The document serves as a guide to referencing in college writing, focusing on the importance of proper citation to avoid plagiarism and to demonstrate knowledge of the subject. It outlines what referencing is, when and where to reference, and provides examples of in-text citations and the APA referencing style. Additionally, it emphasizes academic honesty and the consequences of failing to reference correctly.

1. Referencing made easy
I Promise!

2. Nothing to be Afraid of!

3. Getting Started
• The following slides
offer a basic why,
when, where and
how guide to
referencing
• Some short quizzes
are also included so
that you can check
your own progress

4. What we will look at
1. The reasons why we
need to reference when
writing college papers
2. When and where we
reference
3. How we reference using
the APA style

5. What is referencing?
• In college, when you
are writing essays,
reports or
assignments, it is
usual to refer to
information that
others have written
on the subject in
order to support
your own points

6. Words Explained
“A book or passage referred to”
“The quoting of a book or author in
support of a fact”
(source: www.thefreedictionary.com )
Reference
Citation

7. Why do I need to reference?

8. Why do I need to reference?
• To show anyone
who reads your
work that you
understand the
topic and have
your own ideas
on it

9. Why do I need to reference?
• To show that you
have become
knowledgeable
on a subject
through reading
a broad range of
material

10. Why do I need to reference?
• To allow the
reader of
your work to
find where
you got your
ideas from

11. Why do I need to reference?
• To provide the reader of your work with the
location and details of the original source of
the information

12. CHEATING
Why do I need to reference?

13. Academic Honesty
• It is important that you do not intentionally or
unintentionally pass off someone else's work
as your own
• If your work is being assessed, it is important
that you are not suspected of plagiarism
There are
CONSEQUENCES!

14. What is plagiarism?
• Some people think of plagiarism as simply copying or
borrowing someone else’s writing or ideas
• Words like “cogging” or “copy-and-paste” are
sometimes used to brush over something that is
serious

15. When and Where to Reference

16. When do I need to reference?
• There are two occasions when you need to
reference in your writing
1. Within the text, known as “in-text citation”
2. In detail in a reference list at the end of your
work, also known as a Bibliography

17. Where do I reference? – in-text citation
• This depends on what
you are doing
• If you are referring to an
idea or theory of another
in your own words,
known as paraphrasing
• You can include reference
at the beginning or the
end of a sentence

18. Where do I reference? – in-text citation
Example:
• Smith (2003, p.54)
indicates that the best
model for ............
or
• The best approach for
this application is Smith’s
model (Smith, 2003,
p.54)

19. Try it for Yourself!
• For the following two examples, drag and
drop the correct information from the bottom
of the page to complete the in-text citation as
a reference to a piece from John Doe’s book
from 2007, page 28

20. Try it for Yourself!
• Doe (__________) is particularly supportive
of the theory of multiple holidays
• There is strong support to be found for the
theory of multiple holidays (__________)
Doe, 2007, p. 28
Doe, 2007, p. 28

21. Direct Quotations – in-text citation
• You can also directly quote another author to
support your ideas
• Just be careful not to overuse this as the text
should be mainly your own work
“Who are you to judge the life I live? I am not
perfect and I don’t have to be” Bob Marley

22. Direct Quotations – in-text citation
Example:
• According to Smith, “the best model for
ensuring success is one that is simple and
based on my four basic principles” (2003,
p.54)
Inverted commas
at beginning and
end of quote
Text in italics
(leaning
letters) Year and
page number
at end of
quote

23. How to Reference

24. How to reference APA style
• There are many styles of referencing but most
are looking for the following information in
the reference list:
1. The authors name
2. The date of publication
3. The title of the work
4. The publisher of the work and where it is
published or, if it is a internet based
source, the web address

25. How to do a full reference
Horner, J. (1955). I sat in a corner. Oxford: Oxford Press.
Author
Surname
Author first
name
abbreviated
Year
published in
brackets
Title in
Italics
Place of
publication
with colon (:)
Publisher

26. How to do a full reference?
Obama, B. H. (2014). Me, the President. Washington: USA Books.
Obama,
B. H.
(2014).
Me, the President.
Washington:
USA Books.
Obama, B. H. (2014). Me, the President. Washington: USA Books.
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