Referencing Stuff

By the end of this session, you should:

• understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in your work.

• know how to reference your work using the Harvard system.

Learning Outcomes

What is plagiarism?

…the copying,

… summarising,

….or paraphrasing of someone else's work or ideas

and not acknowledging them

and either directly or indirectly passing them off as your own independent work.

What is plagiarism?

Or in other words….

…cheating or stealing!

What is plagiarism?

Clone: submitting someone else’s work, word-for-word, as your ownCTRL-C: taking large portions of text from a single source without alterations.

Find-Replace: changing key words and phrases but keeping the essential content of someone else’s workRemix: paraphrasing from several sources and making their content fit together seamlessly

Recycle: borrowing generously from your own work without citation (also known as self-plagiarising)

TURNITIN, 2013. The Plagiarism Spectrum. <http://pages.turnitin.com/rs/iparadigms/images/ Turnitin_WhitePaper_PlagiarismSpectrum.pdf> [accessed 13.02.13].

TURNITIN, 2013. The Plagiarism Spectrum. <http://pages.turnitin.com/rs/iparadigms/images/ Turnitin_WhitePaper_PlagiarismSpectrum.pdf> [accessed 13.02.13].Types of plagiarism

• Working together to produce a piece of work which you then submit as your own individual work.

• Getting someone else to write all or part of any piece of work you submit as your own.

• Copying all or part of someone else's work (or letting them copy yours), with knowledge and consent for it to be presented as their work.

If you are unsure what appropriate collaboration isfor an assignment, check with your tutor.

Collusion

Read the statements on the cards you have been given.

In your groups, decide whether or noteach scenario is plagiarism or not.

What is plagiarism? - Exercise

Plagiarism is a serious academic offence

If you plagiarise, you will fail your assignment, may not be awarded your qualification, and

could be dismissed from your course.

So what?

Using good academic practice in citation and referencing will help you to avoid plagiarism, even inadvertently.

How to avoid plagiarism

• System used across college and on your course• Two part process:– Citing: the writer refers within the text to the

sources (references) used.– Referencing: creating a bibliography or list of

sources used. (usually at the end of the assignment)

Harvard Referencing

When referring to ideas you have seen or read, all you need to do is mention the author and date of publication for the work . – The work of Wilson (1973), Coles (1969) and Khan (1975)

demonstrated…– The research proved inconclusive (Scholefield 1989)– Radcliffe’s hypothesis (1990) was later disproved (Pearson

1992)

If you are quoting word-for-word you should also include the page number– There was only tea available, because “coffee is the devil’s

drink” (Sutton 2003, p.42)

Harvard - Citations

• System for your bibliography (the list of everything you have mentioned in your assignment)

• Requires you to give specific information in a specific order (Putting things in this order make it easier for your reader to follow, and means that you won’t forget to include any of the important details)

• Referencing can seem complicated, but once you learn the basics there’s not much else to it!

Harvard - References

AuthorDateTitlePlace of publicationPublisherWeb address (URL)When you read it

Why is it important to record these things?

Common features of a reference

• Citethisforme.com (online resource which orders and references websites instantly)

• RefMe (scan books with your mobile device for an near-instant reference)

• Referencing Guides (available from the Library for £1, with advice on every format)

Help available with referencing

Book: AUTHOR, Year of publication. Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher. Magazines & Newspapers:AUTHOR, Year of publication. Article title. Journal title, volume number (issue or part number), page numbers. Website:AUTHOR or EDITOR, year. Title [online]. Place of publication: Publisher. Available at: URL [accessed date]. Online Images:CREATOR, Year. or n.d. Title or Description. [medium]. Available at: URL [date accessed].

Referencing layouts

Practical Referencing

• How to evaluate the information you have found

• Using the information you find in assignments

• Correctly referencing sources and avoiding plagiarism

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