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Kaplan Singapore APA Referencing and Style Manual (w.e.f 2021)
Kaplan Singapore
APA (7th Edition) Referencing Manual
This Style Guide is designed to assist you to develop written assessments and documents for
academic use at Kaplan Singapore.
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Kaplan Singapore APA Referencing and Style Manual (w.e.f 2021)
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3
The Basics .................................................................................................................................... 4
Setting up Microsoft Word to help with APA style ........................................................................ 4
Cover Page................................................................................................................................... 5
APA Headings .............................................................................................................................. 6
Page Margins and Page Numbering .............................................................................................. 7
Fonts ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Spacing ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Quotations .................................................................................................................................. 9
Summarising and Paraphrasing .................................................................................................. 10
In-Text Citations......................................................................................................................... 11
Reference List ............................................................................................................................ 13
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Kaplan Singapore APA Referencing and Style Manual (w.e.f 2021)
Introduction
The official American Psychological Association (APA) style and referencing guide is extremely
detailed, covering a range of writing and formatting rules for academic publication.
Additionally, there are a number of alternative referencing and style guides in use, and it is
possible that as you progress in your academic career you will be required to create works
conforming to another system.
Kaplan Singapore has chosen APA as it is the most common referencing and style system
currently used in institutes of higher education. Additionally, APA has an excellent range of
online support and guides for students to review in order to clarify use in particular
circumstances.
This particular guide has been designed to help students undertaking programs of study at
Kaplan Singapore. It is imperative that as new members of the academic community you
understand the rules for academic writing expected at a higher education level.
This guide covers the basics of citing sources of information used in your documents and also
provides a basic guide on the construction of a document used for assessment such as an essay or
report.
Kaplan Singapore APA Referencing and Style Manual (w.e.f 2021)
Kaplan Singapore
APA (7th Edition) Referencing Manual
This Style Guide is designed to assist you to develop written assessments and documents for
academic use at Kaplan Singapore.
,2
Kaplan Singapore APA Referencing and Style Manual (w.e.f 2021)
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3
The Basics .................................................................................................................................... 4
Setting up Microsoft Word to help with APA style ........................................................................ 4
Cover Page................................................................................................................................... 5
APA Headings .............................................................................................................................. 6
Page Margins and Page Numbering .............................................................................................. 7
Fonts ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Spacing ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Quotations .................................................................................................................................. 9
Summarising and Paraphrasing .................................................................................................. 10
In-Text Citations......................................................................................................................... 11
Reference List ............................................................................................................................ 13
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Kaplan Singapore APA Referencing and Style Manual (w.e.f 2021)
Introduction
The official American Psychological Association (APA) style and referencing guide is extremely
detailed, covering a range of writing and formatting rules for academic publication.
Additionally, there are a number of alternative referencing and style guides in use, and it is
possible that as you progress in your academic career you will be required to create works
conforming to another system.
Kaplan Singapore has chosen APA as it is the most common referencing and style system
currently used in institutes of higher education. Additionally, APA has an excellent range of
online support and guides for students to review in order to clarify use in particular
circumstances.
This particular guide has been designed to help students undertaking programs of study at
Kaplan Singapore. It is imperative that as new members of the academic community you
understand the rules for academic writing expected at a higher education level.
This guide covers the basics of citing sources of information used in your documents and also
provides a basic guide on the construction of a document used for assessment such as an essay or
report.
