What is Referencing? :
What is Referencing? Referencing is a standardised method of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that you have used in your assignment in a way that uniquely identifies their source. Direct quotations, facts and figures, as well as ideas and theories, from both published and unpublished works must be referenced.
Why Reference? :
Why Reference? Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations, and to enable readers to follow-up and read more fully the cited author’s arguments.
The main keywords before we start :
The main keywords before we start In-Text Citations - Use the name of the author, followed by the year of publication when citing references within the text of an assignment.
Reference list - A reference list only includes books, articles etc that are cited in the text. The reference list is arranged alphabetically by author.
The most common sources of information are shown below. :
The most common sources of information are shown below.
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Note that the following sources have not been shown because they are the most common and thus left for the viewer to discover: 1. The world wide web, 2. government publications, 3. Other sources(films, recordings, unpublished interviews, e-mails & discussions)
Question time :
Question time