COH 319 - Human Sexuality

We cite our sources in academic writing in order to demonstrate that we:

• Know who the important researchers are in a particular field;
• Are well-read and have incorporated relevant scholarly arguments into the body of our work;
• Take into account those of others in formulating our views and arguments;
• Contribute to an ongoing conversation.

As an academic writer, we use citations in order to provide context, intellectual credibility, resources to investigate, and acknowledge the works of others.

  APA Guide: A handout prepared by the Library and Writing Center that highlights common reference and in-text citation examples.

APA Style Website: You'll find additional APA information here, including tutorials and quick answers about references and formatting.

Purdue Online Writing Center (OWL): Provides examples for nearly every type of APA reference and much more.

YouTube provides many helpful videos.  You may need to watch several to feel that you are competent in the various types of content to include.  Always check with your instructor to be sure that you are following their course requirements for papers.

The following video discusses how to format:

• the title page with a running head (0:54) and page numbers (1:37);
• the subsequent pages of your paper with a different header (3:22);
• the main text of the paper using section headings (4:25);
• in-text citations (5:55);
• the References page.(6:27).