APA Checklist

Makeup of a Paper

• 10% Introduction
• 80% Paper
• 10% Conclusion

Titles

No punctuation in titles.

If you are referencing another dissertation, use the title, for example

Dissertation 1: Examining the Relationship Between Cybersecurity-Employee Vulnerabilities and Reduction of Security Breaches in Information Technology Organization

Literature review

Don't provide a solution synthetize information https://guides.franklin.edu/LITREVIEW

Abbreviations

For an abbreviation spell it out first, then after place the abreavtion in parentasies. For example: Florida Power and Light (FPL),

Before using an acronim spell it out.

Introduction

Introduction should be 3/4 of a page in length. No more than 10% of the paper.

Style

Avoid first-person writing. Don’t use our, we

Don’t replicate words in sentences.

Don’t use requirements as headings.

Country names should not be abbreviated.

Use n.d. for no date, not N.D.

Sentances

Every paragraph should include a topic sentence that identifies the main idea of the paragraph. A topic sentence also states the point the writer wishes to make about that subject. Generally, the topic sentence appears at the beginning of the paragraph. It is often the paragraph’s very first sentence. A paragraph’s topic sentence must be general enough to express the paragraph’s overall subject. However, it should be specific enough that the reader can understand the paragraph’s main subject and point.

https://www.touro.edu/departments/writing-center/tutorials/topic-sentence/

Think of the MEAL sentence

[Main Idea] [Evidence] [Ananlysys] [Linking sentence]

Font

No font changes within the essay. No caps changes within the sentence.

If you have a fact or figure, cite the source.

Conclusion

Finish the paper properly with a consolation.

• Should be about 10% of the paper

References

Make sure the references follow APA

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html