Term Scholarly Activity

Overview

Assignment Requirements

• Unit II – Part I: Company Choice

• Unit V – Part II: Investment Analysis

• Unit VI – Part III: Financial Analysis

• Unit VII – Final Paper: Working Capital Management, combine all of the work.

Unit II – Part I

• Select a “publicly traded” company

• Research the firm

• Use at least TWO (2) Academic Sources

• Complete the write up in APA format

Due on or before Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Deliverable • Page 1 = APA Title Page

• Page 2 – 3 + = Body of the document*

• Page 4 or last page = APA Reference page

*Body of the Document

• Opening paragraph (firm background)

• Current and Past Investments

• Banking structure, relationships, etc.

• Industry information and any other info

• Conclusion 4

Academic Resources

• Academic sources = Scholarly sources

• Scholarly sources = Peer-reviewed

• Journal Articles (NOT Wall Street Journal)

• Academic Textbooks

• NO magazines

• NO newspapers

The American Psychological Association (APA) citation style is the most commonly used format for manuscripts in the social sciences.

APA regulates:

• Stylistics

• In-text citations

• References

What is APA Style?

Research papers, Case Studies, Essays, etc.:

• Report research, which uses empirical and numerical information, qualitative information, or secondary information.

• Includes: • Title Page • Body of the Paper

• Opening paragraph • Presentation of Research information • Discussion • Summary/Conclusion

•Reference page

APA Format

• Style

• Language

• Format

• In-text citations

• References

• clear: be specific in descriptions and explanations

• concise: condense information when you can

• plain: use simple, descriptive adjectives and minimize the figurative

language

Language in an APA paper is:

APA stylistics: Language

• be double-spaced throughout – no extra

line spacing

• with 1” margins on all sides

• in 10-12 pt. Times New Roman or a similar

font

• include a page number in the upper right-

hand side of every page

The APA Paper should:

APA General Format

Title: (in the upper half of the

page, centered) name (no title or degree) + academic department, course, instructor, and

date.

Page header: Student papers contain

no running head. Simply insert a page number

flush right.

Title Page – Student Paper

In-text citations help readers locate the cited source in the References section of the paper. In-text citations follow either a parenthetical format or a narrative format.

A parenthetical citation includes both the author’s last name and year of publication, separated by a comma, in parentheses at the end of the sentence.

EX: Research suggests that the Purdue OWL is a good resource for students (Atkins, 2018).

A narrative citation includes the author’s name directly in the sentence, with the year of publication directly following the author’s last name.

EX: Atkins (2018) suggests that the Purdue OWL is a good resource for students.

In-text Citation: Basics

If the source you’re citing includes page numbers, add that information to your citation.

For a parenthetical citation, the page number follows the year of publication, separated by a comma, and with a lowercase p and a period before the number (p.)

EX: Research suggests that the Purdue OWL is a good resource for students (Atkins, 2018, p. 12).

For a narrative citation, the page number comes at the end of the sentence, once again preceded by a lowercase p and a period (p.)

EX: Atkins (2018) suggests that the Purdue OWL is a good resource for students (p. 12).

In-text Citation: Page Numbers

When quoting: Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase

If using the parenthetical citation, include the author, date of publication, and page number at the end of the quotation.

EX: As scientific knowledge advances, “the application of CRISPR technology to improve human health is being explored across public and private sectors”(Hong, 2018, p. 503).

If using the narrative-style citation, include the author’s last name in the signal phrase, with the page number at the end of the quote.

EX: Hong (2018) stated that “the application of CRISPR technology to improve human health is being explored across public and private sectors” (p. 503).

In-Text Citation: Quotations

Follow the same guidelines for parenthetical and narrative citations when summarizing or paraphrasing a longer chunk of text.

Parenthetical citation:

EX: In one study that consisted of 467 young adults, it was found that social media use may not directly affect mental health; rather, it depends on how young adults use social media (Berryman, Ferguson, & Negy, 2018).

Narrative citation:

EX: Berryman, Ferguson, and Negy (2018) sampled 467 young adults about their social media use and mental health and found that social media use

may not directly affect mental health; rather, it depends on how young adults use social media.

In-Text Citation: Summary or Paraphrase

Introduce quotations with signal phrases, e.g.:

According to Reynolds (2019), “….” (p. 3).

Reynolds (2019) argued that“……” (p. 3).

Use signal verbs such as:

acknowledged, contended, maintained, responded, reported, argued, concluded, etc.

Use the past tense or the present perfect tense of verbs in signal phrases when they discuss past events.

In-Text Citation: Signal Words

When the parenthetical citation includes two or more works: •Order them in the same way they appear in the reference list—the author’s name, the year of publication—separated by a semi-colon.

EX: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet (Adams, 2018; Collins, 2017).

In-Text Citation: Two or More Works

When citing a work with two authors: •In the narrative citation, use “and” in between the authors’ names

EX: According to scientists Depietri and McPhearson (2018), “Understanding the occurrence and impacts of historical climatic hazards is critical to better interpret current hazard trends” (p. 96).

•In the parenthetical citation, use “&” between names

EX: When examining potential climate threats, “Understanding the occurrence and impacts of historical climatic hazards is critical to better interpret current hazard trends” (Depietri & McPhearson, 2018, p. 96).

In-Text Citation: Works with Two Authors

When citing a work with three or more authors: •list the name of the first author plus “et al.” in every citation.

EX: Lin et al. (2019) examined how weather conditions affect the popularity of the bikesharing program in Beijing.

EX: One study looked at how weather conditions affected the popularity of bikesharing programs, specifically the Beijing Public Bikesharing Program (Lin et al., 2019).

In-Text Citation: Works with 3+ Authors

When citing a work with an unknown author: •Use the source’s full title in the narrative citation. •Cite the first word of the title followed by the year of publication in the parenthetical citation.

EX: According to “Here’s How Gardening Benefits Your Health” (2018)

EX: (“Here’s,” 2018)

Titles: Articles and Chapters = “ ” Books and Reports = italicize

In-Text Citation: Unknown Author

When citing a group author: •Mention the organization the first time you cite the source in either the narrative citation or the parenthetical citation. •If you first mention the group in a narrative citation, list the abbreviation before the year of publication in parentheses, separated by a comma.

EX: “The data collected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, 2019) confirmed…”

•If you first mention the group in a parenthetical citation, list the abbreviation in square brackets, followed by a comma and the year of publication.

EX: (Food and Drug Administration [FDA], 2019).

In-Text Citation: Group Authors

When citing authors with the same last names: •Use first initials with the last names.

EX: (B. Davis, 2018; Y. Davis, 2020)

When citing two or more works by the same author and published in the same year: •Use lower-case letters (a, b, c) after the year of publication to order the references.

EX: Chen’s (2018a) study of bird migration…

In-Text Citation: Same Last Name/Author

APA uses a system of five heading levels (taken directly from the APA Publication Manual, 7th edition):

Headings

APA Headings

Level Format

1 Centered, Bold, Title Case Headings Text begins a new paragraph

2 Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph

3 Flush Left, Bold Italic, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph

4 Indented, Bold, Title Case Heading, Ending with a Period. Text begins on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph.

5 Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case Heading, Ending with a Period. Text begins on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph.

Here is an example of the five-level heading system: