Library Guides: APA (7th Edition) Referencing Guide: Class Handouts & Lecture Notes

Lecture notes and handouts (online)

Lecture notes or class handouts distributed through LearnJCU:

Format

For a downloadable file, like a PowerPoint or PDF:

Author, A.A. (Date). Subject code: Title of subject: Week x notes (or title of notes) [Format]. LearnJCU. https://learn.jcu.edu.au/

For lecture notes in html/web page form (e.g. notes that are LearnJCU pages):

Author, A.A. (Date). Subject code: Title of subject: Week x notes (or title of notes). LearnJCU. https://learn.jcu.edu.au/

Examples

Hardy, D. (2016). CP1403: Design thinking: Interpretation and define problem [PowerPoint file]. LearnJCU. https://learn.jcu.edu.au/

Bryan, S. (2017). CS1022: Learning in a digital environment: Week 6 lecture notes [PDF]. LearnJCU. https://learn.jcu.edu.au/

Frogmouth, T. (2018). XX1001: X-ray vision: Week 1 learning plan. LearnJCU. https://learn.jcu.edu.au/

Class hand-outs (physical)

Strictly speaking, any material that is only available in person (as in, you had to be in class in order to have this material handed to you, or it was sent via email) is regarded as personal communication, and should be cited as such.

However, if you believe the hand-out is essential course material and your lecturer would expect you to cite it just like you would cite something uploaded to LearnJCU, you can use the following format:

Printed material distributed in class:

Format	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date). Subject code: Title of subject: Title of handout [Format]. Publisher.
Examples	Frogmouth, T., & Spoonbill, Y. B. (2013). PY1011: Exploring psychology: Psychopaths [Class handout]. Department of Psychology, James Cook University.