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Why referencing is

important:

In scientific and technical reportwriting you will often need to

refer to research or work that isnot your own.

All sources of facts, data andinformation you have used inyour reports that are not

common knowledge will needto be properly acknowledged.

Failure to properlyacknowledge your sources mayleave you open to accusations

of plagiarism (i.e. academicfraud) and/or cheating.

Plagiarism is a seriousacademic offence. Studentscaught plagiarising will be

failed for that assessment andreported to their SLCs.

THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM

In-text Citations

Whenever you write a report and use any information that is not commonknowledge, or the result of your own research, you must give credit to theoriginal researchers via in-text citations.

The Harvard Referencing System uses citations that are embedded within the

text, either within or at the end of a sentence, and that are enclosed inparentheses (round brackets). Within the parentheses are the authorssurname and the year the work was published - for example (Cooper, 2008).

If there are two authors, put both their surnames in the parentheses - e.g. (Tan

and Bashir, 2011). [NB - no authors initials, first names or titles in citations]

If there are three or more authors, only put the the first authors surname,

followed by et al (which means and others) - e.g. (Warnant et al, 2009).

Below are three methods of citing the same information:

DNA has a double-helical structure (Watson and Crick, 1953).

Watson and Crick (1953) discovered the double-helical structure of DNA.

DNAs double-helical structure was discovered by Watson and Crick (1953).

Reference ListAt the end of your report you must include a reference list of all the sources ofinformation you have cited - if you havent cited it, dont list it in your references

Reference lists must be in alphabetical orderof the first authors surname. Thismakes it easier to match an in-text citation with the full reference.

All authors must be referenced for each source (i.e. do not use et al)

Use the EasyBibiPad app to helpcompile yourreference list.

How to reference a website:

Authors/Organisation (Year of Publication) Title of Website [Online] (dateof the most recent update) Available at: URL [date of most recent acess].

e.g. Cooper, D. (2008) Scientists Sequence Kangaroo Genome [Online](Updated 18 November 2008) Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/11/18/2422599.htm [Accessed 30 January 2013].

How to reference a book:

Authors (Year of Publication) Title of Book. edition number. Place of

publication: Publisher.

e.g. Warnant, P., Arena, P., Burrows, K., Lofts, G. & Evergreen, M. (2009)

Core Science Stage 5: Complete course. Milton, Qld: Jacaranda.

Select the APAreferencing system(which is a version of the Harvardsystem) to ensure the correct format.

Make sure to double-check theEasyBib reference for any mistakes.

How to reference an iPad app:

Authors /Organisation (Year of

Release) Title of App [iPad

app] version number. (date ofmost recent update/release).

Publisher/Seller

e.g. Museum Victoria (2011)

Field Guide to Victorian Fauna[iPad app] version 1.0(Released 10 March 2011).Museums Board of Victoria.

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