Referencing
During your studies it's essential that you read and respond to the work of others. You need to acknowledge this work in your own writing through referencing.
Academic work builds upon the shared ideas, words and findings of other people. You are expected to refer to a range of information sources in your work while at University to demonstrate your knowledge of your subject and understanding of key debates and developments. However, whenever you use other people's work or work produced by Generative AI, you must acknowledge it. You need to tell the readers of your work where you got the information from, and who or what created it originally. This is considered good academic practice and demonstrates academic integrity.
Referencing successfully involves a number of skills. You'll need to take accurate notes, understand the rules of your referencing style, be able to recognise and identify information types, and use writing conventions to effectively incorporate different sources into your work.
It is important to take the time to learn how to reference accurately in order to avoid losing marks in your assignments or accidentally plagiarising others in your work.
