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APA referencing
AREAS TO BE COVERED
What is referencing?
Why is referencing important?
How do we do APA referencing?
In text referencing
Reference list
*APA - American Psychological Association
What is referencing?
… a standard method of acknowledging the sources of information and ideas that you have used in your assignment.
What’s the difference between….
The use of working sites (SNSs) is ing integral to everyday life for many people.
The use of working sites (SNSs) is ing integral to everyday life for many people (Baym, 2010; Hargittai and Hsieh, 2011).
Why is referencing needed?
-To recognise another person's work
To help a reader locate sources
To demonstrate depth of study
To include experts’ ideas as support
To avoid 'plagiarism' (writing other people's ideas as if they were your own)
PLAGIARISM
If students
“Cut and paste” information from
Copy sentences / paragraph / theme
Paraphrase too closely
Use another person’s work . writing or research material
Copy another student’s assignment
Submit other people’s work (allow others or ask someone to do work for them)
Referencing in assessments
Evidence of thorough research
Range and use of resources
Critical understanding of ideas and concepts demonstrated
% marks for accurate referencing
Sources you will need to reference include:
books or chapters in books
journal or newspaper articles
conference papers
video or television excerpts
munications such as interviews, emails or letters
electronic sources such as web pages, journal articles from online databases, or software.
You don’t need a reference when you use..
general knowledge . the 2011 Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand
information that is readily available to all . that training is necessary before staff can use new software
ideas that are definitely your own.
APA referencing system
In-text references:
in sentences in the body of the assignment
show where you’ve used id