- I'm familiar with MLA than APA, Do I have to use APA?
- About APA format, in little brown handbook mentions about APA abstract and title page Is that always required for my writing?
- What is the things that I have to keep in mind about APA?
- How many outside sources that I have to find?
- Did I have to do all five steps for all of my keywords that I worte on due saturday september 12th material?
- For preliminary Google search, is there any specific things that I have to focus on?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Hi David,
ReplyDeleteYes, you must use APA. The reason we are doing this is because APA is a more research - based format. I think I can answer all of you APA questions by stating that if you are concerned about using APA, don't be overly worried. APA is similar to MLA (really, all of the academic formats have significant similarities). When it comes to formatting, as long as my students make it clear that they've made an honest effort to adhere to style, I am happy.
What I'm more concerned about are the type of sources used. APA requires credible, reliable, factual sources. One of the things we'll be doing next week is discussing the reliability of sources, so you needn't worry about that. And no, you do not need an abstract or a title page.
In regards to the number of sources, I would refer you to the course page at www.mabrito.net. Everything you need to know about the course is located from that site.
YES you need to do all five steps for the blog post due Saturday. This blog will not only help YOU with your research, but also will help me to understand what my students are doing with their topics, and what keywords they are using, and which keywords are successful and which are not.
What you do in the preliminary Google search is up to you. I do strongly suggest using Google Scholar.
Oops, I also want to tell you what we'll be doing in the next couple of weeks, which might shed light on what we are doing right now in class.
ReplyDeleteAfter the proposal, we will be writing a 500-word overview with an accompanying outline. Included with the overview and outline will be a working thesis statement and a working research question. All subsequent research and writing will be driven by the working thesis and working research question.
"Working" means that the thesis and research question can change. True research begins with an interest, followed by preliminary research, from which a working thesis and working research question is formulated.
For example, the title of my master's thesis changed six times and the four questions I addressed in my thesis changed twice. So change is okay; in fact, it's natural for change to happen in research.