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APA Style

Referencing Course Material

When drafting academic papers or research projects, it is essential to correctly cite the sources from which ideas, data, or direct quotations are derived. This includes content from courses you’ve attended, such as lecture notes, presentation slides, and course readings provided by your instructor.

Textbooks

Reference: 

Author Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Author Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year). E-textbook

title: Subtitle (Number ed.).Publisher. https://URL

In-text Citation:

(Author Last Name, date) or Authors Last name (date) discussed...

 

eBooks from the Library

Reference:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year). Book titleSubtitle. Publisher. http://URL OR Permalink
 

In-text Citation:

(Author's Last Name, year) or Author's Last Name (year) describes...

Course Content

Reference:

Rasmussen University. (Year). Module number: Title of lesson [Lesson content]. LMS Name. https://URL

In-text Citation:

(Rasmussen University, year) or In module #, the Rasmussen University (year) lesson describes...

Reference:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year, Month Day). Module number: Title of lecture 

[Lecture recording]. Name of Institution. https://URL

In-text Citation:

(Author's Last Name, year) or In the lecture, Professor Last Name (year), described...

 

Please note: Citing information gathered while listening to a lecture as it is being delivered-- and is not recorded-- would be considered a "personal communication" because it would be unrecoverable. Personal Communications are only cited in the text using this format:

Narrative Citation: ...A. Author (personal communication, Month Day, Year)...

Parenthetical citation: (A. Author, personal communication, Month Day, Year).

Lecture

Presentation Slides

Reference:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year, Month Day). Module number: Title of PowerPoint presentation 

[PowerPoint slides]. LMS Name. https://URL

In-text Citation:

(Author's Last Name, year) or In the PowerPoint slides, Author's Last Name (year) displayed...