APSC 1050: Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres

This is a guide to finding and using credible sources in APSC 1050. You will find information about differentiating between types of sources, finding background sources, searching for scholarly articles via academic databases or with AI, avoiding plagiarism, and citing your sources. 

This can help with your research assignments in this course, such as your Article Presentation, Failure Report, Group Presentation.

You can use this guide to:

• Explore different types of sources you may find during your research
• Learn how to find scholarly sources at Langara Library or with AI search tools
• Get tips for evaluating if sources are appropriate to use in your assignment
• Learn how to cite in APA style
• Find more help later if you have questions about research, citation, or writing

Citing your sources?