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Parks, Recreation, Sport & Tourism 3210W: Personnel Management & Leadership

Formatting

True or false:

  1. I don't need to use a citation if I use different words for what someone else said.

  2. Bibliographies should have citations in the order of use/appearance.

  3. Headings are only for papers that don't have a good flow.

  4. I can use any information source for a scholarly paper--as long as I cite it. 

References

What is wrong with each of the following?

  1. Lipscomb, Alison (2021, Winter). Addressing trauma in the college essay writing process. The Journal of College Admission, (249), 30–33. https://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/pdf/national_ccaa_in_the_news_-_nacac_journal_of_college_admission_winter_2021.pdf

  2. Jackson, L. M. (2019). The Psychology of Prejudice: From Attitudes to Social Action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
  3. Harris, K. R., Graham, S., & Urdan T. (Eds.). 2012. APA educational psychology handbook (Vols. 1–3). American Psychological Association.

In-text Citations

What is wrong with each of the following?

  1. Johnson (Johnson, 2012) reported on the impact of climate resilient soil practices...
  2. (Kelsey, 2024) argued that the research sufficiently demonstrated the positive impact of sports on mental health.
  3. In 2019, Herschel published his survey results on the public's perception of Supreme Court justices. 
  4. In a rare move, Fangio did not blitz Mahomes during the entirety of the game (Jones, CBS Sports, 2025).