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In-text citations & Referencing (APA)

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Correct the citation: Jones suggested that the results of the research were inaccurate. (Jones, 2023)

Jones (2023) suggested the results of the research were inaccurate.

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Correct the citation: According to Kane, Murphy and Thompson (2020) bilingualism strengthens cognitive flexibility and problem-solving skills.

According to Kane et al., (2020) bilingualism strengthens cognitive flexibility and problem-solving skills.

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Correct the citation: "AI improves diagnostic accuracy in medical imaging" (Mangan, 2024)

"AI improves diagnostic accuracy in medical imaging" (Mangan, 2024, p.5) or pp.5-6 if more than one

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Correct the citation: Byrne argues that strength training improves mobility in elderly patients (2000)

Byrne (2000) argues that strength training improves mobility in elderly patients

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Correct the citation: Blockchain enhances financial transaction security and transparency. (Williams and Jones, 2022)

Blockchain enhances financial transaction security and transparency. (Williams & Jones, 2022)

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What four things should you do if you decide to include a quotation of more than 40 words?

Indented, freestanding piece of text without quotation marks./Double spaced /page no./full ref

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Talk about why we should cite and reference correctly for 1 minute

academic standards/credit/show research/avoid plagiarism/honesty-not your ideas etc.

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What referencing style are we using for our project?

APA (American Pyschological Association)

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What is a DOI?

A DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, is letters, numbers & symbols used to uniquely identify an article or doc. permanently. Like a social sec. no. for article

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True or false: You need to include first name initials in the reference

TRUE

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What is the text in italics referring to?

Journal title

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What's wrong with this reference list?

Not in alphabetical order

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What's wrong with this reference list?

References shouldn't be numbered

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What does "52(1)" stand for in the reference for an academic article?

Journal volume and issue

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Relevant direct quotations can be used at the end of a sentence or paragraph to show evidence. Discuss

Don't simply copy&paste at the end of a sentence/para. Should blend into your writing smoothly and you should show you have critically analysed and understand

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What if you want to cite an idea that has been presented in two articles? for example: articles by Moran 1998 and Bowen 2000 (narrative or parenthetical fine)

Parenthetical/info prominent: (Bowen, 2000; Moran, 1998) / narr./author prom: as Bowen (2000) and Moran (1998) argue...

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