Articles in Writing APA

• Preparing for Discussion Posts

  Discussion Questions are a core part of most online courses at Yorkville University.  They can be a means to an end (a mark), or they can help you understand the material, synthesize new information, and increase your expertise in the subject. Try the following with your next Discussion Question Post to get the most learning […]

• Referencing Guide: Print

  In the text, references are always formatted as (name of author(s), date), and are placed as close to the point of reference as possible. If citing a direct quote, (name of author(s), date, p. or p.-p.) is placed immediately after the quote. There are some exceptions (such as for a long quote). The following information […]

• Referencing Guide: Websites

  In the text, references to electronic resources are the same as for print references. You must include (Author, date). Since many electronic references have no page numbers or dates, you can enter (n.d.) for no date or (n.p.) for no page. In the Reference List, instead of the city of publication and publisher information, you […]

• Basics of Referencing

  There are a number of different types of referencing, but the most widely used system in Canada is from the American Psychology Association (APA), which uses the author’s surname and date in the text. This is a YouTube video that provides an overview of how to properly cite/source references within your paper. It covers content […]

• Why do I Need to Reference?

  Although providing sources and references is often an uninteresting task, it is a vital one. Here are several reasons why referencing other’s work is important: To indicate where the information in your written work came from. To acknowledge the contribution someone else’s work has made to what you have written. If you do not, you […]

• What Do I Need to Reference?

  You need to reference any work from any source that is not your own that you use directly in your work. Instances where the ideas and arguments you are using come from a particular source (an author of a book chapter for instance). For example, you might want to make a point in your assignment […]

• Citing Websites with No Authors

  Citing websites can be difficult, especially those that don’t have a clear indication of who wrote the information you wish to cite. There are a couple of ways to approach no author. APA Section 6.15 advises to cite the first few words of the reference; you could also use the title of the specific web […]

• Quoting Material from a Website

  Whenever you are directly quoting material (i.e., copying exact words/phrases/sentences from a source) you must indicate where in the reference you took the information from. With books, journals, and other materials page numbers this is easy – in your citation, you use the page number. However, websites do not have page numbers yet you still […]