“Creating a Culture of Performance Excellence at Henry Ford Health System.”

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Abstracts are research tools that can help you readers determine if the scope of your article/essay will help them in their own research. In APA, abstracts are typically 150-250 words in length and provide an evaluative summary of the essay to follow. The personal opinion of the author is strictly prohibited in abstracts. Unlike a body paragraph, the first line of an abstract is not tabbed-in. For many student essays, especially in lower-numbers courses, an abstract will not be required; still, it is good to practice this skill. ;

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; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; In APA style, the introduction of the essay should begin here, followed by the body paragraphs. APA is typically a more formal style than most students are accustomed to using in a writing course. ; For the purposes of this course, the level of formality should be based on the assignment. ; For example: APA asks that students always write in third person (avoiding words such as I, me, we, our(s), you, your(s), etc). ; Certain rhetorical modes, however, don’t cater well to third person (narrative and reflection writing are two such examples). ; In these situations, first person (I, me, we, our(s)) may be, and should be employed; second person (you, your(s)) should be avoided in all academic writing unless an essay is specifically designed to relay instructions (there are few assignments that will employ second person). ;

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Like any essay, students should make sure their essays are formatted with one inch margins, with their text exclusively in Times New Roman 12-point font, and students should double space their lines. ; This document can be downloaded and used as a template wherein students may simply replace names, titles, dates, and so on with their own information. ; ; ; ; ; ;

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; The final page of this document will demonstrate a References page. ; If a student uses information from any source, that source must be identified within the text and listed on a References page. ; These citations should be listed in alphabetical order and, opposite to the way a normal paragraph works, the first line should be flush left and each following line should be tabbed in. ; Though there is really no substitute for a good APA Style Manual, students can refer to a citation generator such as www.citationmachine.net to ensure proper formatting, as well as contact Grantham’s Writing Center or the course instructor for additional assistance. ;

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