Class Lecture Notes
Lecture notes written during class:
*These are considered personal communications with the instructor and are not included in the reference list. If your instructor does require a reference entry for information taken from class notes, please consult with them about their preferred way of formatting these citations.
In-text:
"Hand hygiene is critical to preventing the spread of infections between patients" (B.J. Smith, personal communication, February 15, 2019).
No reference entry
Lecture notes posted online:
*Include a URL if the notes are posted freely online or available to the audience reading the work (e.g., an instructor who has the notes posted to their Blackboard site).
In-text: (Williams, 2019, p. 4).
Reference entry:
Williams, Z. (2020, January 28). [Lecture on feminist approaches to the economy]. Department of Economics, MacEwan University. https://learn.macewan.ca
PowerPoint Slides
*If available to the audience reading the work (e.g., the instructor for that course) include a URL to the website hosting the work (e.g., MacEwan's Blackboard site).
In-text: (Cogswell, 2019, slide 2).
Reference entry:
Cogswell, T. (2019, February 13). PSYC 233: Theories of personality [Powerpoint slides]. Department of Psychology, MacEwan University. https://learn.macewan.ca
Handouts
Print handout by the instructor distributed during class:
In-text: (Birdsworth, 2019, p. 2).
Reference entry:
Birdsworth, T. (2019). Introduction to chemistry: Lab safety instructions [Class handout]. Department of Chemistry, MacEwan University.
Online handout by the instructor available to them in Blackboard:
*Omit the URL if the resource is not available to the audience reading the work.
In-text: (Birdsworth, 2019, p. 2).
Reference entry:
Birdsworth, T. (2019). Introduction to chemistry: Lab safety instructions [Class handout]. Department of Chemistry, MacEwan University. https://learn.macewan.ca
Readings Compiled by an Instructor (e.g., course packs, custom textbooks, eReserves)
General guidelines:
- If the source of an individual reading such an article or book chapter is clear, cite it as a standalone source.
- If unsure what the source of the information is, contact your instructor.
- For original, unpublished course readings, treat the source as part of an anthology compiled by the instructor who is noted in the citation as the compiler (Comp.) of the materials:
In-text: (Hall, 2019, p. 61).
Reference entry:
Hall, R. (2018). Gender issues in interpersonal communication. In E. Revitt & J. Nelson (Comps.), Contemporary Issues in Communication and Human Interaction: BSCS 101 Spring, 2018 [Custom textbook] (2nd. ed., pp. 57-82). MacEwan University.
Course materials compiled by an instructor with unknown author:
In-text: ("Cognitive Mechanisms," 2019, p. 36 ).
​Reference entry:
Cognitive mechanisms: Selected readings. (2019). In E. J. Revitt (Comp.), PSYC 355: Social cognition (pp. 34-49). MacEwan University.
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