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Unit 3 Overview
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Unit 3: Developing Your Professional Voice

Overview

An essential attribute of scholarly work is that of writing well. Writing well involves several components. Some are conceptual—reasoning and developing a logical argument. Others reflect the mechanics of good written communication—organization of a manuscript, style and language use, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. APA formatting also falls within this category of the mechanics of writing well.

The MA Leadership program uses the APA Manual (6th edition) as the model for formatting written work formally submitted. Unit 3 is devoted to helping you become familiar with some of the more common elements of scholarly writing and APA style.

 

Topics

Unit 3 is divided into 4 topics:

Topic 1: Developing Your Professional Voice

Topic 2: What is Scholarly Writing?

Topic 3: How to Write a Scholarly Paper

Topic 4: APA Citations and References

 

Learning Outcomes

When you have completed this unit you should be able to: 
  1. Describe the importance of scholarly writing for leadership.
  2. Apply the basic rules of APA style which includes the structure and content of a paper, writing clearly and concisely, the mechanics of style, citing sources and formatting references.
  3. Create an APA style paper.
 

Activity Checklist

Here is a checklist of learning activities you will benefit from in completing this unit. You may find it useful for planning your work.

Activity 3.1: Read Chapter 1 of the APA manual and also the Appendix of the Plano-Clark and Creswell (2015) text. Watch a video and reflect in your learning journal.

Activity 3.2:  Watch two videos and practice your formatting skills.

Activity 3.3: Watch a video by Dr. Hatala and review the checklist.

Activity 3.4: Watch a video by Dr. Hatala and take an online quiz.

Activity 3.4: Watch a video by Dr. Hatala and take an online quiz.

Blog Assignment: Complete the blog for this unit. Respond substantively to at least two other classmates’ blogs.

 

Resources

Here are the resources you will need to complete the unit:
  • American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Badke, W. (2017). Research strategies: Finding your way through the information fog (6th ed.). Bloomington, IN: iUniverse.
  • Parris, D. L., & Peachey, J. W. (2013). A systematic literature review of servant leadership theory. Journal of Business Ethics, 113 (3), 377-393.
  • Plano-Clark, V., & Creswell, J. (2015). Understanding research: A consumer's guide (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
 

Go to Learning Activities to continue the unit.