Writing with Integrity

Citing and Referencing using APA

CMNS 1290
AGENDA - Academic Integrity
- What is APA?
- Citation basics
- References
- Resources
Upholding Standards

ED 5-0 Policy of the TRU Senate

Student Academic Integrity
Upholds standards of the university
by clearly defining and banning
various forms of academic
dishonesty, including: Cheating,
academic misconduct, fabrication
and plagiarism.

https://www.tru.ca/policy/allpolicy.html
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the inclusion of
someone else's words, ideas,
images, or data as one's own work.
When a student submits work for
credit that includes the words, ideas,
images or data of others, the source
of that information must be
acknowledged through complete,
accurate, and specific citations, and,
if verbatim statements are included,
through quotation marks or block
format.
 When do you need to cite your sources?

Quoting another author’s words?

Paraphrasing another author’s

opinion, idea or theory?

Using someone else’s images?

Citing facts, statistics and illustrations

that are general knowledge?
APA (American Psychological
Association)

Publication Manual, 7th edition

APA is the most common style used in business and the
social sciences. See Tables 12.2 and 12. 3 in Chapter 12 of
your textbook for a comparison of APA and MLA styles.
APA citations
General Citation
(Author’s last name, Date of
publication)

Reflection is a vital component in a

student’s ability to learn through
experience (Coulson & Harvey,
2013).
APA citations
Direct Quotation
(Author’s last name, Date of
publication, Page)
“Without knowledge of academic
English, individuals may be excluded
from participation in educated society
and prevented from transforming it”
(Scarcella, 2003, p. 7).
OR
As Scarcella (2003) claimed, “without
knowledge of academic English,
individuals may be excluded from
participation in educated society and
prevented from transforming it” (p. 7).
 Practice Exercise #1
On page 452 of Carolyn Meyer’s textbook Communicating for
Results, 5th Ed. (published in Don Mills Ontario by Oxford University
Press in 2020), there is some information you would like to include in
a report. The quote is,

“Even if you have summarized or paraphrased an idea, you must

identify whose idea it is and where it comes from”.

How would you properly cite this quote within the body of your
report?
APA References
All sources cited in your
writing must be included
in your list of references.
Centre the word
“References” (plural) top
of a new page.
References
Coulson, D., & Harvey, M. (2013).
Scaffolding student reflection for experience
-based learning: A framework. Teaching in
Higher Education, 18(4), 401-413.
Scarcella, R. (2003). Academic English: A
conceptual framework. University of California
Linguistic Minority Research Institute.
 Practice Exercise #2
Carolyn Meyer’s textbook Communicating for Results, 5 th Ed.
(published in Don Mills Ontario by Oxford University Press in 2020),
there is some information you would like to include in a report.

How would you properly format credit to this source on your list of
references?

Scarcella, R. (2003). Academic English: A

conceptual framework. University of California
Linguistic Minority Research Institute.
Further Resources
APA PPT in Moodle
OWL Purdue
TRU Library
TRU Writing Centre