- references
are identified or cited briefly in your assignment
- provide
the author’s name and date of publication within the work
for ready reference
- details
of the reference will appear in a Bibliography at the end.
When writing an assignment you must include
in the text, reference to all material you have used as a source.These
references must be provided when you:
- quote (use
the exact words)
- paraphrase
(use an author’s idea and put it into your own words)
- summarise
(use the main points of someone else’s opinion, theory or
data)
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To
identify a reference within the text
Quotations should be short and to the point
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(Author’s
surname Year of publication, Page number/s).
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Include
short direct quotes in your sentence using quotation marks. |
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For example:
Silk from silkworms has been harvested for hundreds of years but more
recently research has been carried out on spider silk which shows
that “weight for weight, spider drag-line silk is five times
stronger than steel, but 30 percent more flexible than nylon”
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For
longer quotations (more than 3 lines), indent the quotation 2cm from
the side line (single spacing if typing).
Do not use quotation marks. |
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For example:
Radiation
is harmful because of its ionising effect, which can break DNA
chains. If the broken pieces are rejoined incorrectly, the resulting
genetic scrambling can harm cells or, far worse, set them on the
road to cancer.
(Cohen 2003, p.16).
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An
indirect quote is when you summarise the author’s ideas into
your own words. Do not use quotation marks. |
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For example:
In her article on asylum seekers, McIntyre (1999, p.112) states … |
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