Class: Citation as a Lens for Interdesciplinarity. By popular request from my twitterish friends, here is the basic gist of the class I taught today.
Context: One of the amazing professors here (I have to say that, she’s reading this :P ) teaches a class which, being interdisciplinary and being a lower level course, often ends up introducing students to the world of interdisciplinarity. So this professor and I have decided to prime the students’ brains early in the term for two concepts: there are different disciplines out there and they each have their own conventions for good reason, and you’ll have to follow one of these conventions soon, so here are the basics.
Class (PPT): Citation has many goals, and avoiding plagiarism is only one of these goals (and frankly, the least interesting of the bunch, in my opinion… see my opinion). These goals have to do with the fact that writing is enherently communicative, and communication happens primarily within a community of inquiry. So there you have it. University APA Formatting and Style Guide. Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019.
The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA. You can also watch our APA vidcast series on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. General APA Guidelines Your essay should be typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides. Font The 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual requires that the chosen font be accessible (i.e., legible) to all readers and that it be used consistently throughout the paper. While the APA Manual does not specify a single font or set of fonts for professional writing, it does recommend a few fonts that are widely available.
Major Paper Sections Your essay should include four major sections: the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References. Title Page A student paper should not include an author note. Abstract. Uni APA citation style. APA citation style refers to the rules and conventions established by the American Psychological Association for documenting sources used in a research paper.
APA style requires both in-text citations and a reference list. For every in-text citation there should be a full citation in the reference list and vice versa. The examples of APA styles and formats listed on this page include many of the most common types of sources used in academic research. For additional examples and more detailed information about APA citation style, refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and the APA Style Guide to Electronic References. Also, for automatic generation of citations in appropriate citation style, use a bibliographic citation management program such as Refworks or EndNote. Reference Citations in Text Examples: Style Tips APA Style. APA Citation Style · Library How To Guides. Introduction This guide provides a basic introduction to the APA citation style.
It is based on the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association published in 2010 (2009). Copies of the manual are available at the Vanier and Webster Libraries' Reference Desks, Reference Collections and on 3-hour Reserve. The call number for the manual is BF 76.7 A46 2010. The Publication Manual is generally used for academic writing in the social sciences. Another useful resource is the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (restricted to Concordia users). This guide provides basic explanations and examples for the most common types of citations used by students. In-text citations - overview When using your own words to refer indirectly to another author's work, you must identify the original source.
Further examples and explanations are available in Sections 6.05, 6.11-6.21 and Chapter 7 of the Publication Manual. Authors One author Two authors 3 - 5 authors Quotations Books. APA Research Style Crib Sheet. APA Research Style Crib Sheetby Russ DeweyGeorgia Southern University Psychology Department [Emeritus] [This page is a summary of rules for using APA style, updated for the 6th edition.
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