Style Guides
Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) and Turabian are related style systems. The books below will help you with formatting your papers and with citing your sources.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Call Number: Theology Ref LB2369 .T8 2007ISBN: 0226823377
Citation Style Websites
The following websites might be useful to you as you learn how to properly format your assignments.
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide Provides many sample citations in both the notes/bibliography and author/date systems
- The OWL at Purdue: Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. Contains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation
- Son of Citation Machine: Chicago Enter citation information and get a citation in Chicago style
- Turabian Quick Guide Learn the basics of Turabian citation style
- A Writer's Reference Tutorial Learn how to use Diana Hacker's 'A Writer's Reference' to write papers
What Is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is essentially when you copy a piece of writing from someone else and present it as your own work. Plagiarism is not allowed at APU (or any academic institution). The following Internet resources provide more information, and can help to further clarify this important issue.
- APU Academic Integrity Policy Includes a copy of the APU policy, as well as a guide to help students become familiar with faculty expectations regarding academic integrity.
- Indiana University: Understanding Plagiarism This tutorial includes an overview of plagiarism, as well as actual cases of plagiarism, examples of both word-for-word and paraphrasing plagiarism, a list of resources, and a test to see what you know about plagiarism.
- The OWL at Purdue: Avoiding Plagiarism An excellent resource that provides an overview of plagiarism, as well as several practical tips and examples.
- Plagiarism.org This site is very thorough, and offers many helpful articles, tips, examples of correct citations, and more.
- Vaughn Memorial Library Tutorial: Plagiarism This is an excellent animated and interactive tutorial on plagiarism.