APA 6th

edition style guidelines.

Outline Formatting:

1. For first-level headings, use Roman numerals (I, II, III, etc.) and present the information using all uppercase letters.

2. For secondary headings, begin with a capital letter and present the information using upper and

lowercase letters.

3. For tertiary headings, start with Arabic numerals and present the information using upper and lowercase letters.

4. Create parallel wording for headings and subheadings (secondary and tertiary headings). For instance,

if the first heading starts with a noun, the second heading must also start with a noun.

5. Include more general information in the first-level headings, while more specific information in the

secondary and tertiary headings.

6. Use double spacing in the outline.

7. Refine the outline by filling in other appropriate details to make it more precise.

Sample Outline:

I. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVING IN THE DEICSION

A. Internal stakeholders

1. Employees

2. Physicians

B. External stakeholders

II. IMPACTS TO VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS OF ACQUIRING A CT UNIT

III. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS IMPACTING THE DECISION -MAKING

A. Internal factors

1. Financial stability

2. Leadership and management

B. External factors

Reference

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2014). Developing an outline. Retrieved from

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/1/