Courses
Are you writing a thesis/dissertation/paper or even a research proposal in American Psychological Association (APA) Style?
If “yes” then these courses can help you write impeccable content!
Nuances of APA Style
In this course, you will learn about the following aspects:
- Punctuation
- Full Stop (Period)
- Spacing
- Comma
- Semicolon
- Colon
- Dash
- Quotation Marks
- Parentheses
- Square Brackets
- Slash
- Spelling
- Preferred Spelling
- Hyphenation
- Capitalization
- Words Beginning a Sentence
- Proper Nouns and Trade Names
- Job Titles and Positions
- Diseases, Disorders, Therapies, Theories, and Related Terms
- Titles of Work and Headings Within Works
- Titles of Tests and Measures
- Nouns Followed by Numerals or Letters
- Names of Conditions or Groups in an Experiment
- Names of Factors, Variables, and Effects
- Italics
- Use of Italics
- Reverse Italics
- Abbreviations
- Definition of Abbreviations
- Format of Abbreviations
- Unit of measurement Abbreviations
- Time Abbreviations
- Latin Abbreviations
- Numbers
- Numbers Expressed in Numerals
- Numbers Expressed in Words
- Combining Numerals and Words to Express Numbers
- Ordinal and Cardinal Numbers
- Decimal Fractions
- Roman Numerals
- Commas in Numbers
- Plurals of Numbers
- Statistical and Mathematical Copy
- Statistical Symbols and Abbreviations
- Presentation of Statistics in Text
- Presentation of Equations
- Equations in Text
- Displayed Equations
- Lists
- List Guidelines
- Lettered Lists
- Numbered Lists
- Bulleted Lists
- Citation and Reference List
📚 What will you get in this course?
- Topics explained through videos (pre-recorded videos
with a blend of Hindi and English language with English
subtitles) - Notes for later reference (downloadable)
- Over 100+ questions for practice
- Online Discussion Forum
- Glossary explaining nuances of English grammar
(downloadable)
📚 For whom this course is designed?
This course is designed for
- new research scholars who are writing research proposals as per APA Style,
- research scholars who are writing papers as per APA Style,
- research scholars who are writing the thesis as per APA Style or who have written their thesis and want to proofread it as per APA Style, and
- faculty members who check research content as per APA Style. They can both learn and contribute in this course.
- Fees: ₹ 2499
- Enrollment Duration: 6 months
(Though you can complete the course in 4 to 6 weeks, you will remain enrolled for 6 months.)
Demo – Nuances of APA Style
📚 In this free demo course, you will learn about the following aspects:
- Punctuation
- Full Stop (Period)
- Spacing
- Comma
- Semicolon
📚 What will you get in this course?
- Topics explained through videos (pre-recorded videos
with a blend of Hindi and English language with English
subtitles) - Notes for later reference (downloadable)
- Over 30+ questions for practice
- Online Discussion Forum
- Glossary explaining nuances of English grammar
(downloadable)
- Fees: ₹0
- Enrollment Duration: 30 Days
(Though you can complete the course in 2 to 3 hours, you will remain enrolled for 30 days.)
Disclaimer
This Nuances of APA Style course is not meant to be an official guide or a substitute for the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition (2020), which contains comprehensive and authoritative guidance on all aspects of scientific writing. APA has a number of resources to help individuals learn APA Style, including free tutorials, FAQs, and an APA Style blog. Visit https://apastyle.apa.org/ for more information, and join APA Style on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/APAStyle and Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/APA_Style.
Why did I make these courses?
After my PhD, in addition to making educational websites, I also started helping research scholars in their data-analysis work. But as I was taking assignments for data analysis, I began to notice the mistakes related to English grammar and, more specifically of, APA Style in the content. So, I also started proofreading research content as well which includes theses, papers, questionnaires, and so forth.
Friends, normally we begin our research journey by studying extensive literature, learning statistical software, and learning many more things. But ultimately whatever we do (learn) goes into the background, and what comes out is the research content that we write on paper whether it’s a research proposal, questionnaire, paper written for journals, and ultimately a thesis.
A research content becomes the “face” of your hard and enduring work, and any type of anomaly can ruin its desired effect.
There is no doubt that the worth (credibility) of your work is best judged by the subject experts, but you should also keep in mind one more thing—you are writing your research content in a language (i.e., English) that has its own methodology (grammar, punctuation, etc.), which should be taken care of! And above all, if you are writing in a particular style (I am talking here of APA Style), then you have to be extra careful to adapt to its nomenclature.
Moreover, it has also been mentioned in Section 1.10 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition),
“Students should follow the guidelines and requirements developed by their instructors, departments, and/or academic institutions when writing papers, including dissertations and theses; these guidelines and requirements may entail adaptations of or additions to the APA Style guidelines described in this manual. We encourage writers, instructors, departments, and academic institutions using APA Style outside of the journal publication context to adapt APA Style to fit their needs.”
But friends, sadly, what I have found in my 3 years of proofreading is—a lot of anomalies regarding the English language and the APA Style. So, after seeking permission from the American Psychological Association (which took me a year!), I have created this online course Nuances of APA Style (with my examples, explanation videos, practice questions, glossary, etc.) because I believe that the research content should be an impeccable (flawless) work!
The Demo-Nuances of APA Style Course
This free Demo-Nuances of APA Style course will give you an idea about the main Nuances of APA Style course. So, if you feel that you have learned something new in this demo course and want to learn more, then go for the main Nuances of APA Style course; otherwise, please don’t waste your precious money and more importantly—time! 🙂
Frequently Asked Questions
This Nuances of APA Style course is not an official course by APA, although proper permission has been sought from APA to teach and distribute notes on the mentioned topics vide license no. 1264414-1 dated 02/09/2022. You may also read the Disclaimer again.
As per Section 1.10 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition), “Students should follow the guidelines and requirements developed by their instructors, departments, and/or academic institutions when writing papers, including dissertations and theses; these guidelines and requirements may entail adaptations of or additions to the APA Style guidelines described in this manual. We encourage writers, instructors, departments, and academic institutions using APA Style outside of the journal publication context to adapt APA Style to fit their needs.”
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The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) contains detailed information on many topics, and reading a book is always better, no doubt!
I have designed this course as a “shortcut” to effective writing by selecting the necessary topics and have explained them through videos along with 100+ questions for practice and a glossary of English grammar. Moreover, you will get notes too!
You can check the website of APA for more information regarding their Publication Manual and Online Workbook.
Once enrolled in the main Nuances of APA Style course, the fee is nonrefundable. You may first try the Demo-Nuances of APA Style course; if satisfied, then enroll yourself in the main course.
The duration of enrollment is 4 weeks (28 days), and you are required to complete the course within the stipulated time. I would suggest that you should study this course while you are in your writing stage (whether it’s the preparation of a research proposal, questionnaire, or writing paper/thesis).
The enrollment is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; you can enroll at the time most convenient to you. The enrollment duration will not be extended in any case. However, if you are a fast learner, then you may complete the course within one week!
I have designed this course in an individual capacity. It is not organized by any institution (see FAQ-1). So, the certificate is not eligible to be used for academic/official purposes. It is for your personal accomplishment only.
It is always better to study through a laptop/desktop, but you can access this course through mobile/tablet also. Click on the instructions regarding installing of Mobile App.
The videos are a blend of Hindi and English language. Non-Hindi speakers can understand the content through English subtitles and notes provided in the course. In case of any doubt, you can post it in the Online Discussion Forum available in the course.
