Assignment: Final Project Milestone 1
REWRITE PAPER
A City Museum: Focus
Recall that for the Final Project, you are the director of a museum and you must select a focus for the museum. When thinking about the appeal of a museum, you must think in terms of who will visit it and what it will mean to those visitors. Your audience will be mainly residents of the very city that you celebrate but, in order to be successful, your museum will also need to attract visitors from all over the world. How can you appeal to a worldwide audience?
In Final Project Milestone 1, you first give us some general information about your city, then select the museum’s focus. Then, you apply a wider, global lens to that choice.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the “Final Project Summary” document in the Week 1 Learning Resources area.
Review the resources you chose using the guidelines provided in the “Student Contributed Resource Worksheet” document in this week’s Learning Resources area for applicability to this Assignment.
Write a 300-word proposal in which you do each of the following:
Offer a brief description of your city and its residents (geographical location, size, a breakdown of ethnicities & classes, major employers etc.)
Decide on your museum’s focus (Industry and Commerce, History, Science and Technology, or Arts and Culture) and describe concrete ways in which this focus is evident in or important to your city.
Explain how the focus you chose answers the needs of or represents the citizens of your city.
Describe how this focus is appealing to visitors from outside your city.
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Writing in APA Style 7th Edition Example Paper
Student Name
Antioch University Santa Barbara
Course Name
Instructor Name
January 8, 2020
Title in bold, Capitalize All
of the Major Words; no
word limit.
Student Name, Institution,
Course Name & Number,
Instructor, and Due Date,
all on separate lines
Change from APA 6: No Running head
Every page has a page number in the header
Student Paper Example
Based on the Seventh Ed. of the
Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association
Use same font size
for everything in the
entire document
APA 7 no longer requires
12-pt. Times New Roman.
Permitted fonts:
12-pt. Times New
Roman
11-pt. Georgia
11-pt. Calibri
11-pt. Arial
10-pt. Lucida Sans
Unicode
One blank double-spaced
line under title.
Entire document should be
double-spaced.
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Abstract
This paper describes some basic parts of writing in APA style 7th Edition. These components
include seven major areas: the title page, abstract, formatting concerns for student writing, use
of language, in-text citations, the references page, and titles and figures. This paper also
provides examples of specific changes that are required by APA style 7th Edition.
Keywords: APA style, citations, frustration
Level 1
heading
(see box below)
An abstract is a brief
comprehensive summary of the
contents of the paper, typically
no more than 250 words.
Abstracts are not usually
required for student papers.
Check with your instructor to
see if an abstract and/or
keywords are required for your
paper.
If you’re not required to
include an abstract, begin the
main text on this page.
Keywords are words, phrases,
or acronyms that describe the
most important aspects of your
paper. They are used for
indexing in databases and help
readers find your work during a
search.
If required for your paper,
provide 3–5 keywords.
Keywords can be listed in any
order.
Indent ½ inch.
No
period
Page number
1 inch margin
Headings: Use headings in your paper to distinguish between
main sections and sub-sections.
Format for the Five Levels of Headings in APA Style
Level Format
1 Centered, Bold, Capitalize Major Words
Text begins as a new indented paragraph.
2 Left Align, Bold, Capitalize Major Words
Text begins as a new indented paragraph.
3 Left Align, Bold Italic, Capitalize Major Words
Text begins as a new indented paragraph.
4 Indented, Bold, Capitalize Major Words. After a
period, text begins on the same line and continues.
5 Indented, Bold Italic, Capitalize Major Words. After
a period, text begins on the same line and continues.
Main sections (divisions)
of the body of your
paper
Sub-sections
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Writing in APA Style 7th Edition Example Paper
Writing in the style of the American Psychological Association (APA) is a regular practice
for students of higher degree programs in psychology and many programs in science. The new
edition of the manual has made several changes, such as endorsing the use of the singular they,
as exemplified in the next sentence. Each student writer who applies the new APA student
writing standards may encounter different challenges, however, they may use the resources
provided by the AUSB Writing Center for support in learning the relevant new rules.
According to the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (2019), the style’s broad applicability “helps authors present their
ideas in a clear, concise, and organized manner” that “uniformity and consistency enables
readers to (a) focus on the ideas being presented rather than formatting and (b) scan works
quickly for key points” (p. xvii). Since this paper is mostly written in the seventh edition of APA
style, attentive readers will note that it has many examples of changes from the sixth edition.
Most of the rules demonstrated here are those a student will need to have some acquaintance
with in order to write easily according to the student writing guidelines, which are distinct from
APA’s new journal article reporting standards (Paiz et al., 2013).
