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RUBRIC

1. The American Psychological Association (APA) writing style is selected for use among graduate students to "ensure a professional standard of writing by its members..." (APA, 2010).

2. It is important for graduate students and researchers to give credit to those who help to frame ideas.

3. It is important to demonstrate your knowledge of a particular topic by reviewing the literature and by seeking the opinions of experts.

4. We document our sources of information to our readers by in-text citations and references.

5. Using the rules of APA writing styles apply to 250 word discussions, as well as 150 word responses.

6. APA rules are respected in our professional nursing fields of study, allowing for the writer's professional communication with peers and colleagues.

7. Plagiarism is the deliberate or inadvertent use of another person's exact words without proper acknowledgment.

8. Any form of plagiarism is unacceptable and is to be avoided. 

9. Use of the same headings, assignment titles or references are not considered plagiarism.

10. Based upon APA requirements for writing a paper, whether a formal discussion or 10-page research paper, the requirements are the same. 

a. Title page with Running head and page numbering

b. Double spacing using Times New Roman

c. 1" margin entire paper

d. Title should be capitalized, centered and double spaced

e. Discussions do not require an abstract

f. The first page of the discussion requires a title that is centered

g. The first line of each new paragraph must be indented.

h. There should not be extra spacing between paragraphs.

i. Use correct grammar, spelling, tenses, subject-verb agreements, short and concise sentences when possible.

j. Avoid improper use of commas and semi-colons and run-on sentences.

k. Use proper in-text citations (i.e. Jones, 2019; Mayor et al., 2018)

l. Use abbreviations after they have been written out on first entry into the paper and ensure that the abbreviation allows for clear communication with the reader.

m. The reference page is last and requires a new page and requires alphabetical ordering by author's surname.

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