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FNP MSN 560 APA Scavenger Hunt Worksheet CLICK HERE FOR A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO EDIT THIS DOCUMENT APA Element/Requirement Answer Page Numbers of Answer and Example (if available in the sample paper) Points Title Page 1. List the elements of a title page. To get you started on this scavenger hunt – here is the first answer. Title of paper, name of author(s), institution affiliation, course number and name, instructor name and title, due date, and page number in header at top right. Pages 30; 49 (sample paper) 1 2. Are student papers required to include a running header? No, running heads are not required for student papers unless the instructor or institution requests them. Page 27 1 3. Describe the format and location for the title. The paper title should be in title case, bold, centered, and positioned in the upper half of the title page Page 32 (figure 2.2-example) 1 4. Describe what a byline is, how it should be typed and how to include more than one author. Byline is the author or authors’ preferred name(s) Written on the title page after the paper title, include one blank double- spaced line between the paper title and byline. Should be first name, middle initial(s), last name of the authors in order of contribution, centered with the institutional affiliation beneath on the first page Page 33 (table 2.2- examples) 1 5. What is your institutional affiliation? How should it be typed? Institutional affiliation is the location in which the research was conducted It should be centered under the byline on the title page, multiple affiliations should be written on their own line Page 34 (table 2.2- examples) 1 6. Where are the page numbers located? What format is prescribed? Flush right, in the header of every page Page 44 (figure 2.2-example) 1 Body of Paper/General Formatting Rules 7. The manual contains a miniaturized “picture” of sample papers with title page, narrative and a reference list. How can you use this for your papers? To have a reference sample paper to look at when writing my paper, so that I can make sure it is in APA format Pages 49-67 1 8. Margins: What setting is prescribed for margins in the body of text and reference page? Use 1 inch margin on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right) Page 45 1 9. Spacing: 1) How many spaces between lines should appear in the body of the text and references? 2) How many spaces are used in text after a comma, colon, semicolons, punctuation marks at the end of a sentence, periods in a reference citation, or periods after initials in a personal name? (Hint: The answer is the same for all). 1.) Double spaced 2.) Single spaced Pages 45 & 154 1 10. Font & Typeface: What is the acceptable font size and typeface? A sans serif font such as 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode -or- A serif font such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or normal (10-point) Computer Modern Page 44 1 11. Levels of Heading: What format is used for a Level 1 and Level 3 heading? Level 1 – centered, boldfaced, title case heading Level 3 – flush, left, bold italic, title case heading Page 48 1 12. Is it allowed in APA for the author to refer to self by using the pronoun “I”? If you are writing the paper by yourself, you use the pronoun “I” Page 120 1 Citations, Quotations and References List 13. In-text Citations: What is an in-text citation and how is it formatted? Parenthetical citation: both the author and the date, separated by a comma, appear in parentheses - (Smith, 2020) Narrative citation: the author appears Page 261 (figure 8.2-examples) 1 in running text and the date appears in paretheses immediately after the author name – Smith (2020) 14. When do you use “and” to join the authors and when do you use “&” to join the authors in a citation? In parenthetical citations: use an ampersand “&” between names for a work with two authors or before the last author when all names must be included to avoid ambiguity In narrative citations: spell out the work “and” Page 266 1 15. Quotations: How are quotations with fewer than 40 words formatted? When quoting, what must always be included with the quote? Incorporate it into the text and enclose it within double quotation marks A citation from the reference list Page 271 1 16. References: What is the purpose of a reference list? To provide the reader with information on how to locate sources referenced in the paper Figure 9.1 and table 9.1 1 17. What does “agreement of text and reference list” mean? Each work cited in the text must appear on the reference list and each work on the reference list must be cited in text Page 257 1 18. How are references ordered in the reference list? Do you double space? Order the reference list alphabetically by author Page 303 (figure 9.4-example) 1 19. In the reference list, what is the acceptable abbreviation for “edition,” “Editor,” “Editors,” “page,” “pages,” and “no date?” Edition: ed. Editors: Ed. Editors: Eds. Page: p. Pages: pp. No Date: n.d Page 306 (section 9.50) 1 20. What rule governs whether a state is given in the reference list publisher location? Well-known city rule I had to google this one 1 21. How do you cite a work discussed in a secondary source? Provide answers for both in-text and on the reference page? In-text: identify the primary work and then write “as cited in” the secondary source Reference page: provide a reference Page 258 1 list entry for the secondary source that you used in the text 22. Format Examples for References For the following types of references, locate the page(s) with the examples of how to format the references in the next column. List page(s) where you can find examples of how to format references for the following: page 317-321: Journal article with two authors (paper form) page 317-321: Journal article with two authors (electronic version) page #/s: Entire Book page 326-329: Chapter in an edited book page 348-352: Non-periodical documents on the internet 1 23. doi Numbers Describe what a doi is and where and when a doi number can be used. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) – a unique alphanumerical string that identifies content and provides a persistent link to its location on the internet Include a DOI for all works that have a DOI, regardless of whether you used the online version or the print version Page 298 1 24. Semi colon Where can you find a description of a semi colon is and how to use it correctly! What is it? Use a semicolon in the following cases: • To separate two independent clauses that are not joined by a conjunctive adverb such as “however,” “therefore,” or nevertheless • To separate items in a list that already contain commas • To separate multiple parenthetical citations Page 156 1 • To separate different types of information in the same set of parentheses, to avoid back-to- back parentheses • To separate sets of statistics that already contain commas 25. Protection of research participants Where can you find information about protecting the rights and welfare of research participants? What standards are psychologists held to? What is the most recent publication year of this document? APA Ethics Code 2003, with amendments in 2010 and 2017 Page 21 1 Total Points: /25
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