On the left, you will find a How To section.  Study the three parts:

1. Cite Sources

Study the Style and Citation Guide for the American Psychological Association (APA)

1. Prevent Plagiarism
2. Do Research

Watch the video “Using Proquest Central”

Using ProQuest CentralLinks to an external site.

Address the following:   

1) Identify APA concepts used in formatting, citing and referencing a document

2) Describe how to avoid plagiarism in written documents

Requirements:  

• After studying the chapter readings and library resources, write your response to topic 1 and 2 with at least a page of response for each. 
• Any written explanations should use complete sentences, and appropriate grammar, punctuation, spelling and word usage.  
• Any citations should be in proper APA style.  Any journal articles, media and books should be referenced according to APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).