APA Style of Documentation, The

Description

For any undergraduate course in any discipline requiring APA documentation

This concise, economical pocket guide is a handy reference for finding, evaluating, and citing sources, APA documentation, and avoiding plagiarism.

Chapter 1  PLAGIARISM

            Introduction

Academic Honesty

Plagiarism Defined

            Plagiarism Examples

Chapter 2  FINDING AND EVALUATING SOURCES

            The Physical Library

            The Electronic Library

            Other Sources

            Evaluating Print Sources

            Evaluating Electronic sources

Chapter 3  CITING SOURCES IN ACADEMIC WRITING

Key Terms

            In-Text Citations–The Three Rules of Form and Format 

                        1.  Citing a Single Source by One Author

                        2.  Citing Multiple Sources in One Sentence

                        3. Punctuating and Formatting Citations

            Block Quotes, Embedded Quotes, and Direct Quotes 

            Integrating Sources

            How to Cite:

   Works by One Author (direct quote and paraphrase)

   Two or More Works by One Author 

   Works with Multiple Authors 

   Anonymous Author  

   Corporate Author and Indirect Source 

   Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Translated Works

   Personal Communications, Interviews, and Sacred Texts

   Oral and Electronic Presentations

   Tables, Illustrations, and Footnotes or Endnotes

Chapter 4  SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY

            Main Essay and In-text Samples 

            References Page Example

Chapter 5  CREATING A REFERENCES PAGE

Key Terms