APA Citation Style 7th Edition

This page covers the proper citation format for PowerPoint slides and lecture notes that may be used in a course.

Please visit the APA Style website for examples on Classroom Course Pack Material References or Online Course or MOOC References.

Use the proper APA citation for any materials that are posted to Canvas by your instructor. For example, if your instructor posts a peer-reviewed article to Canvas, then use the format for citing a journal article.

PowerPoint Slides from a Classroom Website (Canvas)

Reference List

Larson, D. (2010). The joy of APA style [PowerPoint slides]. Canvas@Franklin. https://franklin.instructure.com/

• If the slides come from a classroom website, learning management system (e.g., Canvas), or company intranet and you are writing for an audience with access to that resource, provide the name of the site and its URL (use the login page URL for sites requiring login).
• If the audience for which are you writing does not have access to the slides, cite them as an interview.

In-Text Citations

Parenthetical citations: (Larson, 2010)

Narrative citations: Larson (2010)

PowerPoint Slides Available Online (Outside of Canvas)

Reference List

Housand, B. (2016). Game on! Integrating games and simulations in the classroom [PowerPoint slides]. SlideShare. https://www.slideshare.net/brianhousand/game-on-iagc-2016/

• When the slides are available online to anyone, provide the site name on which they are hosted in the source element of the reference, followed by the URL of the slides.

In-Text Citations

Parenthetical citations: (Housand, 2016)

Narrative citations: Housand (2016)

Lecture Notes in Canvas

Reference List

Hagerott, J. (2021). [Lecture notes BSAD 220 course outline]. College of Business, Franklin University. https://franklin.instructure.com/

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical citations: (Hagerott, 2021)

Narrative citations: Hagerott (2021)

Lecture Notes Outside of Canvas

Reference List

Jerison, D. (2006, September 14). [Lecture notes on chain rule, and higher derivatives]. OpenCourseWare, MIT. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-01-single-variable-calculus-fall-2006/lecture-notes/lec4.pdf

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical citations: (Jerison, 2006)

Narrative citations: Jerison (2006)

Reference List

Pearson. (2023). MyMathLab. Pearson Higher Education. https://mlm.pearson.com/northamerica/mymathlab/

Maplesoft. (2019). Maple companion (Version 2.1.0). Cybernet Systems Co. https://www.maplesoft.com/products/MapleCompanion/

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical citations: (Pearson, 2023); (Maplesoft, 2019)

Narrative citations: Pearson (2023); Maplesoft (2019)