APA Style Guide Workshop and Quiz

This is an example of an APA Style Guide and Scholarly Sources workshop I use for classes with research components. Of course, a similar workshop can be created for any of the style guides. There is a multiple choice quiz that goes along with it I can provide on request. I find that the downloadable slides and adding the quiz is the easiest way to get students to consistently cite correctly and a local source I can direct them to. Moreover, the inclusion of the step-by-step guide on how to use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory reduces the mistaken use of non-scholarly sources.

Directions:

This workshop consists of a self-paced slide show, tasks for you to complete. The slides are available in Keynote and PDFs (PDFs are accessible for screen readers). These slides are plain and designed to download fast and simply provide you with information you need for this course.

After you finish this workshop and look over the course wiki, go to Canvas and take the APA workshop quiz.

Keynote: APA_Workshop_181F.key Download APA_Workshop_181F.key

PDF: APA_Workshop_181F.pdf Download APA_Workshop_181F.pdf

Here is great video on  APA Format: In-text Citations, Quotations, and Plagiarism

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Also see APA Reference Lists: A More Detailed Explanation 

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Click here for more Videos on How to Use APA Links to an external site.

Check out this video on finding scholarly sources: http://libguides.sjsu.edu/content.php?pid=53543&sid=418196 Links to an external site.

Library Tutorials can be found here (especially "5 Ways to find Articles and Books):

http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/ Links to an external site.

This website at Purdue University has a lot of good information on APA and writing annotated bibliographies: http://owl.english.purdue.edu Links to an external site.

Also,

http://www.nova.edu/…ry/dils/lessons/apa/ Links to an external site.

SJSU Library Research Databases Links to an external site.

Nico's Formatting Tips for APA references

To get a hanging indent in word 2003 or newer: highlight the entire reference, right click, click paragraph, there should be two pull-down menus. Click the top one, choose "hanging."

Using Ulrich's Periodicals Directory to Check is a Source is Scholarly

Step #1 Go to the SJSU Library Articles and Databases page > http://library.calstate.edu/sanjose/ Links to an external site.

Step #2 Select "U" Databases and scroll down Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Step #3 Click on the link (sign-on if you have not already).

Step #4 Copy and paste or type in the name of the PUBLICATION not the article and hit the magnifying class search button.

Step #5 Say the title of the publication is the Journal of Communication. Make sure the title is correct, as there are often publications with similar title, for example here it is Communications instead of Communication. Click on the title link.

Step #6 On the Basic Description page check to see (1) that there is a "yes" next to Refereed and "Academic/Scholarly" next to Content Type (above).

Here is an example of a source that is not scholarly/peer reviewed/refereed. A hint on

this page that this is not a scholarly source is that under "Serial Type" it says "Magazine."

When you click on link, it takes you here.Note that there is no row labeled as Refereed and under Content Type is says "Consumer." This is not a scholarly source. You may use any sources you wish for your project but you are required to have 6 scholarly sources at a minimum.