Contemporary Challenges in Business: APA Review

This discussion board post requires students to review a sample paper, 'Michael’s Writing Style Prose Paper,' for APA formatting errors. Students must use the track changes feature in Microsoft Word to provide feedback, citing the APA manual for each correction. The post also requires students to reflect on the most frequent errors they identified, the ease and challenges of the review process, and their plans for improving their APA knowledge. The goal is to enhance scholarly writing skills and understanding of APA guidelines.

WEEK 2 DISCUSSION THREAD – Class: Contemporary Challenges in Business
Discussion: Pretend You Are the Instructor
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice.
—Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise
Two of the competencies you must develop in order to become an independent scholar include
writing in a scholarly voice and tone and following an appropriate academic style. In your quest
to become a scholarly writer, you must follow the rules meticulously detailed in the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Initially, recalling each rule will be
difficult, but over time it will become second nature. Knowing where to look to determine if the
manuscript you are reading or writing is in accordance with APA standards is critically
important. Following a standard writing format increases the probability of others being able to
easily comprehend your manuscript.
As you develop your scholarly writing prose in this program and beyond, there are two things to
keep in mind: Adhering to APA writing format is required for your Discussions and
Assignments, and others will read your manuscripts for comprehension. Occasionally, new
writers forget they have a scholarly audience who will read their papers. It is important that the
writer understand the significance of placing him or herself in the position of the reader. To that
end, you will assume the role of an Instructor and will review an anonymous college paper to
provide APA feedback to a student writer. During this exercise, you will practice recognizing
APA errors and locating within the APA textbook the appropriate APA rules and formatting
solutions.
To prepare for this Discussion, do the following:
 Read and view the materials in your Learning Resources, including the Walden
University academic guide pages on common reference list examples and using the
Microsoft Word track changes feature. Review your APA manual for use in your
assessment of the sample paper. Note: To assist you in your assessment, you may use any
supplemental scholarly APA resources of your choosing.
 Assess Michael’s Writing Style Prose Paper to identify any APA writing errors, and use
the track changes comment feature to propose corrections. As you make suggestions or
corrections, be sure to include the source name and page number(s) so the author can
locate the correction rule. For example, if you find text that reads, “This study will
provide…” your comment may contain the following comment: “This is
anthropomorphism. To correct it, please refer to the APA manual, 6th edition, pp. 68–69
for details.” Do this throughout the entire sample college paper.
By Day 3
Post your assessment of Michael’s Writing Style Prose Paper for APA formatting. In addition to
uploading your review of the paper as an attachment in the Discussion thread, include in your
post answers to the following:

WEEK 2 DISCUSSION THREAD – Class: Contemporary Challenges in Business
 What were the most frequent errors you identified?
 What did you find easy about the review, and what did you find challenging? Why?
 What do you plan to do to further improve your knowledge of APA?
Refer to the Week 2 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your
Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work. Before uploading your document, please
remember to click on the Review tab in MS Word and turn off the Track Changes feature.