APFM APA Session

APA FOR APFM

MELANIE PARLETTE

ENGINEERING LIAISON

LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE

NOVEMBER 2011

HTTP://EXPLOREGUIDES.CONESTOGAC.ON.CA/APFM

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

WHY DO I NEED TO CITE MY SOURCES?

WAYS TO AVOID PLAGIARISM

For

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

“Academic integrity is expected and required of all Conestoga students. Students are responsible and accountable for personally upholding that integrity and for maintaining control of their own work at all times so that breaches of this policy are less likely to occur. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated, and students found guilty in any way will be disciplined in accordance with this policy” (Conestoga College, 2007, Academic Integrity Policy).

Academic Integrity Policy

WHAT IS APA STYLE?

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is a style manual that provides guidance and standards in:

•Research ethics•The publication process•Article format and presentation•Citation

3 MAIN SECTIONS TO APA STYLE

TITLE PAGE• Running head is left aligned.• Page number is right aligned.• Check with your instructor to find

out what information they would like on the title page (i.e. Name, Course Code, Student Number).

CITING OUR SOURCES

What do we cite and

how do we cite it?

WHAT DO WE CITE?

(Mohanty et al., 2009)

HOW DO WE CITE?

Publication manual of the American Psychological AssociationBF76.7 .P83 2010 REFERENCE Cambridge Campus LRC

Concise rules of APA styleBF76.7 .C66 2010 REFERENCE Cambridge Campus LRC

Conestoga College LRC Cite Your Sources APA Page•Conestoga Writing Service APA Guides•Other APA guides

Important: The APA manual is the definitive source of APA information. If a resource contradicts the manual – use the manual.

WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED?

CITING REFERENCES IN TEXT• APA uses author-date citations system

• Include the author’s surname and year

• For direct quotes, include page number or specific location

Examples author-date style citation while paraphrasing.

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

CITING REFERENCES IN TEXT

Formatting in-text citations

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

SHORT QUOTES• If you are directly quoting from a work, you will need to include the author,

year of publication, and the page number for the reference (preceded by "p.").

• Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase that includes the author's last name followed by the date of publication in parentheses.

According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199). 

Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?

• If the author is not named in a signal phrase, place the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation.

She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998, p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.

OWL In-Text Citations: The Basics

LONG QUOTES• Place direct quotations longer than 40 words in a free-standing block of

typewritten lines, and omit quotation marks.

• Start the quotation on a new line, indented 1/2 inch from the left margin, i.e., in the same place you would begin a new paragraph.

• Type the entire quotation on the new margin, and indent the first line of any subsequent paragraph within the quotation 1/2 inch from the new margin.

• Maintain double-spacing throughout.

• The parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark.

Jones's (1998) study found the following: 

Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially

when it was their first time citing sources. This difficulty

could be attributed to the fact that many students failed

to  purchase a style manual or to ask their teacher for help.

(p. 199)

THE REFERENCE LIST

Purpose: To help readers find the sources you used.

Therefore, it needs to be as accurate as possible.

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

THE REFERENCE LIST

Parts of the Reference

• Author name or names• Publication date• Title of the work• Publication data

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

THE REFERENCE LIST

Guidelines

• Use the most recent version• Include journal volume number and

page numbers• Include the article DOI at the end of

your reference• If there is no DOI, cite the home page

URL

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

What is a DOI?

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a permanent digital identifier given to an object. Its most common application is identifying electronic documents.

REFERENCING JOURNAL ARTICLES• Article title and journal title in sentence case

• Italicize the journal title and volume number

• Include the issue number in parentheses if the journal is paginated by issue

• Type the DOI in the format shown. Do not put a period at the end.

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

REFERENCING A BOOK• Title of the book in sentence case.

• If you cited an electronic book, give information about the format in square brackets after the title.

• For electronic books, give the DOI or URL in place of the publisher location and name.

From the Basics of APA Style Tutorial

GET HELP!

• By Email• [email protected]• [email protected]

• Online• IM Chat on the LRC Contact Us Page• Or in the APFM “Research Guide”

• In Person• Visit the LRC• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesdays 12:00 PM-7:30 PM

• By Phone• Information Desk @ 519-748-5220

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