NUR1 312 Research in Nursing

The style you must use for this course is APA style.

APA Style

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. 2010 - official APA Manual, currently available in print only
• APA Style - official website of APA Style.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs ) about APA Style - chock full of examples of how to cite different types of references and material. Also check out the tutorial The Basics of APA Style
• APA Style blog - APA experts and guests tackle a variety of style topics each week. Site is searchable
• APA Style (OWL Purdue) - a comprehensive guide to using the APA format in your research. APA Sample Paper. Site is maintained by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) 
• APA Sample Paper - OWL Purdue
• Citer selon les normes de l'APA - Les bibliothèques de l'Université de Montreal

Play this fun game created by Hodges University Library:

The library is being overtaken by zombies! Use your APA skills to create an antidote, cure the zombies, and save the library.

Ready to play? Click on the image to start!

Citation guides

McGill subject guide created by the citation committee. Learn about EndNote, RefWorks and other citation management programs, as well as various citation styles.

• Locate an Worldcat workshop at McGill
• Life sciences citation style guide
• Citer ses sources - Les bibliothèques de l'Université de Montreal

EndNote

The McGill Library has purchased a site license to EndNote - a popular citation management program that enables you to store, organize, and format the references required in your research. Download this free software now!  You may also sign up for an account to use the Web version of EndNote. NOTE: some features in the desktop version are NOT available in the web version. Have a look at the comparison chart.

• Locate an EndNote workshop at McGill
• EndNote Essentials Handout (Word doc)
• EndNote Training Videos on Youtube

Need help using EndNote? Contact an EndNote specialist at McGill  (citations.library@mcgill.ca)

• Citation and Referencing FAQ (Note: FAQs re: other citation management programs besides EndNote will be added)

McGill Writing Centre (MWC) - located in the McLennan-Redpath Library, the MWC will teach you essential writing techniques and skills through a variety of courses, workshops and tutorials, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Just look for the MWC tab at the top of every page in myCourses.

Academic integrity

• Academic Rights & Responsibility: as a student it is YOUR responsibility to inform yourself of what constitutes academic integrity, as well as plagiarism and cheating. Students can no longer plead the “I did not know” defense if charged.
• Plagiarism and Cheating: What You Need to Know
• Ross K. (2013). Plagiarism: if you didn’t write it, cite it. McGill Tribune. Published Sept. 4, 2013