Write a paper of between two and three body pages in length. Identify the best practices of social media use within business. Cite data from at least one peer-reviewed article and two articles published in a well-regarded, national or international business publication.
Use the databases of academic and business journal articles that are available through the university library as your principal source of data.Follow APA version 7 format and submit your document in Microsoft Word format to the Assignment submission link.For document formatting use: Times New Roman 12; Double spacing; margin 1” top, bottom, left, and right.Use at least one level of APA-style headings.
please please follow the apa style 7th because I been losing points because of that.
here is more info about the apa stylehttps://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Concise Guide Student Paper Formatting Checklist, APA Style 7th Edition Concise Guide, 7th Edition Student Paper Formatting Checklist Use this checklist while writing your paper to make sure it is consistent with seventh edition APA Style. Full guidelines for writing and formatting an APA Style paper are described in the Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.). Refer to the following chapters for specific information: Student Title Page τ Format (Section 1.6): Double-space the title page. Center each element on its own line. Do not use italics, underlining, or different font sizes. τ Title (Section 1.7): Concise, engaging summary of the paper and its main topic and/or variables. Write the title in title case: Capitalize the first letter of the title, the subtitle, and any major words of four letters or more (plus linking verbs “Is,” “Are,” and “Be”). Double-space, center, and bold the title in the upper half of the title page (three or four lines down from the top margin). τ Author Name (Section 1.8): Full name of each author of the paper. The preferred format is first name, middle initial(s), and last name (e.g., • paper elements and format in Chapter 1 • writing style and grammar in Chapter 2 • bias-free language in Chapter 3 • punctuation, lists, and italics in Chapter 4 • spelling, capitalization, and abbreviations in Chapter 5 • numbers and statistics in Chapter 6 • tables and figures in Chapter 7 • in-text citations in Chapter 8 • reference list and reference examples in Chapters 9 and 10 Information and resources are also available on the APA Style website. If you have questions about specific assignment guidelines or what to include in your APA Style paper, please check with your assigning instructor or institution. If you have questions about formatting your thesis or dissertation, check your institution’s guidelines or consult your advisor. τ τ Maribel S. Quantez). Center the name two double-spaced lines after the title (i.e., one blank line between the title and author name). Author Affiliation (Section 1.9): Name of the department of the course to which the paper is being submitted and name of the college or university. Use the format: Department, College (e.g., Department of History, Williams College). Do not include the school’s location unless part of its name. Center the affiliation one double- spaced line after the author name(s). Course Number and Name (Section 1.6): Number and name of course to which the paper is being submitted. Use the format shown on course materials (e.g., syllabus). Write the number and name on the same line. Center the number and name one double-spaced line after the affiliation. https://apastyle.apa.org/ τ Instructor Name (Section 1.6): Name of the instructor of the course to which the paper is being submitted. Use the title and name shown on course materials (e.g., syllabus). Center the name one double-spaced line after the course number and name. τ Due Date (Section 1.6): Due date of the assignment. Include the month, day, and year in the format used in your country (e.g., May 4, 2020, or 4 May 2020). Spell out the month and write the full year. Center the date one double- spaced line after the instructor name. τ Page Header (Section 1.17): Page number 1. Flush right in the header (upper right corner). Paper Format τ Page Header (Section 1.17): Page number. Appears flush right in the header (upper right corner) of all pages. Insert page numbers using the automatic page-numbering function of your word-processing program. τ Font and Font Size (Section 1.18): Use the same font and font size throughout your paper (exception: figure images require a sans serif font and can use various font sizes). Recommended serif and sans serif fonts: ° 11-point Calibri ° 11-point Arial ° 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode ° 12-point Times New Roman ° 11-point Georgia ° 10-point Computer Modern τ Line Spacing (Section 1.20): Double-space the entire paper. Do not add extra lines before or after headings or between paragraphs. τ Margins (Section 1.21): Margins are 1 in. on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right). τ Paragraph Alignment and Indentation (Sections 1.22–1.23): Left-align the text (do not use full justification). Indent the first line of each paragraph 0.5 in. (one