Free APA Style Online Course!

The StyleEase Writing Information Site offers a professionally designed, easy to use online course to teach students how to write a paper according to the 6th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and uses our StyleEase for APA Style software to make the process easy.

This free course is designed to teach you the basics of writing a paper in APA Style, and uses our StyleEase for APA Style software to make the process easy. The course will assist you in writing your first APA formatted paper, with simple assignments that help you work your way through your paper.

The course is broken into 8 simple lessons, each of which can be completed in very little time. Optional assignments apply the lessons to construction of your first paper.Here's the table of contents for the course:

Lesson 1 About APA Style and Document Types
Introduction	About Lesson 1.
About APA Style	All about APA Style -- history, usage, governing body, etc.
Document Types	Descriptions of common doc types, including paper, term paper, research paper, thesis, dissertation, and journal article.
Style Variations	Common additions and exceptions to standard APA Style.
Lesson 2 A Tour of Writing in APA Style
Introduction	About Lesson 2.
About Software for APA Style	Discusses the use of software to simplify writing in APA Style, including what software does, why one should use, and a list of products.
About Your Software	Quick description of the features included in StyleEase.
Lesson 3 *Page and Paragraph Formatting*
Introduction	About Lesson 3.
Page Layout	Page layout in APA Style.
Text Layout	Text and paragraph formatting in APA Style.
Sections and Pages	Adding chapters, sections, and special pages to your documents.
Lesson 4 *References and Citations*
Introduction	About Lesson 4.
About References	Introduction to reference entries and citations in APA Style.
General Rules	General terms and rules for APA reference entries.
Reference Types	Summary and examples of the commonly used reference types.
Citations	All about reference citations in APA Style.
Lesson 5 Referring to Online Materials
Introduction	About lesson 5.
Online References	All about referring to original material found on the Internet.
Online Versions	All about referring to online versions of material that originated in print or other format.

Lesson 6 *Adding Tables, Figures, and Special Lists.*
Introduction	About lesson 6.
Including Tables in Papers	All about adding tables to APA-style document, including formatting, placement, borders, captions.
Including Figures in Papers	All about adding figures (images) to APA-style document, including formatting, placement, borders, captions.
Other Special Sections	Describes other special sections that might be included in an APA-style document.
Lesson 7 Language Usage in APA Style
Introduction	About lesson 7.
General rules	General language usage rules in APA Style.
Neutral, unbiased language	Specifics of using neutral, unbiased language.
Abbreviations	APA abbreviation rules.
Lesson 8 *Finalizing a Document for Submission*
Introduction	About lesson 8.
Print Preparation Tasks	All about updating a document prior to printing, including updating special lists, sorting references, fixing pagination, etc.
Proofreading and Editing	Proofreading tips, including symbols used by copy editors. Information on finding a professional editor and what that experience will be like.

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