The Structure of a Paper in APA Style
The APA style guidelines are designed for primary research papers that usually contain
the following sections: (a) introduction, (b) method, (c) results, (d) discussion, and (e)
references. However, the actual headings may vary depending on the type of paper one is
writing (American Psychological Association, 2019). For example, papers that do not describe
primary research or original experimental data may omit the method, results, and discussion
Level 1 heading
(see
p. 2)
Use singular
“they”
New in APA 7:
Use “et al.” for three
or more
authors
Title is bolded and
centered, Capitalize
All of the Major Words
Level 1 heading
(a main
section)
One
space
after a
period
1 inch
margins on
all sides
Repeat title from Title page
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sections (Xyers, Young, Zucherman, & Anne, 2019, p. 291). Some sections may be broken into
subsections, in which case the authors must use the appropriate headings and subheadings
(Xyers, Young, Zucherman, & Roberts, 2019, para. 4).
Organizing the Main Body
Most APA style papers written by students are not experimental; the organization of
headings and subheadings within the main body of the paper is therefore particularly
important. In certain cases, the author might use additional major sections, such as a literature
review, to introduce their own material.
Organizing the Main Body When There are Additional Content Concerns
In some common graduate assignments, students are instructed to compare therapeutic
models, provide possible interventions given specific presenting problems, or engage in case
study analyses. These papers may have particular sections (such as presenting problem, or
socio-cultural considerations of a given model).
Language Concerns in the Body of the Paper. Sometimes, writers who are just
becoming comfortable with APA style, or with academic writing in general, will mimic academic
language in ways subtly less clear than writers who use academic register fluently. For example,
one might write the following sentence, which sounds academic to the mental ear, but in which
almost everything is done poorly:
during the preparatory process of elucidating the critical and fundamental elements of
this theory for analysis, it would be observed that certain subjective elements of the
theory would be excessively situational to the point of being non-applicable outside of
the theorists’ particular circumstances. (Goodwin, 2012a)
Exception to “et al.” rule for 3 or more authors:
Include as many authors as needed to distinguish
between sources with the same first author(s).
Level 2
heading
(a sub-
section)
Level 3 heading (a
sub-section of the
Level 2 sub-section)
Level 4
heading
(see
p. 2)
If a
quotation
is 40 words
or more, use
a block quote
format: new
line,
indent
½
inch, double
space, no
quotation
marks.
Short
papers
usually
only
need
Level 1
and 2
headings
For block quotes,
period comes
before citation.
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We observe that such a sentence serves little use beyond parody. The same sentiment can be
expressed in appropriate academic register in the following fashion: this theory is based on
subjective components and thus is not widely applicable (Goodwin, 2012b).
Language Concerns as Issues of Unstated Academic Expectation. Writers for whom the
distinction between the two earlier examples is unintuitive should not be dismayed. Graham
and Harris (1997) have shown that an academic style of writing is slowly learned, and is not
often intuitive. Often, the rules of academic English, and American academic English in
particular, are presented as assumptions rather than with explicit guidance (Graham & Harris,
1997). A student may look at their peers and see no one else asking questions about unclear
elements of an assignment, or unclear expectations, and try to muddle through on their own
rather than raising the issue. However, most academic expectations need to be explicitly taught
at some point, so students should not feel bad asking for clarification. Often, if one writer has a
question about the expectations, many others do also (S. Harter, personal communication,
September 30, 2018).
In-Text Citations and
References
The American Psychological Association (APA) encourages authors to cite any works
that have impacted their own (APA, 2019). In general, the style guide recommends
paraphrasing sources rather than using too many direct quotes, “because paraphrasing
allows you to fit material to the context of your paper and writing style” (APA, 2019, p. 270).
A direct quote is best employed when the original author has stated a point particular
memorably, concisely, or effectively, or when the original author is providing a technical
Personal communication formatting example. Cite
in text but not on References page. (see p. 7)
Cite the
specific page
number of
direct
quotes.
Narrative
citation style
Parenthetical
citation style
2 Styles of In-
text Citations:
Narrative &
Parenthetical:
Level 4
heading
Level 1
heading
Para-
phrase
About page numbers:
Use for direct quotes
Use for paraphrases of information on a specific page
o Otherwise, optional for paraphrases
No
page #
(see
box
below)
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definition or explanation of a term. Under other circumstances, a paraphrase is usually more
efficient than a direct quotation. Both paraphrased ideas as well as quotations need to be cited,
though; only common knowledge does not require a citation. A good general rule of thumb
might be: “when in doubt, cite it, and if you don’t have a citation, double-check” (S. Chase,
personal communication, August 12, 2017).
