Referencing - The Harvard System Introduction As a student, it is important that you identify in your assessment when you are using the words or ideas of another author. The most accepted way of acknowledging the work of another author is to use a referencing system. Within the Business School you are required to use the Harvard referencing system. This guide therefore describes the Harvard referencing style, which uses an ‘alphabetical-by-author’ approach. What is referencing? It is a
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Citing & Referencing: Harvard Style Contents 1. What is referencing? 2. Why should I reference? 3. What should I reference? 4. What is a citation? 5. How do I write citations using the Harvard style? 5.1 Citing one author 5.2 Citing two or three authors 5.3 Citing four or more authors 5.4 Citing works by the same author written in the same year 5.5 Citing from chapters written by different authors 5.6 Secondary referencing 5.7 Citing a direct quotation 5.8 Citing an image / illustration
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Coventry University Harvard Reference Style The Coventry University’s Harvard Reference Style is the recommended format for documenting all the sources you use in your academic writing. The golden rule when documenting sources is to be transparent. Ask yourself whether you could find the passage/image/publication/web site address with the information you have provided. To download a full guide on using the CU Harvard Reference Style, visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw and follow the ‘CU Harvard Style’ links.
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University of Roehampton Referencing Style Guide Harvard Version 2012 Learning Services Supporting innovation in teaching, learning and learner development The Green Room, Library rm 217 www.roehampton.ac.uk/Learningservices Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 DISCLAIMER .............................................................
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Essay Writing Skills This guide is designed to help students to structure their work. Like any written work, essays require careful planning, reading and note taking, appropriate academic style, referencing and structure. An essay is different from a report in that it is generally written as one flowing document that uses paragraphs to separate ideas, without the section headings, underlining, numbering and bullet points that are used in reports. Usually, essays do NOT have diagrams or
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courses 2013 UCL Pre-sessionals - Harvard Referencing System 2013 This document explains how you can reference your work according to the Harvard Referencing System (henceforth simply referred to as Harvard). While there are a number of different referencing systems used in academia worldwide, Harvard is the most common and, consequently, is the one most likely to be useful to you in your future academic studies. This is why we expect you to use Harvard for referencing on the Pre-sessional. Once you
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Harvard Referencing T he ‘In-Text’ System General Principles of the Har vard System The Harvard System requires two parts: you should have both in-text references and a list of references at the end of your work. 1. Within the Text—In-text Citations The Harvard referencing system requires you to include three pieces of information about a source within the text of your work. This information is: • the name of the author or authors • the year of publication • the page number (when the
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A Guide to the Harvard Referencing System for CQI students These guidelines have been designed to keep students informed of the Harvard Referencing System and assist with their achievements with CQI. 1. DEFINITIONS 3 2. HOW TO CITE IN YOUR TEXT 4 2.1 Authors 4 2.1.1 Direct 4 2.1.2 Indirect 4 2.2 Page Numbers 4 2.3 Chapter Authors from edited books 4 2.4 Corporate authors 4 2.5 Secondary sources 5 2.6 Tables or Diagrams 5 3. HOW TO REFERENCE
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Essay Writing Skills This guide is designed to help students to structure their work. Like any written work, essays require careful planning, reading and note taking, appropriate academic style, referencing and structure. An essay is different from a report in that it is generally written as one flowing document that uses paragraphs to separate ideas, without the section headings, underlining, numbering and bullet points that are used in reports. Usually, essays do NOT have diagrams or
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Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) network. The set title was ‘What is the point of referencing?’, and there was a maximum word limit of 1,500 words. There is a tutor commentary on the points made by the student to the left of the essay. The introduction to an essay is very important. Here the student immediately addresses the question. | What is the point of referencing?The reasons why accurate referencing is essential for academic work are not immediately apparent, particularly for students
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