Cite course materials in Chicago
Learn how to cite course materials in Chicago Note 18 style. Follow correct templates for lectures, handouts, online files and classroom resources to reference sources accurately in your writing.
Footnotes
| Citation format | Example |
| Template | # First Name Last Name, “Document Title” (Document Type for Unit Code: Title of Unit, University, accessed or posted Month Day, Year), URL. |
| Full note | 1 Hongming Ma, “The Developing Child” (PowerPoint presentation for EDBED1017: Child and Adolescent Development and Characteristics, Federation University, accessed July 23, 2025), https://moodle.federation.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=8431264. |
| Subsequent note | 5 Ma, “The Developing Child.” |
Bibliography
| Reference format | Example |
| Template |
Last Name, First Name. “Document Title.” Document Type, Unit Code: Title of Unit, University. Access or Posted Month Day, Year, URL. |
| Bibliography entry |
Ma, Hongming. “The Developing Child.” PowerPoint presentation, EDBED1017: Child and Adolescent Development and Characteristics, Federation University, Accessed July 23, 2025, https://moodle.federation.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=8431264. |
Footnotes
| Citation format | Example |
| Template | # First Name Last Name, “Lecture Title,” Unit code: Title of Unit. Lecture, University, Month Day, Year, URL. |
| Full note | 1 Verity Archer, “Social Science Research,” FEAFN3001: Research Methods in the Social Sciences. Lecture, Federation University, February 16, 2023, https://moodle.federation.edu.au/mod/kalvidres/view.php?id=8115971. |
| Subsequent note | 5 Archer, “Social Science Research.” |
Bibliography
| Reference format | Example |
| Template |
Last Name, First Name. “Lecture Title.” Unit Code: Title of Unit. Lecture, University. Month Day, Year. URL. |
| Bibliography entry |
Archer, Verity. “Social Science Research.” FEAFN3001: Research Methods in the Social Sciences. Lecture, Federation University. February 16, 2023. https://moodle.federation.edu.au/mod/kalvidres/view.php?id=8115971. |
Footnotes
| Citation format | Example |
| Template | # First Name Last Name, “Handout Title” (Document type for Unit code: Title of Unit, University, Month Day, Year). |
| Full note | 1 Roberta Crisci-Richardson, “Worksheet One” (class handout for VCHAT1012: Visual Culture: Foundations and Traditions, Federation University, August 1, 2025). |
| Subsequent note | 4 Crisci-Richardson, “Worksheet One.” |
Bibliography
| Reference format | Example |
| Template |
Last Name, First Name. “Handout Title.” Document type, Unit Code: Title of Unit, University. Month Day, Year. |
| Bibliography entry |
Crisci-Richardson, Roberta. “Worksheet One.” Class handout for VCHAT1012: Visual Culture: Foundations and Traditions, Federation University. August 1, 2025. |
A Moodle Book is a set of pages created by a lecturer inside Moodle, similar to an online textbook. This is not to be confused with a book linked on Moodle (like an ebook or library resource) that you open through a link.
Footnotes
| Citation format | Example |
| Template | # First Name Last Name, “Chapter Title” in Moodle Book Title, (Moodle Book for unit code: title of unit, University, Accessed or posted Month Day, Year). |
| Full note | 1 Hongming Ma, “Hook: When is a Question Complex?” in Learning Through Developmental Phases, (Moodle Book for EDBED1017: Child and Adolescent Development and Characteristics, Federation University, Accessed October 20, 2025). |
| Subsequent note | 2 Ma, “Hook: When is a Question Complex?”. |
Bibliography
| Reference format | Example |
| Template |
Last Name, First Name. “Chapter Title.” In Moodle Book Title. Moodle Book for unit code: title of unit. University, Accessed or posted Month Day, Year. |
| Bibliography entry |
Ma, Hongming. “Hook: When is a Question Complex?” In Learning Through Developmental Phases. Moodle Book for EDBED1017: Child and Adolescent Development and Characteristics. Federation University, Accessed October 20, 2025. |