Exercise 4: In-Text Citations Worksheet

Due Day 2

Create in-text citations by following the directions for each of the following sources.Format your answers consistent with APA guidelines.

Answers will vary.

Examples and the exercise are on the following pages.

1.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following book. Mention the author in the text and use a direct quotation.

  • Book with one author
  • Quotation: A student in distance learning courses needs to ensure that he or she has a designated space for learning that supports his or her unique learning style. This personal learning space should be equipped with the necessary equipment that the student will need for school and be a comfortable working space.
  • Author: James C. Brooks
  • Date: 2004
  • Title of book: How to Be a Successful Student
  • Edition: 3rd
  • City of publication: San Francisco, CA
  • Publisher: Sage Publications
  • Page number of quotation: p. 326

Your answer:

2.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following book. Do not mention the authors in the text, and paraphrase the quotation.

  • Book with multiple authors
  • Quotation: Differences in perception affect the way we understand events, others, and ourselves.
  • Authors: Judy Pearson, Paul Nelson, Scott Titsworth, Lynn Harter
  • Date: 2003
  • Title of book: Human Communication
  • City of publication: New York, NY
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Your answer:

3.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following journal article. Mention the author in the text, and use a direct quotation.

  • Journal article based on a print source
  • Quotation: Fully one third of all start-ups fail within two years.
  • Author: Brent Bowers
  • Date of publication: May and June 2007
  • Title of article: Are you ready to start your own business?
  • Title of journal: AARP Magazine
  • Volume number: 23
  • Page number: 64
  • Page number of quotation: p. 64

Your answer:

4.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following journal article. Mention the authors in the text, and use a direct quotation.

  • Journal article from an electronic source
  • Quotation: Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires publicly traded companies to disclose if they have a code of ethics for senior financial officers, and if not, why not. Few companies will wish to explain why they do not have such a code, so it is likely that those publicly traded companies that do not have a code of ethics are in the process of developing one. Those companies that already have a code of ethics are probably reviewing them for compliance with the law’s requirements.
  • Authors: Bruce R. Gaumnitz and John C. Lere
  • Title of article: Codes of Ethics With Impacts
  • Title of journal: The CPA Journal Online
  • Date of publication: May 2004
  • Volume number: 74
  • Issue number: 5
  • Journal URL:
  • Paragraph number of quotation: 1

Your answer:

5.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following journal article. Mention the journal name in the text, and use a direct quotation.

  • Journal article from a database
  • Quotation: The learner, leader, and environment play separate and distinct roles in the learning process.
  • Author: none listed
  • Date of publication: Winter 2002
  • Title of article: The Way We Learn: A Plan for Success
  • Title of journal: Public Personnel Management
  • Volume number: 31
  • Issue number: 4
  • Page numbers: 441–446
  • Paragraph number of quotation: 2

Your answer:

6.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following periodical. Do not mention the author in the text, and paraphrase the quotation.

  • Periodical (magazine or newspaper)
  • Quotation: It could be said that motivation intrinsic with the need for “lifetime employability,” that the need to be employable and maintain currency in skills and knowledge is motivation enough to learn.
  • Author: Toni Rogers
  • Date of publication: December 2004
  • Title of article: Towards conscious self-directed learning
  • Title of periodical: Human Resources Magazine
  • Volume number: 9

Your answer:

7.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following periodical. Do not mention the author in the text, and paraphrase the quotation.

  • Stand-alone document from a website, no author identified, no page, and no date
  • Quotation: In psychology, a trait is a stable characteristic—potentially lasting throughout one's entire life.
  • Title of article: A Short Guide on Leadership Traits
  • Date of publication: None listed
  • Name of website: Legacee Management Systems
  • URL:

Your answer:

8.Create an in-text citation using the information from the following courses. Mention the source in the text, and paraphrase the quotation.

  • Course Materials (for University of Phoenix students)
  • Quotation: First, some people believe that ethics are legal and binding; however, ethics are not the same as laws.
  • Institution: University of Phoenix
  • Course: GEN300
  • Course name: Skills for Professional Development
  • Title of reading: Introduction to Ethics at the University of Phoenix
  • Date: 2007

Your answer: