Title of Paper
Your Name
The National Graduate School of Quality Management
Date

Abstract
(APA website for more format instructions is http://apastyle.org/. The Basics of APA Style tutorial can be viewed at http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm. The abstract is not a numbered page. Refer to page 25, section 2.04 of the APA Manual or the format the abstract as one double-spaced paragraph. The abstract paragraph is not indented; therefore do not indent the first line of the abstract. Because most written documents are published in electronic format, there is an emphasis on aiding the researcher to easily find information; therefore, NGS abstracts are limited to one page or less, but minimum one full paragraph of three to five sentences. Do not justify the right margin. Remember to remove this parenthetical information.) (Begin the abstract.) Example: The problem explored in this study is xxxx (in one or two sentences). The participants in this study xxxx (in one or two sentences). Qual/quantitative data was collected using xxxx (in one or two sentences). The themes (or patterns) that emerged in the data xxxx. The implications that result from this study are xxxx.

Title of Paper (same as title page)
Begin your introduction to your paper here. The introduction should include a thesis statement defining the main topic of the paper. Example thesis statement: This discussion of writing a paper in APA format includes three supporting points about the main topic thesis, which are organizing your writing, format of tables, and including figures. APA requires that you double-space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph 0.5 inches. All paragraphs should be at least 3 sentences.
Organizing your Writing (Level 1 heading)
The first supporting point detail starts in the second paragraph. Use multiple paragraphs if