This document discusses how to properly reference sources in academic assignments. It explains that referencing is important to acknowledge where information comes from, support arguments with evidence, and allow others to verify sources. A reference contains an in-text citation with a corresponding full reference listing details of the source. Quotations use exact words while paraphrasing rewrites information in one's own words, but both require referencing the original source.

1. Correct use of sources How to acknowledge other people’s work in your assignments

3. What a reference looks like

5. What is a reference? A reference is the way that you acknowledge your use of other people’s work. There are two parts: The citation is a pointer in the text of your work, saying that you are using someone else’s ideas. The reference gives the full details of where the information came from. You put it in a reference list at the end of your work.

6. What does a reference look like? The following slide is a basic example. Your school or course may require references to be formatted in a slightly different way. Go to http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/elecinfo/cite.php to find the referencing guide for your course.

7. What does a reference look like? This is the citation This is the reference

9. You must make it plain exactly which words you are quoting, and acknowledge the source that they came from.

10. Charts, diagrams, photographs, code, etc. from someone else’s work also count as direct quotes.For more information go to http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/plagiarism#quoting

12. It is usually better to paraphrase, as it shows you have understood

14. Example of a correctly acknowledged paraphrase Even though it is often easier to use internet sites, students should still use library resources [1]. Here the idea is put into your own words, so there is no need for quotation marks. You still need to acknowledge the source of the idea .

15. Remember! If you learn and subsequently use anything from a resource you have read, you must acknowledge where it came from, even if you are not using exactly the same words as the original source

16. What does a reference look like? The following slide is a basic example. Your school or course may require references to be formatted in a slightly different way. Go to http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/elecinfo/cite.php to find the referencing guide for your course.