Introduction

In the previous lesson, you learned a lot about copyright. I bet you're also familiar with citation styles like MLA and APA – probably from your English classes! But, did you know that citing sources is necessary for more than just writing research papers?

Documenting sources is an important part of following copyright laws. This includes identifying what resources, information, and/or data you use to create a report, presentation, etc.

casual business people looking at a data presentation on a monitor

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Demonstrate various manuscript formatting styles in documents.
  • Cite sources of digital content using a style manual (MLA, APA, etc.).

Enduring Understandings

  • It is important to be familiar with and follow copyright laws.
  • Consequences exist for those who fail to follow copyright laws.
  • Documenting sources are an important part of following copyright laws.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Business Technology Applications standards: 5, 13.