LECTURER: JOHN DOE

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND WRITING FOR BUSINESS

THEMENLANDKARTE
TOPIC OUTLINE

Introduction to Academic Integrity 1

Introduction to Academic Referencing 2

Work with Academic Resources 3

Fundamentals of Business Writing 4

Developing Convincing Business Writing 5

Examples of Compelling Business Writing 6

UNIT 2

INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC REFERENCING

STUDY GOALS

On completion of this unit, you will have learned …

− … to select and assess the credibility of source materials.

− … to make the link between citation and referencing, and
academic honesty.
− … to cite sources of different types using the APA Style Guide.
− … to reference sources of different types using the APA Style
Guide.
EXPLAIN SIMPLY

1. What are appropriate academic sources?

2. What are the correct ways for academic citations?

3. What is referencing?
ACADEMIC SOURCES

− printed materials, e. g., books, academic journals/papers, news media/magazines

− digital materials, e. g., texts available electronically via academic databases or e-books
− materials obtained from the internet, from official public and organizational websites
to personal blogs, e-mails, tweets, Facebook pages, and other social media platforms
− statistics and data published by another party, from official public sources to
individual pieces of research/analysis
− pictures, photographs and visuals, that were produced by somebody else
− recorded materials, e. g., video/audio material that have been produced by somebody
else
− spoken materials, any material gleaned from hearing somebody else speaking, from
lectures and speeches to personal and academic conversations

Source of the text: IU International University of Applied Sciences, course book, p. 29.
ESTABLISHING CREDIBILITY

Credible sources Example/Explanation

How did you find the source?

Is the source credible?

Discuss some
examples.
Is the source academically honest?

What was the source produced for?

Who was the source produced for?

Source of the text: IU International University of Applied Sciences, course book, p. 30.
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF APA AUTHOR-DATE CITATION

Citation form Example/ Explanation

Narrative citation Thompson (2018) argues that …

Parenthetical citation … other theorists (Thompson, 2018) claim that …

Citing a source with one Author
Narrative In his study of business organizations, Jenkins (2018)
identifies …

Parenthetical It has been argued (Jenkins, 2018) that adopting …

Citing a source with two Authors
Narrative In their study of business organizations, Rice and Stone
(2016) identify …

Parenthetical It has been argued (Rice & Stone, 2016) that adopting …
Citing a source with three or more authors
Narrative In their study of business organizations, Green et al.
(2012) identify …

Parenthetical It has been argued (Green et al., 2012) that …

Source of the text: IU International University of Applied Sciences, course book, p. 32–33.
OTHER CITATION SCENARIOS

− Citing a source with a group or organization as author

− Citing a source within a source
− Citing authors with the same surname
− Citing unknown authors or dates
− Citing personal communication
− Citing direct quotations

Source of the text: IU International University of Applied Sciences, course book, p. 33–37.
APA REFERENCING GENERAL FORMAT

− The list of sources should be arranged in alphabetical order and should appear
on a separate page or pages at the end of the document.
− If an author has more than one source being cited, the items should be listed in
chronological order with the earliest date listed first.
− The author(s) must be listed with their surname first, followed by their first and
middle initials.
− Up to 20 authors can be included in an entry. In the unlikely event that there
are more than 20 authors of a source, the first 19 should be listed followed by a
number of dots and then the final author.
− The name of the author(s) should be followed by the date of publication (in
brackets), then the full title of the source (in italics), followed by a publisher.

Source of the text: IU International University of Applied Sciences, course book, p. 33.
REVIEW STUDY GOALS

− The credibility/reliability of sources can and should be

ascertained by considering five questions.
− A list of sources (= referencing) is essential for any academic
work citing the work of others. It is part of the academic
honesty.
− APA Style distinguishes between three broad categories of
source: textual work, audiovisual work, and online media.
There are firm guidelines for each of these categories.
SESSION 2

TRANSFER TASK I
TRANSFER TASKS – REFERENCING

Find a type of
i. textual work,
ii. audio visual media, and
iii. online media
on the topic of academic integrity. Please reference each type
according to APA style.
TRANSFER TASK
PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS

Please present your

results.
The results will be
discussed in plenary.
SESSION 2

TRANSFER TASK II
TRANSFER TASK – CITATION

Give an example of a credible and uncredible source when you

researched the topic of academic integrity in the previous
question. Explain how you made the decision between credible
and uncredible.
TRANSFER TASK
PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS

Please present your

results.
The results will be
discussed in plenary.
LEARNING CONTROL QUESTIONS

1. Every citation using APA Style has at least the

following two pieces of information:

a) author and publisher.

b) author and title.
c) title and date.
d) author and date.
LEARNING CONTROL QUESTIONS

2. When citing a source with three or more authors, you

should include …

a) last names of all the authors.

b) last name of the first author, followed by “et al.”
c) last names of the first two authors, followed by “et al.”
d) last names of the first three authors, followed by “et al.”
LEARNING CONTROL QUESTIONS

3. Which of these would be a correct citation for a direct

quotation using APA Style?

a) (Kendall and Lipsey, 2010, pp. 238—239)

b) (Kendall and Lipsey, 2010, pages 238—239)
c) (Kendall & Lipsey, 2010, p238—239)
d) (Kendall & Lipsey, 2010, pp. 238—239)
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