Writing Academic Papers and Theses in APA Style (Best Practices for Students Book 3)

Instructions how to write an academic paper or thesis using Microsoft Word 2013 based on the template Thesis2013E which can be ordered on the website www.apastyle.pro. The template already contains content including: (a) Title page, abstract, (b) Table of contents, list of figures and tables, list of references, (c) Statutory declaration, and (d) Formatting styles for: Text, lists, figures and tables, headings. The book explains the core quality criteria of an academic publication: (a) Relevance, (b) objectivity, (c) conciseness, (d) formal correctness, (e) clarity, and (f) comprehensibility. Additionally the development process for writing a paper or thesis is presented: (a) Literature review, (b) selection of the topic, (c) research design, and (d) writing guidelines. The significance of academic integrity and ethics cannot be emphasized enough and therefore one chapter discusses topics like plagiarism and how to avoid it. Standards for academic publications are covered as published in the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual including (a) formatting guidelines, (b) proper insertion of citations and list of references (e.g. books, book sections, journal articles, conference proceedings, dissertations and research reports, sources from the internet). The final chapter addresses how to guide students: (a) System of rules, (b) feedback control system for both students and faculty, and (c) how faculty can utilize the functions of the template Thesis2013E to provide effective and systematic feedback to their students