IST 5000 APA style and Academic Writing for Graduate Students

This course focuses on improving research writing skills, specifically focusing on using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) for format and style.  Students will learn how to determine quality reference sources as well as how to synthesize information and correctly document their analysis. Instruction will include (but is not limited) how to correctly paraphrase, quote, use tables and figure, document references, and cite sources correctly using APA. IST 5000 is not an MS-IST Core course and cannot be used as an elective in any Wilmington University program.