Click the links below to see examples of the most commonly used sources in my course:
Website Article (with an author)
Website Article (when the organization is the only author detailed) - click the Helpful Tips tab and view the Group Author formatting.
Online scholarly journal articles (contains examples for those with and without DOI)
Course textbook - use the formatted reference below, and add the chapter and page number information.
Teague, M., Mackenzie, S., Rosenthal., D. (2024). Complete title of chapter/article. Your Health Today (9 Ed.), (pp. ). McGraw Hill.
NOTE: Do not embed a generator in your work. This can result in the loss of your work when submitting through Moodle. This most often occurs with Microsoft Word. Only include the text by cutting and pasting into your document.
In-text citations are required when quoting and paraphrasing your source. One of the most important requirements when using APA is that you have an in-text citation for every source that appears on your reference list. Click the links below to see examples of each different type of in-text citation:
a brief direct quote (source with author name)
a brief direct quote (source without author name)
when summarizing or paraphrasing information (source with author name)
when summarizing or paraphrasing information (source without author name)
Many online generators can be useful when starting to build your reference list. I find Google Docs to be the most accurate and easiest to use.
How to use a citation and reference generator in Google Docs.
A reference of a webpage is by far the most common reference sourced in my class. Watch this brief video to see how you can manually assemble an accurate reference of a webpage with and without an author.
Full videos and supplemental resources:
Twice in my course you will need to format your entire work in APA. Once in Unit 4, and for your course final Health Improvement Paper. See this detailed example for examples of a title page, in-text citations, and reference list:
The final paper of the course does require an abstract page. What you need to know:
Insert a page break to cleanly start the abstract at the top of the second page, after the title page.
This should be a succinct summary of your key points in a single paragraph.
The SMART goal is required to be in the abstract.
It is easiest to write the abstract after you have written the rest of your paper.
Keywords are not required.