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COMM 170
25 FEBRUARY 2015
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Format a cover page (student report) in APA style
Sample citations in APA style
A reprinted segment in a book
In-text citation example:
(Bissoondath, 2014, p. 35)
Reference:
Bissoondath, N. [2014]. I’m not racist, but…In F. Gavin,
Donville, E. & Vavrusa, D. (Comps.), Effective reading and writing for COMM 170 and beyond. (3rd custom ed. for
Centennial College, pp. 34-36). Boston, MA: Pearson
Learning Solutions. (Originally published by Neil Bissoon-
dath @1989.)
Your work normally includes 3 types of material…
1. Your ideas
2. Your summaries of others’ ideas and facts 3. Quotations from your sources
(MLA Handbook, 2009)
Why acknowledge your sources?
1. Avoid plagiarism and its penalties.
2. Add weight to your statements by citing authorities that support you views.
3. Enable your readers to pursue the topic further, &/or evaluate your use of others’ work. APA Style
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Example of quotation fewer than 40 words
(See rule in APA Manual, p. 171)
Interpreting these results, the author suggested that “the
information gathered in this study cannot predict an outcome with certainty” (Roberts, 2003, p. 540), thus lending real doubt