tab key). τ Paper Length (Section 1.24): Follow the assignment guidelines. If not instructed otherwise, use the word-count function of your word-processing program to determine paper length, counting every word in the paper—but do not count words in figure images. Paper Organization τ Introduction (Section 1.11): Repeat the paper title on the first line of the first page of text, before the opening paragraph. Center and bold the title. Do not include an “Introduction” heading. Start the first line of the text one double-spaced line after the title. Use Level 2 headings for subsections in the introduction. τ Text (Section 1.11): Use headings as needed to organize the text. Use Level 1 headings for main sections after the introduction (e.g., Method, Results, Findings, Discussion). τ Page Order (Section 1.16): Start each main paper section on a new page. Arrange pages in the following order: ° title page ° abstract (if needed) ° text ° references ° footnotes (if needed) ° tables (if needed) ° figures (if needed) ° appendices (if needed) τ Headings (Section 1.26): Start each new section with a heading. Write all headings in title case and bold. Also italicize Level 3 and 5 headings. Follow seventh edition guidelines for the alignment of headings, as described on the Headings page. τ Section labels (Section 1.27): Bold and center labels, including “Abstract” and “References.” Writing Style τ Continuity (Sections 2.1–2.3): Check for continuity in words, concepts, and thematic development across the paper. Explain relationships between ideas clearly. Present ideas in a logical order. Use clear transitions to smoothly connect sentences, paragraphs, and ideas. 2 https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/style-transitions-guide.pdf τ Conciseness (Sections 2.4–2.6): Choose words and phrases carefully and deliberately. Eliminate wordiness, redundancy, evasiveness, circumlocution, overuse of the passive voice, and clumsy prose. Do not use jargon, contractions, or colloquialisms. Avoid overusing both short, simple sentences and long, involved sentences; instead, use varied sentence lengths. Avoid both single-sentence paragraphs and paragraphs longer than one double-spaced page. τ Clarity (Sections 2.7–2.11): Use clear and precise language. Use a professional tone and professional language. Do not use jargon, contractions, colloquialisms, or creative literary devices. Check for anthropomorphistic language (i.e., attributing human actions to inanimate objects or nonhuman animals). Make logical comparisons using clear word choice and sentence structure. Grammar τ Verb Tense (Verb Tense (Section 2.12): Use verb tenses consistently in the same and adjacent paragraphs. Use appropriate verb tenses for specific paper sections, as described on the Verb Tense page. τ Voice and Mood (Sections 2.13–2.14): Use the active voice instead of the passive voice as much as possible. Use the passive voice only when focusing on the recipient of an action rather than on who performed the action. τ Subject and Verb Agreement (Section 2.15): Use verbs that agree in number (i.e., singular or plural) with their subjects. τ Pronouns (Sections 2.16–2.21): Use first- person pronouns to describe your work and your personal reactions (e.g., “I examined,” “I agreed with”), including your work with coauthors (e.g., “We conducted”). Use the singular “they” when referring to a person who uses it as their self-identified pronoun or to a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant. Use other pronouns correctly. Bias-Free Language (Chapter 5) τ Eliminate biased language from your writing. Avoid perpetuating prejudicial beliefs or demeaning attitudes. Instead, use bias-free language to describe all people and their personal characteristics with inclusivity and respect, including ° age ° disability ° gender ° participation in research ° racial and ethnic identity ° sexual orientation ° socioeconomic status ° intersectionality For guidelines on writing about people without bias and examples of bias-free language, see the Bias-Free Language pages. Punctuation, Italics, and Lists τ Punctuation (Sections 4.1–4.6, 4.8–4.10): Use punctuation marks correctly (periods, commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, parentheses, brackets, slashes), including in reference list entries. Use varied punctuation marks in your paper. Avoid having multiple punctuation marks in the same sentence; instead, split the sentence into multiple shorter sentences. Use one space after a period or other punctuation mark at the end of a sentence. Use a serial comma before the final element in lists of three or more items. Use parentheses to set off in-text citations. τ Quotation Marks and Italics (Sections 4.7, 4.15–4.16): Use quotation marks correctly. Place commas and periods inside closing quotation marks; place other punctuation marks (e.g., colons, semicolons, ellipses) outside closing quotation marks. Use quotation marks around direct quotations. Use italics correctly to draw attention to text. Use italics for the first use of key terms or phrases accompanied by a definition. 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