Submitted by MzScropion08 on 06/04/2009 06:48 PM Flag This Paper
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Creating Effective Documents
There are a couple of tips that I would suggest in writing academic papers that are not necessarily mentioned or emphasized in the resources given. One tip I would suggest is to have a teacher or faculty member correct it or since Axia College has a program that reviews papers then one should use the Center for Writing Excellence. It will help with grammar as well as other minor things that can make the paper proficient. Another tip I would suggest that I did not see in the resource information is to avoid using contractions and spell out the whole word such as the words: “don’t†converted to “do not.†The last tip I would suggest is to have the paper be informative because the purpose of academic papers are to inform and have a valid argument.
I believe the most important guidelines in formatting papers are the headings and fonts. The structure on where the pieces of writing must be are very important such as where the name, title, citation, etc. If it is an academic paper I noticed that italics are used as oppose to bold letters. This may confuse writers who have unique writing styles. The structure is emphasized because if it were not used properly then it would not look professional.
Academic papers emphasize the title page and headings very much compared to business documents. Memos and letters do not necessarily care for title pages however academic papers really stress the importance of formation. In business papers bold letters may be used and more formless writing where academic papers have a stricter style of writing. For example, slang can be used in business documents if done appropriately but in scholar papers slang is prohibited.