DR. NICHOLSON'S APA WRITING STYLE ASSISTANCE PAGE

Joel D. Nicholson, Ph.D.

Professor of International Business

San Francisco State University

SPECIAL TOOL FOR IBUS 330 STUDENTS -- HOW TO CREATE A PROPER APA REFERENCE FOR YOUR TEXTBOOK

And practically any other source you can think of!

You could use some help your first time, or even if it is not your fist time.  First there was the mighty and powerful Citation Machine.  Now there is the

 Son of Citation Machine

Enter the Son of Citation Machine link above.  In the left hand column select "APA 6th Edition" -- then under "Books and Documents" select "Book" -- Now you are in business, from here it is as easy as pie to create a properly formated APA reference of any book.  Just starting filling in the blanks, beginning with the author's last and first names:

     Nicholson

and then

     Joel

Next fill in the year published:

     2012

Now for the title of the work you type in the full name of the book as:

     The Power of Knowledge across Cultures:  IBUS 330 International Business

Next type in the edition information like this:

     4th

Don't put anything into the next two boxes on volume and page number.  If you were on your own and uncertain here you could click "help" to the right. But just leave those two blank and move on to the "Publishing City" -- Your book will either say Upper Saddle River, NJ or Boston -- For big cities such you just need the name, not the state.  So type in:

     Boston

Next in the "Publishing Company" box you can go to the syllabus, copy the publisher's name and paste it directly into the "Publishing Company" box as:

     Pearson Learning Solutions

Now skip the web address box and simply press "Make Citation" -- Son of Citation Machine provides you with a beautiful proper reference of your textbook reader.  I would do that, and show it here but the temptation then to just copy that directly into your workbook would be too much and we want you to go through the process which, you have to admit, is pretty easy -- easy as pie in fact as all you do is fill in a few blanks.  But there's a bonus -- Son of Citation Machine also gives you the "in-text citation" -- how you would reference the book within a paper if you were writing one.  For example, if this were a paper and I referenced the book it would read like this (Nicholson, 2013).

Son of Citation is a short cut for when you're in a hurry.  However, this APA Style Help Page I have created for you is loaded with other tools.  Take some time and explore it, you might find it useful.  

The APA Writing Assistance page provides in-depth assistance with the principle writing style used in Business and Psychology, APA (American Psychological Association) style.  There are several style guides, but APA is the simplest to use.  Using a style guide such as APA helps to organize your work and to make it visually neat and clear.  There are links in this site to MLA, Chicago, Turabian and other style guides.

This page and the numerous references here should be useful to you beyond this class. It should provide you insights into several parts of the writing process. There are informative sections on style, grammar, references, headings, punctuation, common errors, confusing word pairs and more, including indications of how to cite references from the Internet.

I have written an exemplar APA Style Guide sample document in Word, reflecting changes reflected in the Sixth and most recent edition (2010) of the guide (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association).  It is recommended that you read through the simple Sample Word Document to get a feel for what APA style looks like.

American Psychological Association (APA) Writing Style APA Style Resources APA On line What is APA Style? The On line Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University The OWL on Using APA Format (Updated 6th Edition) The APA Style Crib Sheet at Georgia Southern University The Arthur C. Banks Library at Capital Community College

Getting Started Writing a Paper in APA Style How Should Term Papers Look in APA Style? How to Write Papers with Loads of Grammar Help (The University of Richmond)   The Duke University Approach to Getting a Good Start on Your Paper Choosing a Topic Finding Background Information Refining a Topic Selecting Resources Searching for Information Evaluating Resources Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism   A Sample Paper About APA Style:  A Useful for Organizing Course Papers  Utilizing APA Style Sample Paper in APA Style using APA Style

How to Structure Papers Using APA Style   Headings Headings from the OWL (On line Writing Lab at Purdue University) Headings Guide from the University of Wisconsin Writing Center Headings from the APA Style Crib Sheet at Georgia Southern University   Page Numbers Page Numbers in APA Style from Reference Point   References -- Citing Sources  A Great URL Citation Guide!   Plug in the Information and this Site will show you how to generate both MLA and APA Citations APA and Other Style Citations from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo APA References from the OWL (On line Writing Lab at Purdue University) Citing Sources for Several Sytes (APA, MLA, Turabian, etc)  from Duke University Using APA Style to Cite and Document Sources from Bedford St. Martins On line APA Reference Style (Georgia Southern University) APA Reference Style (5th Edition) A Guide for Research Papers (Capital Community College) APA Style for Electronic References

How to Prepare and Structure Annotated Bibliographies Here I have done something similar to what I did at the beginning of this APA Writing Help section.  Namely, I have written a sample annotated bibliography.  It is in word format so you can easily view and/or download it. A Sample Annotated Bibliography   In addition, below are several websites specifically dealing with the nature, use, preparation and correct APA style of annotated bibliographies.  An annotated bibliography is an expanded set of references with short descriptions and/or evaluations of the reference material.  It can serve as an excellent vehicle for organizing research sources on a particular topic.  This is especially useful for the preparation of term papers.  APA Format for Annotated Bibliographies (Cal Poly San Obispo) How to Prepare Annotated Bibliographies (Cornell University) Write an Annotated Bibliography (UC Santa Cruz) How to Write Annotated Bibliographies (University of Newfoundland) Annotated Bibliographies (The OWL at Purdue University) Annotated Bibliographies (University of Wisconsin)

Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Help OWL:  Purdue University On line Writing Lab Grammar Help Grammar Topics:  University of British Columbia in Victoria Vocabulary Vitamins:  Grammar, Punctuation, Quotations Traditional Rules, Word Order, Agreement and Case Writing Center:  The University of Ottowa   Frequently Asked Grammar Questions Frequently Asked Grammar Questions Welcome to Dr. Grammar (University of Northern Iowa)

A Special Warning on Plagiarism Do Your Own Work:  If you copy sources and do not properly cite them, you run a high risk of getting caught.  The penalties for plagiarism can be severe.  Plagiarism is writing something that you copied from a source without citing the source, giving the impression that the ideas were yours when they were not.  It is good to use other people's ideas properly in your papers, but you must cite them, put them in your references, give them due credit.  These web sites will help you understand plagiarism and how to avoid it. Avoiding Plagiarism:  Practical Strategies (Duke University -- With Good Video) Electronic Plagiarism Seminar

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Encyclopedias, Reference Books American Heritage Dictionary Merriam-Webster On line Dictionary Yourdictionary.com Roget's Thesauri Columbia Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica Weird Words and Phrases Common Errors in English Bartleby's Elements of Style

Quotations Bartlett's Quotations The Columbia World of Quotations Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

Common Writing Mistakes:  Word Pairs Confusing Word Pairs (Discrete/Discreet, etc.) More Confusing Word Pairs (Site/Cite, etc.) More Confusing Word Pairs (Affect/Effect, etc.) Sound Alike Words (From the OWL at Purdue University)   Common Writing Mistakes:  Classic Errors 20 Common Grammar Mistakes Firesign Theatre (Just For Fun) Histrionic Hysteria