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A Very Important Paper About Stuff: Please Give Me an “EP”

Brian A. East

University of Maryland Global Campus Europe

MBA 630: Leading in the Multicultural Global Environment

Professor Kathy C. So

October 18, 2020

A Very Important Paper About Stuff: Please Give Me an “EP”

Here is where the first line of text would go for my paper. Before we get too far along,

please note that the fonts you may use for the 7th Edition of the APA Style guide include: 11-

point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 10-point Lucida sans Unicode, 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point

Georgia, and 10-point Computer Modern. The remainder of this document will use Times New

Roman. There are many more examples for how to format your paper on the APA Style Blog:

https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/student-paper-setup-guide.pdf

To incorporate a source into an APA-style paper, you need to consider the basics of

documentation, including the use of signal phrases, quotation marks (when appropriate), and

parenthetical citations. Depending on their location, parenthetical citations will include the

author(s)’ last names, the publication year of the document (put n.d. if no publication year is

listed), and the page or paragraph number.

Sample Quote/Paraphrase

Direct Quotations

Use direct quotations sparingly. Too many direct quotations give the appearance that the

student author has not fully digested the information from the referenced sources. Remember that

you do not have to directly quote entire sentences from your sources. A key phrase or colorful

accent from a source is an effective way to cite an authoritative source without using a lengthy

quotation. For example: Waldorf (2019) noted the, “inherent mischief,” associated with the

movement (p. 67).

Signal Phrases

Use signal phrases to mark a shift from your voice to the voice of an outside authority.

Signal phrases are a part of adequate documentation when incorporating direct quotations.

Consider the following list, which shows five different ways to incorporate a direct quotation.

1. According to Palladino and Wade (2010), “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (p. 147).

2. In 2010, Palladino and Wade noted that “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (p. 147).

3. In fact, “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (Palladino & Wade, 2010, p. 147).

4. “A flexible mind is a healthy mind,” according to Palladino and Wade’s (2010, p. 147)

longitudinal study.

5. Palladino and Wade’s (2010) results indicate that “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (p.

147).

--From https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/03/how-to-cite-direct-quotations.html

Block Quotations

You may have a rather lengthy direct quotation that you want to include in your paper. If

the quotation is 40 words long, or longer, you will need to set it off from the rest of the test with

a block quotation. Use a signal phrase to mark the shift from your voice to that of an outside

source’s. If the signal phrase is a complete sentence, end it with a colon:

Ending the signal phrase with a colon provides continuity between the body text and the

new quotation. If your signal phrase is not a complete sentence, then the first part of the

quotation should logically follow the last word in the signal phrase. Note: in this

example, there are no quotation marks. Finally, note how the parenthetical citation is

placed after the period for block quotations. (East, 2020, para. 8)
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Paraphrases

Here is a direct quotation: “In conclusion, all three groups showed a reduction in

physiological and subjective markers of stress during a math task stressor” (McFadden et al.,

2012, Discussion section, para. 5). Here is a paraphrase: Do you get stressed out before a big

test? A study found that acupressure treatments relieved stress for students taking a math test

(McFadden et al., 2012). Paraphrases are preferable to direct quotations because they are more

consistent with your voice, they demonstrate your understanding of the material, they allow you

to maintain a consistent lexicon, and they are less obtrusive than direct quotation.

Note that, according to the 7th edition, you no longer have to include 3-5 authors’ last

names if you have a source with multiple authors. As in the example above, you just use “et al.”

for all citations with more than two authors listed.

A Note on Subject Headings

To divide your APA-style paper into sections, you center and set the section heading in

bold type, as shown above.

A Note on Second-Level Headings

If you wish to sub-divide a main section, you would use a second-level heading, as

shown above, with the heading justified to the left and set in bold type.

A Note on the References List

There are only a few changes to the references list in the seventh edition. Primarily, you

now need to include all authors listed on the article’s title page if there are fewer than 20 authors

listed. Also, you no longer need to add the words “Retrieved from” before you list the source’s

url address. If there is no doi listed for the source, perform a web search for the journal’s
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homepage or the article itself (if it was the result of a non-database search). The second source

listed in the References list below shows an example of a web-based source. The final examples

demonstrate how to add sources from your LEO classroom into a References list.

In-text citation of case law:

In Taylor v. Roseville Toyota, Inc. (2006), the court held ….

(Taylor v. Roseville Toyota, Inc., 2006).

References

Adams v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut, 465 F.3d 156 (5th Cir. 2006).

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (1990).

Gordon, J.M. (2016). Business law: An introduction [PDF file].

https://mk0thebusinessppblxj.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Business-Law-

An-Introduction.pdf

McFadden, K. L., Healy, K. M., Hoversten, K. P., Ito, T. A., & Hernández, T. D. (2012).

Efficacy of acupressure for non-pharmacological stress reduction in college students.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 20(4), 175–182. https://doi-

org.ezproxy.umgc.edu/10.1016/j.ctim.2011.12.003

Purdue University Global. (2018). The college student's guide to stress management

[Infographic]. https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/student-life/college-students-guide-to-

stress-management-infographic/

Taylor v. Roseville Toyota, Inc., 138 Cal. App. 4th 994 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006).

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.-a). Learning topic: Management of change and

trust. Document posted in UMGC MBA 670 E181 classroom, archived at

http://campus.umgc.edu

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.-b). Learning topic: Perspectives in leadership

theory and research. Document posted in UMGC MBA 670 E181 classroom, archived at

http://campus.umgc.edu
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University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.-c). Learning topic: Relational leadership.

Document posted in UMGC MBA 670 E181 classroom, archived at

http://campus.umgc.edu