(INTERPERSONAL COMM). My task as a group member is to write an essay about the “Nonverbal Communication”. which is related to the topic of “many ways communications is needed and used,” which we picked this topic in our group. Assignment Details Purpose: The goal of the assignment is to synthesize the content we have learned from this class, text, personal experiences, and outside sources, into an easy-to-read manual, accessible to a variety of populations. Your manual should demonstrate how concepts from the book can be applied to ‘real-life’ situations and experiences. The project offers valuable practice in synthesizing and presenting information in an engaging way. Be creative, use the diverse set of skills in your group to integrate various technologies and programs to enhance your manual. Your group will design the manual for one type of relationship and it will be constructed with a specific audience in mind. A successful manual will synthesize various concepts from the semester to one specific type of relationship. For example, ‘breaking up with someone using technology.’ Keep in mind that you are expected to integrate outside research. The project is expected to adhere to APA guidelines. Final Application Manual Title/Cover Page: Much like any book, your manual should have a title and cover that appropriately catches a potential reader’s eye. Be creative and include pictures, designs, colors, text, etc. that would entice someone to read your manual. Table of Contents: Books have a table of contents, so will yours. The table of content should list the title of each chapter in the order that they appear in the book. The page number for each chapter should also be included. It should approach the table of contents much like our textbook does in the ‘contents’ section. Visual Enhancement: Include graphics, stories, hypothetical example inserts, etc. Graphics are pictures, graphs, or comic strips to name a few. References: The end of the manual should have a references section that includes the sources you incorporated into the manual. Each source should have a reference. APA required. Content of the Manual: Each chapter is required to have at least two credible outside sources. Outside source means that the evidence does not come from the textbook (Wikipedia is not an outside source). There should be clear content from the class text incorporated in the manual chapter. The chapter should be appropriately broad and in-depth and show a clear understanding of the concepts/theories from class. There should be one-chapter per group member Each chapter will include: An appropriate title An introduction and conclusion Contain a ‘Review’ section at the end of each chapter This is content that helps reinforce the content from the chapter. Be creative! Page Lengths: Chapter Content = 3 — 5 pages Review Section = 1/2 page Chapter Content = 3 — 5 pages Review Section = 1/2 page Explanation & Answer: 3 pages User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool’s honor code & terms of service.
Reference List: Basic Rules
Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here.
This resource, revised according to the 7th edition APA Publication Manual, provides fundamental guidelines for constructing the reference pages of research papers. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (7th ed.).
Note: Because the information on this page pertains to virtually all citations, we’ve highlighted one important difference between APA 6 and APA 7 with an underlined note written in red.
Formatting a Reference List
Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text.
Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay; label this page “References” in bold, centered at the top of the page (do NOT underline or use quotation marks for the title). All text should be double-spaced just like the rest of your essay.
Basic Rules for Most Sources
- All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.
- All authors’ names should be inverted (i.e., last names should be provided first).
- Authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials.
- For example, the reference entry for a source written by Jane Marie Smith would begin with “Smith, J. M.”
- If a middle name isn’t available, just initialize the author’s first name: “Smith, J.”
- Give the last name and first/middle initials for all authors of a particular work up to and including 20 authors (this is a new rule, as APA 6 only required the first six authors). Separate each author’s initials from the next author in the list with a comma. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author’s name. If there are 21 or more authors, use an ellipsis (but no ampersand) after the 19th author, and then add the final author’s name.
- Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
- For multiple articles by the same author, or authors listed in the same order, list the entries in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.
- When referring to the titles of books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
- Note again that the titles of academic journals are subject to special rules. See section below.
- Italicize titles of longer works (e.g., books, edited collections, names of newspapers, and so on).
- Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as chapters in books or essays in edited collections.
Basic Rules for Articles in Academic Journals
- Present journal titles in full.
- Italicize journal titles.
- Maintain any nonstandard punctuation and capitalization that is used by the journal in its title.
- For example, you should use PhiloSOPHIA instead of Philosophia, or Past & Present instead of Past and Present.
- Capitalize all major words in the titles of journals. Note that this differs from the rule for titling other common sources (like books, reports, webpages, and so on) described above.
- This distinction is based on the type of source being cited. Academic journal titles have all major words capitalized, while other sources’ titles do not.
- Capitalize the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns.
- Do not italicize or underline the article title.
- Do not enclose the article title in quotes.
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
- Deep blue: The mysteries of the Marianas Trench.
- …but you would write the journal title as follows:
- Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
Please note: While the APA manual provides examples of how to cite common types of sources, it does not cover all conceivable sources. If you must cite a source that APA does not address, the APA suggests finding an example that is similar to your source and using that format. For more information, see page 282 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.
