Referencing and Plagiarism

Why do you need to provide references in your assignments?

• To meet your word count

• To take credit for the ideas you have found

• To acknowledge your sources

• So your audience thinks you are smart

• So your librarians are proud of you

What word means taking someone's ideas without referencing them?

What is the correct format for an in-text citation?

• (Fowley, Daniels, et al., 2015)

• (2015) Fowley et al.,

• (John Fowley..., 2015)

• Fowley et al. (2015)

What type of resource is this reference for?

Stewart, J., Anda, M., & Harper, R. J. (2016). Carbon profiles of remote Australian Indigenous communities: A base for opportunities. Energy Policy, 94, 77–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.03.036

• eBook

• Journal article

• Web page

• Government document

The reference list must be in alphabetical order?

• True

• False

Choose the correct in-text citation if a source does not have a date.

• Mayfair & Hughes state...

• (Mayfair & Hughes, undated)

• Mayfair & Hughes (no date) state...

• (Mayfair & Hughes, n.d.)

What resource type is this reference for?

Germov, J. (2019). Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (6th ed.). Oxford University Press.

• eBook

• Online document

• Webpage

• Journal article

Write an in-text citation for the below source:

Nankervis, A. R., Baird, M., Coffey, J. & Shields, J. (2013). Human resource management: Strategy and practice (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Levenson, J. (2017). Trauma-informed social work practice. Social Work, 105–113. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swx001

What is missing from this reference?

• Date

• Resource type

• Publisher

• Volume and Issue

Which of these is a potential consequence of plagiarism?

• The author of the resource tells you off

• Someone steals the ideas in your paper

• You fail the unit or your whole degree