PNG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

CD 111: DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE & SUSTAINABILITY

ASSIGNMENT 1: ACADEMIC WRITING

MARK: 54 WEIGHTING: 15%

NAME: __________________________________ CLASS: _____________

General Instructions

This Assignment comes in four parts; Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D. Read
through the instructions carefully and attempt the tasks. Lectures 1 & 2 should
assist you in this assignment.

ACTIVITY A: REFERENCING SOURCES (18 marks)

Instruction: For each of the following nine reference entries, re-arrange the underlined parts and
place them in their correct sequence (as they would appear in their respective entry) according to
the APA Conventions. Type your answers in the space provided below these entries.

1. Habitat loss, climate change, and emerging conservation challenges in

Canada. 89 (2011). Coristine, L. E., & Kerr, J. T. Canadian Journal of
Zoology, 435-451. (5),

2. Retrieved from http://www.journals.elsevier.com/economics-of-education-review/ 27 79-

93. Economics of Education Review, (2008). Boudarbat, B. (1), Field of study
choice by community college students in Canada.

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3. (1), 9-12. Reference & User Services Quarterly, Should librarians friend their
patrons? Ahmed, N.H., Edwards-Johnson, A., Antell, K., & Strothmann,
M. 53 (2013).

4. (2013). Burns, N. Virginia Beach, VA: Kitchenability 101: The college student's
guide to easy, healthy, and delicious food. Kitchenability Press.

5. (2012). Philadelphia, PA: Fundamentals success: A course review applying critical

thinking to test taking. F.A. Davis Co. Nugent, P., & Vitale, B.

6. (2009). College success strategies. Nist-Olejnik, S., & Holschuh, J. Toronto,

ON: Pearson.

7. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/95-640-x/2011001/p1/p1-05-

eng.htm Statistics Canada. Snapshot of Canadian agriculture: Chapter 5.

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8. (2013). Nobel Media AB. Retrieved from
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html Albert
Einstein- Biographical.

9. Biosolids on farmland. Ecological Farmers of Ontario. (2008). Retrieved from

http://efao.ca/biosolids-on-farmland/

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ACTIVITY B: MATCHING A REFERENCE TO SOURCE TYPE (8 marks)

Instruction: The details provided in a reference are clues to the resource type. For example, a
reference to a chapter in an edited ebook looks different from a reference to a blog post. In this
exercise, you will have the opportunity to practice identifying a resource type by a sample
reference. Place a tick next to the correct answer.

1. Rogers, K. (2009). Leadership giftedness: Is it innate or can it be developed? In L. Shavinina

(Ed.), International handbook on giftedness (pp. 633-645). https://doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-
6162-2_31

This resource is a(n):

Chapter in edited ebook On-line newspaper article

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 Ebook Journal article

2. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting &
Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. https://doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

This resource is a(n):

Research report On-line journal article

On-line newspaper article Chapter in edited ebook

3. Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

This resource is a(n):

Research report On-line newspaper article Web page Blog post

4. BC Hydro. (2013). Environmental impact statement executive summary. Retrieved from

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website: http://www.ceaa-
acee.gc.ca/050/documents_staticpost/63919/85328/Executive_Summary.pdf

This resource is a(n):

Web page On-line technical or research report

On-line newspaper article Wiki posting

5. Royal Roads University. (n.d.). Create a preliminary document plan. Retrieved from
http://library.royalroads.ca/writing-centre/writing-essay-start-here/create-preliminary-
document-plan

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This resource is a:

Technical or research report Web page Blog post Wiki post

6. How to write an essay. (n.d.). Retrieved October 28, 2014, from http://www.wikihow.com/Write-
an-Essay

This resource is a:

Online journal article Blog post Web page Wiki post

7. Senge, P. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art & practice of the learning organization. New York,
NY: Doubleday.

This resource is a:

Chapter in an ebook E-book Print book Chapter in a print book

8. Hume-Pratch, J. (2014, July 25). How to use the new DOI format in APA Style [Blog post].
Retrieved from http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2014/07/how-to-use-the-new-doi-format-in-
apa-style.html

This resource is a:

Online technical or research report Wiki post Blog post Web page

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ACTIVITY C: IN-TEXT CITATION (10 marks)

Instruction: Test your understanding of the APA Style rules on in-text citations by working through
this short exercise. Place a tick next to the correct answer.

