Tmoe's Guide to Writing an APA Report Part 1 of 2

This is part 1 of 2. This guide will cover APA Title Pages and Abstracts.

Part 1:
APA Report, Title Page and Abstract

Table of Contents:
1: APA Report, what is it?
2: APA Report, the Title Page + Example
3: APA Report, the Abstract + Example
4: Terms

APA Report, what is it?
While most people are familiar with MLA and Business Reports, there are also APA reports (American Psychological Association.) Unlike MLA/Business Reports, APA are mainly associated with scientific papers. These aren't used nearly as often as the common MLA/Business Reports.

APA Report, Title Page + Example
In order for a report to be an APA report, it must follow certain guidelines. Many teachers will fail a paper, if there's a simple mistake on it.

Title Page Guidelines:

• 5 inches down is the Long Title. (The entire title which should be bolded)
• Now double space.
• You should then SS the following: Students name, school, course, and date.

Please note, Class: School: Date: etc. should NOT be there. They are only there to show where things go.

APA Report, Abstract + Example
An Abstract is what you would call an Outline on a MLA paper. Difference is, nothing is indented, and it's very short.(Should not go over 150 words.)

Abstract Guidelines:

• The entire document should be Single Spaced
• The word "Abstract" should be centered, one inch from the top of the page, and BOLD.
• The Abstract should NOT go over 150 words. Should maintain an area between 75-150.

Within the Header of the Abstract:

• The title should be at the top of the page, left justified, and bold.
• Page number should be right justified, bold. This should be on the same line as the title.

This is a very thrown together writing, it's just an example. (Dumb subject for a paper I know.)

Terms

• SS: Single Space
• DS: Double Space
• Long Title: Full title of the report. Ex: Electronic Mail Guidelines
• Short Title: Shortened title of the report. This should be based off the main idea.

Constructive criticisim please ... First guide I've written in over two years.

I wrote many papers in all formats last school year, and none of this is plagerizied. This is based off the knowledge I gained in my previous class and the notes I had taken.
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great guide, thanks mate!!

 

great guide, thanks mate!!