Guidelines on citations and references

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Guidelines on citations and references

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Guidelines on citations and references:

In the course of your studies, you will be expected to acknowledge books, journal articles, web sites etc., used in the preparation of assignments, projects, essays, and dissertations by producing a list of references and/or a bibliography with each one. The reference list gives details of sources you have referred to (cited) within your text; the bibliography lists sources you have used but not referred to directly.

 

Why reference?

There are a number of reasons why you should provide references:

  • to demonstrate that you have considered other people’s opinions and read around your subject;
  • to acknowledge other people’s work and/or ideas – and thus avoid accusations of plagiarism (plagiarism: is the act of presenting the ideas or discoveries of another as one’s own);
  • to provide evidence for a statement;

    Why should we provide references

    •to demonstrate that you have considered other people's opinions and read around your subject; •to acknowledge other people's work and/or ideas - and thus avoid accusations of plagiarism (plagiarism: is the act of presenting the ideas or discoveries of another as one's own); •to provide evidence for a statement; •to illustrate a point or offer support for an argument/idea you want to make; •to enable readers of your work to find the source material, e.g. for a particular methodology you have used; and •to direct readers to further information sources.

    What is plagiarism

    plagiarism: is the act of presenting the ideas or discoveries of another as one's own

  • to illustrate a point or offer support for an argument/idea you want to make;
  • to enable readers of your work to find the source material, e.g. for a particular methodology you have used; and
  • to direct readers to further information sources.

When preparing reports, essays, etc. for assignments, if you wish to refer to something you have read you MUST give a reference for this material.

 Referencing styles

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