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1. When citing one or two authors in-text, never use et al; instead, always provide the author(s)'
names.

True False.

2. When providing two or more authors' names in a parenthetical citation, use "and" to join the
names, not the ampersand symbol. For example, (Last name, Last name, and Last name, year,
p. X).

True False

3. Et al. should be used after the first author's last name every time a source with three to five
authors is introduced in the text. For example: "Last name et al. (year) argued that..."

True False.

4. When mentioning a source with six or more authors in a sentence, in either a parenthetical
citation or in the sentence text, only the first author's name and et al. should be provided: "Last
name et al. (year) argued that...".

True False.

5. Which of the following choices is the correct formatting for a citation to personal
communication?

(J. Johnson, email, para. 4)

(Johnson, email, September 3, 2014)

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 (Johnson, personal communication, para. 4)

(J. Johnson, personal communication, September 3, 2014).

6. If the cited resource doesn't provide a publication or copyright date. Which of the following
options is correct?

(Last name, no date, p. X) (Last name, n.d., p. X) No citation is necessary.

7. If the cited resource doesn't have an identified author, what information should be provided in
the in-text citation?

(The first few words of the title of the resource, year, p. X)

No citation is necessary

(Anonymous, year, p. X).

8. When citing a direct quotation from an ebook that doesn't have page numbers, which of the
following is the correct approach to indicating the location of the information within the ebook?

A paragraph number

A heading plus a paragraph number within the section

An abbreviated heading in quotation marks if the original heading is long

Any of these options, depending on how the information is presented within the book.

9. If the only way to cite a source is through a secondary source citation, which of the following
citations is the correct formatting? In the examples below, Lastname1 refers to the author of
the text you read, whereas Lastname2 refers to the secondary author quoted by Lastname1.

(Lastname2, year, p. X)

(Lastname1, year, p. X)

(Lastname2, as cited in Lastname1, year, p. X)

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 (Lastname2, year, as cited in Lastname1, year, p. X)

10. If the author's last name and the year of publication are provided in the signal phrase before
a quotation, what information is required in the parenthetical citation? For example: "Last
name (year) noted that, "quotation text" [what should be here?]".

(page X) or (paragraph X) No citation is necessary

The URL where the resource was retrieved (p. X) or (para. X).

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ACTIVITY D: IDENTIFYING APA REFERENCE LIST SOURCES (18 marks)

Instruction: Correctly identify the source of information for each APA reference. Type your
answers in the spaces provided in the table.
Chicago, J. (n.d.). Through the flower homepage. Retrieved
from: http://www.judychicago.com eg. Web page
Dixon, C. & Leong, R. (1996). William Morris & friends.
[Brochure]. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: National
Gallery of Australia.
Hunter, I. (1994). Rethinking the school: subjectivity,
bureaucracy, criticism. St. Leonards, New South Wales,
Australia: Allen & Unwin.
Joyce, B., & Weil, M. (1986). Models of teaching. (3rd ed.). New
Jersey, NY: Prentice-Hall.
Thomas, D. (1945). Do not go gentle into that good night
[Poem]. In D. Jones (Ed.), The poems of Dylan Thomas. New
York, NY: Norton.
Traudi, A., & Traudi, P. (Producers and Directors). (1993). Roar!
Melbourne Expressionism in the 1980s. [Motion picture].
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia: Film Education Australia.
University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts. (1995).
Adaptability. Sydney, Australia: Author.

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 Van Fenema, J. (1996). A critical look at Malaysian art. In S.
Jones. (Ed.), Southeast Asian art today. (pp. 62– 118).
Roseville, New South Wales, Australia: Roeder Publications.
Warer, N., Owen, R., Taylor, H., Barnett, A., Riley, M., Hindle,
K., Watson, M., & Florey, J. (1995). Studies in senior design.
Milton, Queensland, Australia: The Jacaranda Press.
Dekker, S. W. A., Hancock, P. A., & Wilkin, P. (2013).
Ergonomics and sustainability: Towards an embrace of
complexity and emergence. Ergonomics, 56(3), 357-364. doi:
10.1080/00140139.2012.718799

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