What is referencing?
In University there are consequences if students fail to reference their assignments.
These may include:
Why do we reference?
When do I reference?
You reference whenever you have used a piece of information of image that comes from
If in doubt----REFERENCE!
- Referencing means acknowledging someone else’s work or ideas. It is sometimes called ‘citing’ or ‘documenting’ another person’s work.
- Referencing is a basic school and university requirement.
- It is mandatory for all students to cite or acknowledge information that has come from other sources.
- Without appropriate referencing students are in effect “stealing” the work of others - this is tantamount to academic fraud.
In University there are consequences if students fail to reference their assignments.
These may include:
- Reduction in marks for assessment tasks.
- Failure in a course of study.
- Expulsion from a program.
Why do we reference?
- To draw on the ideas, language, data, and/or facts of others. (You are expected to read and research widely).
- To provide depth and support to academic work through citation of theories or key writers whose work supports your answer, argument, or contention.
- To support academic writing, essays, business reports and oral presentations.
- To demonstrate your ability to synthesise and analyse ideas sourced through your research.
- To acknowledge work from others that you have quoted, summarised, paraphrased, synthesised, discussed or mentioned in your assignments.
- To provide a list of the publication details so that your readers can locate the source if necessary.
- To demonstrate the level and breadth of research undertaken by a student.
- References used correctly will benefit your work and add to your final grade.
When do I reference?
You reference whenever you have used a piece of information of image that comes from
- Text books
- Journals
- Published papers, (e.g. conference or working paper)
- Newspapers
- Websites
- TV/Radio interviews
- Personal communication
- Others
If in doubt----REFERENCE!
The above information was retrieved from The RMIT University Referencing Guide