APA referencing can be broken down into 4 parts:
| Author – who created the work | Date – when the work was published |
| Title – what the work is called | Source – where others can retrieve the work |
About reference lists
A Reference List is a list of all the sources you have cited or directly quoted within your assignment. No additional items may be included.
APA format rules
Example reference list
References
Bodjaziski, C. (Producer & Director). (2020). Why do we fall for fake news? [Film; educational video]. In C. Bodjaziski (Producer & Director), The digital literacy series: Fake news. ClickView. [Streaming video]
Kangan Institute. (n.d.). AHCBIO303-Apply biosecurity measures [Online learning module]. MyLearning. https://mylearning.bendigokangan.edu.au/ [Learning module]
Petrevski, N. & Thatcher, K. (2025). 33 Australian fashion designers you should know. Russh. https://www.russh.com/australian-fashion-designers/ [Website]
Petrie, E., Reid, S., & Guzys, D. (2014). Case management. In D. Guzys & E. Petrie (Eds.). An introduction to community and primary health care. (pp. 158-169). Cambridge. [Chapter in an edited book]
Renshaw, C. 2025. (2025, May 5). Research and referencing session [PowerPoint slides]. MyLearning. https://mylearning.bendigokangan.edu.au/ [Class PowerPoint slides]
Robinson, T., Govan, L., Bradley, C., & Rossiter, R. (2024). Transforming health care delivery: The role of primary health care nurses in rural and remote Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 592–596. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13120 [Online journal]
Standards Australia & Standards New Zealand. (2018). Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules) (AS/NZS 3000:2018). https://au.i2.saiglobal.com [Australian Standard]
Please always check with your teacher if you're permitted to use Generative AI tools like Microsoft Copilot when working on assessments.
If you do use an AI tool like Copilot or Chat GPT, you must reference ALL uses of this and record the prompt you've used.
| In-text citation | Reference list entry |
| When prompted with "how does the human eye work," OpenAI (2025) Copilot states that the human eye can be compared to a camera in the way it captures and processes visual information. |
Microsoft Co-Pilot (2025, 6 June). Prompt: "How does the human eye work." [Preferred] OR OpenAI. (2025). Copilot (Jun 6 version) [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/
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More can be found on the APA Style blog here.
AI Art
AI Art should not be used in assessments because you cannot provide attribution of where the image has come from. You can use Copilot to generate an image while studying, but you cannot copy and communicate the image (i.e. download the image and upload it into an assessment in MyLearning).
Click this link for alternative sources for images:
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