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Referencing &
Digital Citizenship
A PA S t y l e & I n t r o d u c t i o n

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Overview

Week: 9
Class: 2-1/2-2
Date: 31st October & 4th November, 2022
Time: 09:30 & 11:40 hours
Topic: Digital Citizenship
Sub-Topic: Definition and Referencing
Objective: Students will be able to competently explain the concept of
digital citizenship and what it entails, and also practice referencing using
the accepted APA style.
Previous Knowledge: N/A

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Overview
• Definition of Digital Citizenship
• Safety as a Digital Citizen
• Netiquette
• A PA R e v i e w
• Practice referencing websites and
books

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Video on Digital Citizenship
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Referencing
• Important for giving credit to work belonging to
other people.
• Without proper referencing, plagiarism would be
committed.
• Discussion: What are the two main referencing
styles?
• A n s w e r : M L A a n d A PA
• Discussion: What do each stand for?
• Answers: Modern Language Association &
American Psychological Association.
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Referencing
• Modern Language Association & American
Psychological Association represent the
organisations responsible for standardising their
referencing styles.
• A PA i s m a i n l y u s e d i n f i e l d s r e l a t e d t o e d u c a t i o n
whereas MLA is used in humanities subjects

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APA Referencing - Websites
• When referencing websites in our reference page,
follow the following guidelines:
• L a s t N a m e i n f u l l , F i r s t N a m e i n i t i a l ( Ye a r, M o n t h
D a t e ) . We b p a g e N a m e [ i t a l i c i s e d ] We b s i t e N a m e .
URL
• Example:
• Horovitz, B. (2021, October 19). Are you ready to
move your aging parent into your
home? AARP. https://www.aarp.org /caregiving /h
ome-care/info -2021/caregiving -questions.html
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APA Referencing - Books
• When referencing books in our reference page, follow the
following guidelines:
• L a s t N a m e i n f u l l , F i r s t N a m e i n i t i a l ( Ye a r o f c o p y r i g h t ) .
B o o k N a m e ( e d i t i o n ) . P u b l i s h e r. U R L ( i f e - b o o k )
• Example:
• Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice:
From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American
Psychological
Association. https://doi.org /10.1037/0000168 -000
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Student Activity: Practice
• Practice referencing the books assigned to you (IT
textbook and another book found in your home)
along with the following sites:
• https://gizmodo.com/meta -quest-pro-vr-headset-
track-eyes-ads-facebook-1849654424
• https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/26/yes -chief-
disrupt-2022/
• To t a l r e f e r e n c e e n t r i e s f o r h o m e w o r k : 4

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