Writers using APA style should be careful to format their citations appropriately. Most
in-text citations follow the format of author and year in parentheses, providing page numbers
(or paragraph numbers) for every direct quotation. For paraphrases/summaries in your own
words, include a page number when information is from a specific page of a source; otherwise
a page number is optional, but may be helpful. The formatting of references in the references
list, however, is more complicated, and writers should check their work to ensure that they
have used the appropriate format for each citation, depending on the type of source.
Figures and Tables
As shown in Table 1, the seventh edition of APA has made some changes to the
formatting of figures and tables. For example, figures now use the same title format as tables
(see Figure 1).
Final Recommendations
APA style is an effective way of formatting and presenting complex material. APA can be
time-consuming to learn; visit us in the AUSB Writing Center for help with any of your APA
questions.
Personal communication formatting example. Cite
in text but not on References page. (see p. 7)
Use table and figure numbers to refer the reader to tables
and figures. Do not write “see the table above/below”.
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References
American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (7th ed.).
Goodwin, J. (2012a). Made up examples of bad academic writing. Academic Writing, 343(1),
1006–1010. http://doi.org/11.1136/acadbad.12345
Goodwin, J. (2012b). Good reading is hard writing: Another made-up journal article about
academic writing. Reading & Writing, 25(3), 143–152.
http://doi.org/10.1234/readwrite.123456789
Graham, S., & Harris, K. R. (1997). It can be taught, but it does not develop naturally: Myths and
realities in writing instruction. School Psychology Review, 26(6), 414–424.
Paiz, J. M., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, G., Franks, M., Paul, R.,
Keech, E., Ruiz, G., Allison, A., Caterelli, B., Zhou, M., Soong, R., Nguyen, Y., Bedo, O.,
Sanders, B., Howard, C., Denny, H., … Keck, R. (2013). Online writing: The challenges of
learning APA. Journal of Psychotherapy. http://doi.org/10.4567/apa-style.67810
Xyers, K., Young, G., Zucherman, F., and Anne, A. (2019). Example with multiple authors. In G. Y.
Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Big Book of Examples (2nd ed., pp. 287–314). CRC Press.
Xyers, K., Young, G., Zucherman, F., and Roberts, B. (2019, June 1). Example citation for multiple
authors. BBC News. http://www.bbcnews.com/example-for-multiple-authors.html
New in APA 7:
No place of publication for books Leave hyperlinks
Do not use “retrieved from” or a retrieval date unless the website content updates often by
design (e.g., social media)
Level 1 heading
When publisher & author are the same, omit that info.
Include DOI as
hyperlinked URL
Capitalize only
the first word
of a journal
article and
subtitle.
Include
up to 20
authors
References should be in
alphabetical order and
double spaced.
Exception: Do not include personal
communication on your References
page, e.g., emails or interviews, since
they are not recoverable. Instead,
cite them in-text. (See p. 6.)
The References provides the information necessary for a reader to
locate and retrieve any source you cite.
Every source you cite must appear on your References page.
References page only includes sources cited in the body of your paper.
Same author,
same year:
use a & b
Use a
hanging
indent
http://doi.org/11.1136/acadbad.12345
http://doi.org/10.1234/readwrite.123456789
http://doi.org/10.4567/apa-style.67810www.huffingtonpost.com/fake-url
http://www.bbcnews.com/example-for-multiple-authors.html
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Table 1
An Example of an APA Style Table
Table or Figure Change from 6th Edition
Table Mostly the same for simple tables, but avoid unnecessary
borders or shading in a table
Figure Now uses same title format as tables
Note. A table note may optionally be included under the table to clarify the contents of the
table for the readers of the manuscript.
Figure 1
Writing in APA Style
Note. A figure note may optionally be included under the figure to clarify the contents of the
figure for the readers of the manuscript.
Limited shading and borders now
preferred. (Do not use vertical
borders to separate data.)
Figure titles now parallel to table titles
(above the figure)
Figures and
tables are
left-aligned
Place each table on a separate page,
followed by each figure on a
separate page
Assignment: Final Project Milestone 1
PLEASE FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND DETAILS
A City Museum: Focus
Recall that for the Final Project, you are the director of a museum and you must select a focus for the museum. When thinking about the appeal of a museum, you must think in terms of who will visit it and what it will mean to those visitors. Your audience will be mainly residents of the very city that you celebrate but, in order to be successful, your museum will also need to attract visitors from all over the world. How can you appeal to a worldwide audience?
