Study Skills- referencing

What is going on…

Lesson objectives…

×Understand the importance of referencing

×Explore the structure of Harvard referencing

× Peer assess each others work to identify strengths and weaknesses

A brief history× As a part of an academic community, it is

important that you show the reader where you have used someone’s ideas or words.

× Failure to properly reference may make the reader think that you are cheating by claiming someone else’s work as your own.

× In the academic environment, we call this plagiarism and it is seen as a very serious offence. (Wells, D. 2001) 

The correct format for referencing ×Harvard referencing is the most up

to date referencing.

×Harvard is a style of referencing, primarily used by University students, to cite information sources. (Wells, D. 2001) 

How to reference a book…Name

of Autho

rsTitle

Year Publish

ed

City Publish

ed&

Publisher

Last name, First Initial. (Year published). Title. City: Publisher, Page(s).

Example:Dahl, R. (2004). Charlie and the chocolate factory. New York, KNOPH pp.145-151..

Pages Used

How to reference a Website…Name

of Autho

rsTitle

Year Publish

ed

Available at:

http://website

URL.Last name, First Initial. (Year published). Title. Available at: http:// [Accessed Date]

Example:NHS (2014). Coronary heart disease. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coronary-heart-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx [ Accessed 20/01/2017].

[Accessed

Date]

Where do you find the information needed?

Over to you…8 minutes Follow the harvard

referncing step by step guide to complete.

In groups you will be given a book and an online

article. Every member needs a different coloured pen.

All have to look different part of the reference. E.g (Pink pen find the City it

was published)Last name, First Initial. (Year published). Title. City: Publisher, Page(s). Example:Dahl, R. (2004). Charlie and the chocolate factory. 6th ed. New York: Knopf,pp.145-151..

Last name, First Initial. (Year published). Title. Available at: http:// [Accessed Date]

Example:NHS (2014). Coronary heart disease. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coronary-heart-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx [ Accessed 20/01/2017].

BookOnline article

You are now going to peer Assess each others work. Tick if correct.Put correct reference if need to.

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