CMIC style guide and writer errors

1. MCC STYLE GUIDE
THETITLE PAGE
TheTitle is Centred in a Bold Font in Heading Caps and Single-
Spaced on the Page
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M. Lastname
Mid Cheshire College
Foundation Degree in Commercial MusicTechnology
18/05/15

2. MCC STYLE GUIDE
THE RULES
The contents page goes in this order…
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Sections
References
Appendices
Notes
Tables, Figures, etc.

3. MCC STYLE GUIDE
THE RULES
“The preferred typeface for APA publications is Times Roman, with a 12-point
font size” (APA, 2009, p. 228)
All text should be double-spaced.
Indent all text paragraphs using the tab key.
The page number aligns with the right margin.
Number all pages consecutively-starting with the title page.
The page header is an abbreviated title in heading caps.The page header goes
inside the top margin a half inch above the text,
next to the left margin.

4. MCC STYLE GUIDE
THE RULES
Reproduce a quote exactly. If there are grammatical errors, introduce the
term “sic” italicized and bracketed—for example,“the speaker sttutured [sic]
terribly”—immediately after the error to indicate it was in the original quote.
Block quotes, quotations of 40 words or longer, are double-spaced
from the text, single-spaced within. Indent the
entire block five spaces.
Shorter quotes, less than 40 words, are placed in the text in quotation marks.

5. MCC STYLE GUIDE
THE RULES
Spell out common numbers under 10.
Use numerals for numbers 10 and above
To make plurals out of numbers, add s only, with no apostrophe (the 1950s).
Omit . . .Words.Words may be omitted from a quote as long
as the original meaning is not altered.
The omission is called an ellipsis, and is indicated by inserting
three ellipsis points, three full stops.

6. MCC STYLE GUIDE
CITATIONS
List references alphabetically by author.
Use initials as appropriate, Smith,A. comes before Smith, B.
When there are multiple works by the same author, list
references by date, the most recent last.
Basic Format for Books
Author,A.A. (Year of publication).Title of work:
Location: Publisher.

7. “The second point I am going to talk about is the different
production techniques that different producers and artists
use”
Word Repetition
Common Errors in Sentence Structure

8. “First I will talk about the internet and what effects it has
had on the industry so far”
Use “affect” for a cause
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Use “effect” for a result
Common Errors in Sentence Structure

9. “Sigmund Freud’s theory of sublimation is the first notable
theory involved in the ‘can music effect behaviour’ debate,
although perhaps in this case it would be better explained
as can behaviour effect music”
“effect”
Sentence structure
Use of quotation marks
Common Errors in Sentence Structure

10. “So what were the catalyst’s that caused this”
Apostrophes are used to indicate possession
or missing letters or numbers
Common Errors in Sentence Structure

11. “Norway of the early 90’s”
Use of apostrophe
90s or ‘90s
Common Errors in Sentence Structure

12. “a very tense setting that is very unnerving”
Word Repetition
Common Errors in Sentence Structure

13. “The amplifier first originated in the early 1900’s”
Use of apostrophe
Common Errors in Sentence Structure