Although there are multiple citation styles available, the accepted style for the Social Sciences and the Communication Studies discipline is the American Psychological Association (APA) style. The APA has assembled a manual that instructs people on the intricacies of APA style.
You’ll use the APA citation style in the “References” section of your Preparation Outline.
For your reference, the Writing Lab at Purdue University has created an abridged online version of the APA manual. Click this link to access the OWL APA Style Guide