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Assignment No: 02

Class: MSPM-IIA
Course: Research Methodology

Instructions:
1. This assignment is designed for the students, to gain an understanding of the American
Psychological Association (APA), 6th Edition Manual. Presently, most of the researches
are conducted under the domain and guidelines of APA, an understanding of APA style
will help students to design their future researches in an effective manner.
2. Students are required to attempt this assignment individually and submit the final
assignment by the end of Fifth Class.
3. Students are advised, not to share their assignment with their friend’s. Copying and
sharing the assignment will result in the cancellation of the assignment.
4. The preferred mode of assignment submission should be handwritten.

Maximum Marks: 05

1. What is the difference amongst empirical studies, literature reviews, theoretical articles,
methodological articles, and case studies?
(Refer Page No. 9 to 11, Chapter No: 01 of APA, 6th Edition).

2. What is ethics in research, ethical reporting of results, data retention and sharing,
duplicate publication, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, rights and confidentiality of research
participants, and ethical compliance?
(Refer Page No. 11 to 20, Chapter No: 01 of APA, 6th Edition).

3. How many types of heading levels are in APA? Provide three different examples of each
level.
(Refer Page No. 62, Chapter No: 03 of APA, 6th Edition).

4. What is the usage of grammar in APA? Provide one example of each usage.
(Refer Page No. 77 to Page No. 86, Chapter No: 03 of APA, 6th Edition).

5. How to use punctuation, quotation marks, parentheses, brackets, and slash in APA?
Provide one example of each usage.
(Refer Page No. 87 to Page No. 96, Chapter No: 04 of APA, 6th Edition).

6. What is the table layout style in APA? Provide three different examples of the table
layout.
(Refer Page No. 125 to Page No. 150, Chapter No: 05 of APA, 6th Edition).

7. What is a figure style in APA? Provide three different examples of figures.


(Refer Page No. 150 to Page No. 167, Chapter No: 05 of APA, 6th Edition).

For any assistance, students can visit my office in Room No: 301, 100 Campus-Karachi.
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