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 Reading, understanding and correcting referencing the work of others in your assignments is important.  By correctly referencing you will: › Protect yourself against accusations of plagiarism › Demonstrate that you have read widely › Show your understanding of a topic › Support your arguments with published research  If you don’t reference correctly you may commit plagiarism, which is seen as academic misconduct and carries penalties. 8_Policy_on_the_Conduct_of_Assessed_Work_(Academic_Good_Conduct ).pdf 8_Policy_on_the_Conduct_of_Assessed_Work_(Academic_Good_Conduct ).pdf

 Acknowledging the work of others in your assignments gives academic credibility to your work by allowing you to back up your arguments with published material.  You should reference anything you have taken from another work, whether you are paraphrasing, summarising or directly quoting.  Some things can be taken as common knowledge and do not therefore need to be backed up with a reference.

Taking clear notes during your reading will make referencing much easier and quicker.  Make a note of: author / title / date / publisher details and chapter details / page numbers if relevant.  If it is online, note the web address and the date and time you accessed it.  Make clear distinction between any direct quotes you write down and information written in your own words so you don’t accidently plagiarise when you come to write you assignment

 The first part of a Harvard reference is the in-text citation where you acknowledge the sources you read.  Use (author, date) and page numbers if applicable.  Consider the flow of your writing when choosing how to include the citation. Addy (2006) explains that children with developmental coordination disorder often struggle within mainstream education (p.25) Addy (2006, p.25) explains that children with developmental coordination disorder often struggle within mainstream education Children with developmental coordination disorder often struggle within mainstream education (Addy, 2006, p.25)

 Use quotation marks ‘t’ and page number(s) to indicate a direct quote.  Short quotes can be included in your own sentence:  Longer quotes should be indented and in a separate paragraph:  Avoid overusing quotations. Continuing professional development allows people to ‘build on their knowledge and skills to develop their level of competence’ (Alsop, 2000, p.64). Evidence suggests that the popularity for alternative medicine is growing. ‘It is estimated that a third of the population have tried the remedies of complementary medicine or visited its practitioners’ (Dimond, 2004, p.378).

 Presenting an idea or argument in your own words.  Ensure it is significantly altered from the original to avoid issues of plagiarism (just changing a couple of words is not enough!).  Paraphrases relate to specific sections of a work, so it is good practice to include the page number as you would do with a direct quotation. Effectively preparing patients by dealing with questions, setting goals and making the patient feel involved in their care can significantly reduce postoperative anxiety and may have a positive impact on their subsequent recovery (Lees, 2010, p.11).

 A brief outline of the main points of a work without going into specific details.  Generally summaries relate to a whole work, or to a large section, so are much less specific than paraphrasing.  As a summary potentially covers most or all of a work, it does not require page numbers to be given as they are for direct quotations and paraphrasing. A recent study by Sampson (2009) demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption may reduce the risk of dementia in later life.

 Where the passage you are referring to is the authors own reference to another work.  You are relying on their accurate and unbiased reproduction of that work, so it is much better to locate the source and read and reference it directly in you own work.  If you cannot locate the original, secondary reference it by: A study concluded that marijuana users felt ‘less confident’ than cocaine users about being able to stop taking the drug. (Budney et al, 1998 cited in Butcher, Mineka & Hooley, 2010, p.412). Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S. & Hooley, J. M. (2010) Abnormal Psychology (14th ed). Boston, Parson Education Inc. In your end list: Reference the item you have read. In the body of your text cite both works

 At the end of your work include a list of references.  List in alphabetical order by author, do not separate into different types of work.  The following slides show how to reference correctly.  Always check your programme / module handbooks to see which form of end list is required. Bibliographies and Reference Lists Bibliography: Lists all the material you have read, whether cited in your assignment or not. Reference List: Lists only the material you have cited directly in your assignment. Where both are requested: Reference list gives all items directly cited. Bibliography contains any other reading.

BOOK Naidoo, J. & Willis, J. (2001) Health studies: an introduction. Basingstoke, Palgrave. Author(s) Surname.Initial(s), Use & between two authors. Date Year of publication Title In sentence case and italicised. Publisher Place of publication, publisher.

e-BOOK Seedhouse, D. (2009) Ethics: the heart of health care (3 rd ed). Chichester, Wiley [Online]. Available at Accessed on 24 th January 2010, 10:15am. Author(s) Surname.Initial(s), Use & between two authors. Date Year of publication Title In sentence case and italicised. Publisher Publisher followed by [Online]. Access information Give homepage of website, and date and time you accessed the resource. (As e-books often require a login, only the homepage needs to be given.)

JOURNAL ARTICLE Kelly, C. & Lynes, D. (2008) Psychological effects of chronic lung disease. Nursing Times, 104(47), pp Author(s) Surname.Initial(s), Use & between two authors. Date Year of publication Article Title In sentence case Journal Title In Title Case and italicised Journal information Give volume and issue as x(x), followed by page numbers pp. For multiple pages p. For a single page item

e-JOURNAL ARTICLE Pollard, K. (2009) Student engagement in interprofessional working in practice placement settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(20), pp [Online]. Available at Accessed on 15th May 2010, 10:10am. Author(s) Surname.Initial(s), Use & between two authors. Date Year of publication Access information Give homepage of website, and date and time you accessed the resource. (As e-journals often require a login, only the homepage needs to be given.) Article Title In sentence case Journal Title In Title Case and italicised Journal information Give volume and issue as x(x), followed by page numbers pp. For multiple pages p. For a single page item Follow with [Online].

WEB PAGE Department for Children, Schools and Families. (2009) Background to every child matters. Every Child Matters [Online]. Available at ackground/. Accessed on 18 th February 2010, 11:10pm. ackground/ Author(s) Surname.Initial(s) if a person is the author. Otherwise use corporate author or organisation. Date Year site last updated (often shown at the bottom of the page). If not known, enter (no date). Access information Give full address of webpage, and date and time you accessed the resource. Page Title In sentence case Website Title In Title Case and italicised. Followed by [Online].

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