Short-Form Writing Guide

First-Year Sequence

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Short-Form Writing Guide First-Year Sequence

Introduction
-his sty"e guide h$s been (re$ted for First-/e$r Se0uen(e (ourses $t University of Phoenix 't is b$sed on the (omp"ete !sso(i$te 1eve" Writing Sty"e 2$ndboo%& +hi(h you +i"" re"y on $nd be he"d $((ount$b"e for in your (ourses $fter your first ye$r $t University of Phoenix -he purpose of this guide is to provide the b$si( ru"es ne(ess$ry for +riting p$pers th$t $re (onsistent in sty"e $nd form$tting $nd th$t respe(t the inte""e(tu$" property rights of experts +hose m$teri$" you refer to in your form$" p$pers -his guide is (onsistent +ith the university Writing 3 Sty"e Guide"ines $nd +ith the pub"i($tion sty"e of the !meri($n Psy(ho"ogi($" !sso(i$tion 4!P!5 'f you h$ve $ny 0uestions $bout these ru"es& $"+$ys (he(% +ith your instru(tor

Formatting Your Paper

Font Styles !"" text must be +ritten in the s$me font Use -imes ,e+ 6om$n& !ri$"& or Courier& 12-point si7e Use it$"i(s sp$ring"y for emph$sis8 do not use bo"d& under"ining& or $"" ($pit$" "etters

Margins Use 1-in(h m$rgins on $"" sides of e$(h p$ge !"ign text to the "eft side of the p$ge& "e$ving the right side r$gged

Spacing 'ndent the first "ine of e$(h p$r$gr$ph 9 in(h& or one t$b :oub"e-sp$(e throughout the text& in("uding the tit"e p$ge $nd referen(e p$ge 1e$ve one sp$(e bet+een +ords Use either one sp$(e or t+o sp$(es (onsistent"y $fter senten(e-ending pun(tu$tion throughout your p$per

Title Page :oub"e-sp$(e Use upper- $nd "o+er($se "etters& +ith no bo"d or under"ining 'n("ude the fo""o+ing on your tit"e p$ge; o o o o o -it"e of the p$per /our n$me Course tit"e :$te F$(u"ty n$me

/ou ($n use 6iverpoint Writer or the tit"e p$ge temp"$te in the Center for Writing .x(e""en(e to (re$te tit"e p$ges for $ssignments 6iverpoint Writer is $n $dv$n(ed !P! sty"e $nd form$tting too" th$t m$y surp$ss the re0uirements for your (ourse <erify +ith your instru(tor +hether the too" meets the sty"e expe(t$tions for your (ourse

Pages P"$(e the p$ge number in the upper right-h$nd (orner

Short-Form Writing Guide First-Year Sequence Lists Use numbered "ists if you need to des(ribe "ong& step-by-step pro(esses Use bu""eted "ists on"y for inform$tion th$t is signifi($nt"y e$sier to re$d $s $ "ist th$n $s p$rt of the text 'n("ude the tit"e p$ge& p$per (ontent& $nd referen(e p$ge 4+here $pp"i($b"e5 $s one (ontinuous do(ument r$ther th$n $s three sep$r$te do(uments

Abbreviations Use the $bbrevi$tions a.m. $nd p.m. for time For $n $(ronym th$t +i"" be used throughout the p$per& +rite out the term the first time $nd then in("ude the $(ronym in p$rentheses -hen& in the rest of your p$per& use on"y the $(ronym Example; -hose de(isions $re m$de by the :ep$rtment of 2ousing $nd Urb$n :eve"opment 42U:5 For 2U: ru"es $nd regu"$tions& (ont$(t

Recogni ing Intellectual Property

/ou must $(%no+"edge outside sour(es in your p$per by (iting the sour(es in the body of the p$per 4in-text (it$tions5 $nd on the referen(e p$ge -here $re three m$in +$ys of using outside sour(es in your p$per; 0uoting dire(t"y& p$r$phr$sing& $nd summ$ri7ing .$(h of those re0uires $n in-text (it$tion $nd $ referen(e p$ge entry

