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2011 [COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY] 1 APA Style - 6th Edition This handout is based on the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) but is not a complete guide. For all rules and requirements of APA, please refer to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Should you have any questions, please contact the CSU Success Center by email at teamsucceed@columbiasouthern.edu or by phone at 1-800-977-8449 ext. 6538. Contents APA GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 2 REFERENCING .........................................................................................................................................…show more content…
APA format is a set of rules developed to assist with writing and the citing of sources, a format which helps to prevent plagiarism and to acknowledge the original author of the information used. It is meant to provide a concise and standardized citation format for written assignments (e.g., essays, research papers, article critiques, etc.) and is used for ALL Columbia Southern University courses. In educational institutions, plagiarism is a problem of great concern. According to Aaron (2007) in the The Little, Brown Compact Handbook, the word “plagiarism” is derived from a Latin word meaning to kidnap or to abduct (p. 424). Plagiarism is stealing someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own. In many other cultures, plagiarizing is encouraged because it demonstrates familiarity and respect for the work of noted writers. However, in the United States and at Columbia Southern University, plagiarism is considered fraud and can have serious consequences. Plagiarism usually comes in two forms: intentional and unintentional. Intentional/deliberate plagiarism includes directly copying, summarizing, or paraphrasing a source without giving credit to the author or putting it in quotation marks. This type of plagiarism also includes turning in a paper that has been bought, written by another student, or copied from another source. Unintentional plagiarism is when a writer uses another author’s thoughts or ideas without realizing credit must be provided. This includes working in groups and submitting the same answers as other students, forgetting to place quotation marks around a direct quotation, omitting a text citation for a summary or a paraphrase, and omitting a text citation for the ideas of another writer. Unintentional plagiarism also includes submitting an assignment that has already been previously submitted in another course. Unfortunately,

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