This document discusses study skills for referencing. It contains three main points: 1) It explains the importance of referencing others' work and introduces Harvard referencing style to avoid plagiarism. 2) Examples of Harvard referencing are provided for both books and online articles, including required information like author name, title, date, publisher, and page numbers or URL. 3) Students are instructed to work in groups and use different colored pens to identify different parts of sample references, then peer assess each other's work.

1. Study Skills-
referencing

2. What is
going
on…

3. ×Understand the importance of referencing
×Explore the structure of Harvard
referencing
× Peer assess each others work to identify
strengths and weaknesses

4. ×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)

5. ×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)

6. Name
of
Authors
Title
Year
Published
City
Published
&
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

7. Name
of
Authors
Title
Year
Published
Available
at:
http://we
bsite 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].
[Access
ed Date]

8. Where do you find the
information needed?

10. Over to you…8 minutes
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. Availableat:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coronary-heart-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
[ Accessed 20/01/2017].
Book
Online
article

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

12. Tweet something you
have learnt today and
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would like to know
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