Reference Page
What is the purpose of the reference page?
The reference page gives credit to the source of information used.
Development of autonomous cars has seen major strides in the last year, but some critics are wary of having ‘Big Brother...in the back seat’ (Davis & Chung, 2016, p. 987).
Double quotation marks are always used, not single quotation marks. (Single quotation marks are to be used for a quotation within a larger quotation, though.)
Citations are never required for a chart or graph that you include in your essay.
False.
I am supposed to be 12 point. What am I?
What is font
This type of source is a rare exception because it requires only an in-text citation, but no reference citation.
What is personal communication (example, an email, or a conversation)
(Patel and Xiang, 2014)
When there are multiple authors, never use “and” before the final author’s name -- instead use an ampersand (&). Examples: (Jones & Xiang, 2014, p. 56) (Smith, Darko, Hassi & Ravishan, 1999) This is also true for the citations on the reference page.
Authors should be listed alphabetically according to first name.
False. Authors are listed alphabetically by last name or corporate name.
How big are margins on all sides of your essay?
1 inch or 2.5 cm
When citing a secondary source, what phrase must be included?
What is 'as cited in".
Can the sequence below be considered correct for an APA title page? 1.Galen University 2.Your Name 3.Title of Essay
No. Based on the example above, the correct format lists the title first, then the person's name followed by Galen University
All ideas that you present in your paper MUST be cited.
False. Basic common knowledge (eg. World War 2 began in 1939) does not need citation. Same goes for your own Ideas (as long as you are not using ideas or quotations from your old papers. That’s plagiarism.)
Unless, your professor tells you otherwise, this popular script is an acceptable font to use for your assignment.
What is Times New Roman
Jones and Tang (2011) were quick to support the proposed legislation and made the following argument: this Bill would usher in a new spirit of openness between colleges and universities. (p.143)
Do not put the quotation in a block of text, unless it is more than 40 words.
What is the maximum number of words that can be used in an in-text quotation?
40. Quotes that are 40 words or more are set off from the rest of the the written text by block indenting. This block of text is indented from the margin, remains double spaced and is not enclosed in quotation marks.
Lecture notes cannot be used as references.
False. Lecture notes can be used as references but still need to be cited.
Use me when you want to indicate that part of your direct quotation is missing within the body of your text.
What are ellipses (three spaced periods) Example: Wajak's prediction that “driverless cars . . . would turn out to be unfeasible, if not impossible” turned out wrong (Wajak, 2009, p. 45)
This reference citation does not include the publisher and publisher location.
What is journal article citation.
Can you spot what’s wrong with this citation for an article in a Sheridan Library database?: Kessler, N.P. (2012). Morale in the boardroom. Journal of business. 10(2), 45-47. http://login.library.sheridanc.on.ca/login?.ebsocost.com
The source title or the journal title should be capitalized. Journal of Business and Italicized.
When should et al. be used in APA style?
For in-text citation, when there are 6 or more authors for a work. Example: (Sharp et al., 2007)
Direct quotations allow you to acknowledge a source within your text by providing a reference to exactly where in that source you found the information.
True
These 5 elements are needed for an in-text citation involving a direct quotation and two authors.
What are the last names of each of two authors, an ampersand (&), the publication year and the page number. Example: (Smith & Rajid, 2003, p. 54)