Writing rules and guidelines
WRITING CHECKLIST
Formatting
• The text in my written paper is double-spaced
• My font size is 11 or 12
• My font style is professional; for example, Arial or Times Roman
• The first sentences of all my paragraphs are indented
• My page count is within the Assignment limit (Do not count the Cover or Reference
pages)
Grammar
• All contractions have been replaced with the full item (e.g., replace Don’t … with Do
not …)
• All names of books and titles of articles in the body of my paper are italicized
• I have used MS Word’s Spelling and Grammar tool to check my paper for errors
• I have checked my paper with the online Grammarly tool
• I have read my paper through out loud to catch minor stylistic mistakes
Citations and References
• Citations with an author’s name in the sentence use just the source number: e.g., (1)
• Citations without an author’s name use the name and number: e.g., (Welch, 1)
• I included just a few direct quotations, and each one is no longer than 1-2 sentences
• Mostly, when using other writers’ ideas, I paraphrased them (i.e., explained in my own
words)
• I used an in-text citation every time I referred to another writer’s idea
• I used (1) for the first source to appear in my paper, (2) for the next source, and so on
• My in-text citations match the number of the source on my References or Sources
page
• I listed all my References (or Sources) on a final, separate page
Question
Discuss ways in which information technology can affect
- management, and
- non-managerial work.