Not all lecturers approve the use of unit materials, such as lecture slides, in assignments. Check with your lecturer first to see if these resources are acceptable.
The course coordinator is usually the author, unless otherwise noted.
Add a description after the title, such as [PowerPoint slides], [Lecture notes].
These titles should always be italicised.
If you cannot locate a date on the document, use the abbreviation (n.d.) in place of the year.
You will need to add the name of the Learning Management System (LMS) after the title. Monash uses Moodle'.
Online documents are considered 'static' by APA standards and therefore do not require the words 'Retrieved from' before an access link. This is a major revision for APA 7.
Do not include a full-stop after the URL at the end of the reference.
APA allows for links to be either plain text or 'active'. See the official APA Style Blog for more information.
Format:
Note: Cite information from your own personal notes from a lecture as a personal communication and refer to it only in the body of your essay.
Example:
Fennie, T. (2022, April 28). Menstruation and personal hygiene [Unpublished lecture notes distributed for PSYC701]. University of the Western Cape.
In-text referencing:
Fennie (2022)... OR ...(Fennie, 2022)
Format:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of handout [Class handout]. Publisher.
Example:
Fennie, T. (2021). Psychopaths [Class handout]. Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape.
In-text referencing
Fennie (2021) ... OR ...(Fennie, 2021)
Format:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of handout [Class handout]. https://xxxxxx
Example:
Woodworth, M. (2006). Psychopaths [Class handout]. https://ikamva.uwc.ac.za/
In-text referencing:
Woodworth (2006) ... OR ...(Woodworth, 2006)
Format:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of powerpoint [PowerPoint slides]. https://xxxxxx
Example:
Cioe, J. (2012). Biological foundations of sexuality [PowerPoint slides]. https://ikamva.uwc.ac.za/