In Final Project Milestone 1, you first give us some general information about your city, then select the museum’s focus. Then, you apply a wider, global lens to that choice.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the “Final Project Summary” document in the Week 1 Learning Resources area.
Review the resources you chose using the guidelines provided in the “Student Contributed Resource Worksheet” document in this week’s Learning Resources area for applicability to this Assignment.
Write a 300-word proposal in which you do each of the following:
Offer a brief description of your city and its residents (geographical location, size, a breakdown of ethnicities & classes, major employers etc.)
Decide on your museum’s focus (Industry and Commerce, History, Science and Technology, or Arts and Culture) and describe concrete ways in which this focus is evident in or important to your city.
Explain how the focus you chose answers the needs of or represents the citizens of your city.
Describe how this focus is appealing to visitors from outside your city.
In order to receive full credit, all Assignments are due on time. Should you encounter an unanticipated and uncontrollable life event that may prevent you from meeting an Assignment deadline, contact the Instructor immediately to request an extension. Your Instructor’s contact information is in the Contact the Instructor area in the course navigation menu. For a full description of the late policy, please refer to the “Policies on Late Assignments” section of your Syllabus.
Assignment: Application: Student Contributed Resource
Jennifer Green
Walden University
IDST – 2050C
Paige Parker
October 11, 2020
THIS WILL BE THE WORKSHEET THAT YOU WILL USE IN THE REFERENCE POST OF THE DISCUSSION QUESTION
Student Contributed Resource Worksheet
Directions: Please type your answers in the boxes provided. If you need more space, the box will expand as you write—so, there is no need to worry about space. Do not write your answers in a separate document because your Instructor uses the Rubric after each question to grade that section. You may also use the Rubric as a guide to make sure you completed the question correctly.
Quality of Life in Cities: Perspectives
1. Find one article from the library or credible Internet site that focuses on quality of life in a specific city or in cities generally.
Note: You may use articles by the authors listed in the Learning Resources section, but you may also include other authors.
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Author name: Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander & Peter J. Rentfrow Year and date of publication: 25 August 2011 Name of the article (or web article or website): The Happiness of Cities Name of the publication (or website): Journal of Regional Studies Volume and issue number (for magazine or journal articles): Vol 47 issue 4 URL (that is, the web address) of the website (if applicable): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2011.589830 |
Next, attempt to organize the information above into an APA-style reference. There are two examples in the following box, one for an article published in a magazine or journal and one for an article published on a website.
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Example of an article published in a magazine or journal: Kotkin, J. (2005). Cities: Places sacred, safe, and busy. The Next American City, (8), 19–22. Example of an article published on a website: Montgomery, C. (2013, November 1). The secrets of the world’s happiest cities. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/01/secrets-worlds-happiest-cities-commute-property-prices Enter your attempt at an APA style reference: Florida, Mellander, C & Rentfrow, P, J. (2011). The Happiness of Cities. Journal of Regional Studies,2011, 47 (4), 613-627. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2011.589830 |
Finally, post this reference to the course blog.
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Question #1 Rubric (for Instructor use only) |
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Did the student find one academically appropriate source? _____ / 17.5 points Did the student provide all the requested details about the source? _____/ 17.5 points Did the student attempt to put the reference to the source in APA format? _____/ 17.5 points Did the student post the reference to the course blog? _____ / 17.5 points Instructor Comments: |
70 Points _____/70 |
2. Write an annotation in the box below. An annotation summarizes the article and its point of view. It can be thought of as the explanation for why the article relates to the topic or an Assignment. Your annotation for this article should be 3–4 sentences.
