Dance Practice: Referencing

Remember:

• Try to be organised- keep  a note of all the sources that you may come to use in your assignment.
• Be consistent- keep the same format for your references
• Be positive- if you can master referencing, you will be able to show that you have spent time researching and digesting material and have then used this to form your own opinions and arguments

Referencing is a tool to support and identify the evidence you use in your assignment. 

In other words, it tells your reader where the proof to back up what you say has come from.

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Referencing has 2 elements:

• Within the text where you cite other people's work
• At the end of your assignment in the bibliography

See the key terms document to find out more.

We have compiled two guides to help you with your referencing.

If the full guide is too complicated at this stage, then there is a basic guide you can download.  This is the guide you are given when you attend a Harvard referencing session with your Information Specialist

You can download the full guide or read it online.  It is available to buy at the reception desk for £1

Click on the links above to see them:

Turnitin is web-based plagiarism detection software.

You can use it to check if you're on the right track with any references within your work.

Your tutors can use it to spot any signs that you haven't referenced correctly or have plagiarised.

Turnitin is accessed through Microsoft Teams and Canvas.

Why should you bother to read someone else's work? 

The reasons include- evidence, credibility, traceability and authority.

See the link below for more detail