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In your Health Science classes, you will use a citation and writing format called APA. This is the format used for most social and health sciences and is developed by the American Psychological Association. The goal of this guide is to help you format your paper and provide resources for planning and research. Building a knowledge of APA is important not only for your own writing but also so you can read and understand the writings of other scientists.
For further resources, I recommended checking out our BadgerLink and Citation Station research guides.
The Research Process
The Research Process
The most crucial step in writing a strong paper is good research. The main goal of this guide is to help you format your research, ask good questions, and find valid sources for information about your topic. For your research process, you will be using a Research Guide to help you formulate and record your thinking. This will help you to create your outline and, eventually, your finished paper.
Citations
Citations
There are two types of citations you will have in your paper: in-text and References. In-text citations occur within your paper whenever you quote or reference another work. The References section goes at the end of your paper and lists all the sources you cited in-text.
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Let's Begin!
Let's Begin!
Create an annotated bibliography as you search.
Complete the Research Outline. Use the resources below to help you search.
Review the APA style guide and sample paper.
Dos and Don'ts: Things to Keep in Mind When Citing
Dos and Don'ts: Things to Keep in Mind When Citing
Do not include an author's credentials (PhD, MD, etc.) in your reference.
Do not rely only on database citations. Always check your own citations.
Do cite the name of the database.
Do include in text citations.
Do include all sources cited in text in the References.
Do double check your citations.
Writing Support (Google Doc links)
Writing Support (Google Doc links)
References
References
The following resources were used in the development of this guide under the principles of fair use: OWL at Purdue Staff , Purdue University, Department of English.
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