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references, appendix, and author’s note. American Psychological Association is a major
documentation style that is mostly used in social science and education fields. Proper
citation and referencing help to avoid plagiarism.

Assignments

1. Select an article in your area of interest. Analyse the contents of the report and
prepare a report summarising the way the author has developed the introduction,
methodology, analysis, and discussion of the study.
2. Perform a small-scale study to examine the effect of social media on academic
achievement among students. Develop a report including an introduction, meth-
odology, data analysis, results, discussion, and conclusion. Make use of the right
tables, graphs, and charts to support your conclusions.

3. Conduct 10 literature reviews on any topic of your interest and develop a list of
references based on APA style.

4. Explain the role of referencing in research work.
5. Discover and explain the differences between APA and MLA citation styles.

6. What are the required contents of a social science research paper according to APA
7th edition?
7. What is the significance of using in-text citations in a research report, and how does
it enhance the credibility of the study?

8. Explain the importance of creating a properly formatted reference list and how it
helps readers locate the sources used in the research.
9. Compare and contrast the key elements of a research report in APA 7th edition with
those in APA 6th edition, highlighting the major changes and updates.

Self- Assessment Questions

1. Explain Research report.

2. Elucidate the term Bibliography.
3. What is Documentation style?

4. What are the modes of reference writing?

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