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The article called The Happiness of cities explores some of the major aspects that defines what makes citizens of a place to be happy. We are introduced to the factors which are considered crucial by people when they want to live in a place or when they consider their place to be the best place to live in as compared to other places. Some of the things described to create happiness in a city in a city include the citizens income connection, the aspect of human capital, housing, equality in the way of life and socio-economic factors such as employment opportunities. The article relates to the topic because it portrays some of the major important things that many cities should strive to build on to make their citizens comfortable in their daily lives. Secondly, these things that have been described to contribute to the happiness of a city are also important when it comes to convincing other people to immigrate in terms of investments, education and even business activities. The article can be described as an academic masterpiece which is not only educational but also insightful as to how we gauge the quality of happiness in our respective cities across the world. |
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Question #2 Rubric (for Instructor use only) |
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Did the student provide an explanation for why the article relates to the topic? _____/30 points Instructor Comments: |
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Worksheet Total Points |
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THIS PAPER CAN BE USE AS A GUIDE AND FLOW ONLY. THIS IS A REWRITE PAPER USING YOUR OWN WORDS ALSO YOU WILL USE MY CITY WHICH IS AUSTIN TEXAS AND RESEARCH THINGS ABOUT IT ALONG WITH THE RESEARCH OF THE MUSEUM. AND USE CITATION AND MAKE SURE THE PAPER IS FREE OF ALL PLAGARIZM
Final Project: A City Museum
In the middle of California’s San Joaquin Valley, or better known as the Central Valley lies the city of Merced (Merced County, 2019). Merced is one the world’s leading regions for agricultural operations, which is probably why agricultural industries offer the most employment opportunities in and around Merced (Living in Merced County, 2019). Besides its agricultural qualities, Merced is also known for its ethnically/culturally diverse population of people; with roughly half of Merced’s population being white and the other half being either Hispanic, Asian, black, mixed, or some other race (Worldpopulationreview.com, 2019). Merced’s diversity has a major influence on recreational and cultural activities within the community (Quality of life, 2019). For instance, Merced has various types of dance classes for both children and adults; from hula dance and ballet to contemporary dance and tap dancing. Merced also features many parks; the Bear Creek bike path (that runs straight through Merced); an art museum, known as the Multicultural Arts Center; and the Merced Playhouse where shows and plays are put on for attending audiences. These are only some of the activities that are offered to Merced’s residents that are based on people’s cultural and ethnic differences.
According to the American Alliance of Museums (AAM, 2019), museums (in general) tell a story through the preserved artifacts they exhibit. All museums tell a different version of a story about the world and the cultural heritage of humankind (AAM, 2019). Aside from gaining an understanding of the times throughout history, museums can also influence the overall quality of life within an entire city through the emotions, wonder, and joy that observers develop as they take in the reality of what the world was, is, and could be.
In order to create an effective museum experience, it is important to take the surrounding region and its people into consideration when deciding on what the focus of a museum will be (Interdisciplinary perspectives in urban studies, n. d.). For instance, implementing an agricultural museum into the city of Merced may be an effective use for public space, as the museum would give residents insight into the agricultural processes that are responsible for building and maintaining their ever-growing city. This aspect alone would relate directly to the residents of Merced, especially those who were born and raised.
According to an article titled, ‘Merced County Agriculture’ (Norton, Castillo, Doll, & Stoddard, 2011), Merced has been known for top quality agricultural products, and are also partnered with other agricultural professionals around the world who are large investors and/or buyers of Merced’s commercial crops and/or other agricultural services (Norton, Castillo, Doll, and Stoddard, 2011). It is for this reason that an agricultural museum might appeal to non-residents as well; not only nation-wide, but even world-wide. Also, the agricultural industry is a main contributor to the flow of revenue and, as previously stated is also the number one employer in the entire Central Valley; in turn these aspects influence the overall economic health of the city (Norton, Castillo, Doll, & Stoddard, 2011). In other words, the city of Merced has been built and sustained by agricultural productivity; what better way to share the history of Merced than to implement an agricultural museum to teach and inspire, not only Mercedians but anyone who would like to gain insight into the birth of a city and its growth in California.
References
Anon. (2019). Worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved from http://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/merced-ca-population
Diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion – American Alliance of Museums. (2019). Aam-us.org. Retrieved from https://www.aam-us.org/programs/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion/
Laureate Education (Producer). (n. d. – d.). Interdisciplinary perspectives in urban studies [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author
Lim, S. (August 19, 2017). Merced County farmers organized 100 years ago | Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved from https://mercedsunstar.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/sarah-lim-museum-notes/article167843267.html
Living in Merced, CA – Merced livability. (2019). Areavibes.com. Retrieved from https://www.areavibes.com/merced-ca/livability
Living in Merced County | Merced County, CA – Official website. (2019). Co.merced.ca.us. Retrieved from https://www.co.merced.ca.us/1874/Living-in-Merced-County
Merced County – Central California. (2019). Centralcalifornia.org. Retrieved from
https://centralcalifornia.org/location-advantages/merced-county/
Norton, M., Castillo, A., Doll, D., & Stoddard, S. (October 2011). Merced County Agriculture | UC Cooperative Extension. Retrieved from
http://ce.merced.ucanr.edu/files/40560
Quality of Life | City of Merced: Office of Economic Development. (2019). Mercedfirst.com. Retrieved from
http://www.mercedfirst.com/comunity-profile/quality-life