In-Te!t "itations
#irect quotations use t+o or more +ords t$%en +ord-for-+ord from the sour(e .n("ose dire(t 0uot$tions>the origin$" $uthor?s +ords>in doub"e 0uot$tion m$r%s to differenti$te bet+een your +ords $nd the origin$" $uthor?s +ords 'n("ude the p$ge or p$r$gr$ph number of the origin$" m$teri$" in p$rentheses $fter the 0uot$tion -his +i"" he"p your re$der "o($te the origin$" inform$tion 0ui(%"y $nd e$si"y 'f you mention the $uthor?s n$me in your senten(e& in("ude the ye$r of pub"i($tion in p$rentheses $fter the n$me @ther+ise& p"$(e both the $uthor?s n$me $nd the ye$r in p$rentheses $fter the 0uot$tion Example; !((ording to *$nde"brot $nd 2udson 4200A5& B-his e0ui"ibrium m$r%et ("e$ring pri(e is $utom$ti($""y interpreted $s being the me$n of $ norm$" prob$bi"ity distributionC 4p AD5

Parap$rasing is using $nother person?s m$teri$" or inform$tion but re+riting it in your +ords :igest the inform$tion& $nd then rephr$se it (omp"ete"y in your o+n +ords :o not use the origin$" $uthor?s phr$sing8 you m$y need to reuse one or t+o %ey terms& but the rest of the +ording shou"d be yours 'f you mention the $uthor?s n$me in your senten(e& in("ude the ye$r of pub"i($tion in p$rentheses $fter the n$me @ther+ise& p"$(e both the $uthor?s n$me $nd the ye$r in p$rentheses $fter the p$r$phr$sed inform$tion

Short-Form Writing Guide First-Year Sequence Example; Some experts (ontend th$t pri(e movement does not fo""o+ $ be"" (urve $t $"" 4*$nde"brot 3 2udson& 200A5

Summari ing is simi"$r to p$r$phr$sing8 inste$d of using $ p$rti(u"$r pie(e of inform$tion& though& you $re revie+ing $n entire sour(e in your o+n +ords 6evie+ the entire sour(e $nd then sum it up in your o+n +ords :o not use the origin$" $uthor?s phr$sing8 you m$y need to reuse one or t+o %ey terms& but the rest of the +ording shou"d be yours 'f you mention the $uthor?s n$me in your senten(e& in("ude the ye$r of pub"i($tion in p$rentheses $fter the n$me @ther+ise& p"$(e both the $uthor?s n$me $nd the ye$r in p$rentheses $fter the summ$ri7ed inform$tion Example; *$nde"brot $nd 2udson 4200A5 h$ve (ombined *$nde"brot?s m$them$ti($" fr$me+or% +ith 2udson?s %no+"edge of W$"" Street

Re%erence Page
Re%erence Page "itations !"" sour(es (ited in the body of $ p$per must $ppe$r $t the end of the p$per on $ sep$r$te p$ge tit"ed 6eferen(es& +ith the tit"e (entered $t the top of the p$ge 6eferen(e p$ge (it$tions in("ude on"y the sour(es you (ited in the p$per :o not in("ude $ny referen(es th$t +ere not (ited in the p$per Person$" (ommuni($tions>intervie+s& memos& bu""etins& or phone ($""s>m$y be (ited in the p$per but $re not in("uded in the referen(e p$ge .$(h (it$tion entry must indi($te the who& when& what& $nd where of the sour(e& in th$t order o o o o &$o +rote the sour(e inform$tion; the $uthors? n$mes 'f there is no $uthor& indi($te the pub"isher &$en the sour(e inform$tion +$s +ritten; the ye$r of pub"i($tion 'f none is indi($ted& use n.d & for no date &$at is the tit"e of the sour(e inform$tion; the tit"e of the $rti("e or boo% &$ere the sour(e inform$tion +$s retrieved; For $ "ibr$ry sour(e& indi($te the d$t$b$se you used8 for $ +ebsite& provide the "in%8 for $ boo%& indi($te the pub"ishing "o($tion

!dd $ period $nd $ sing"e sp$(e $fter e$(h e"ement in $n entry 4$uthor& d$te& tit"e& $nd so on5 $nd $t the end of the entry !"ph$beti7e the sour(es by the $uthor?s "$st n$me :oub"e-sp$(e the "ist& $nd use $ h$nging indent 4the first "ine of e$(h entry is f"ush "eft& $nd subse0uent "ines $re indented 9 in(h5

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For Furt$er In%ormation

-his sty"e guide is not intended to provide det$i"ed instru(tions $bout every 0uestion th$t m$y $rise For further inform$tion on sty"e $nd form$tting& revie+ the fo""o+ing resour(es; -he Writing $nd Sty"e Guide"ines $t the Center for Writing .x(e""en(e on the student +ebsite Publication Manual of the merican Ps!chological ssociation 420105& sixth edition -he !P! Sty"e +ebsite 4+++ $p$sty"e org5

'f you h$ve $ny other spe(ifi( 0uestions $bout sty"e $nd form$tting& (onsu"t your (ourse instru(tor