As part of your course, you may be asked to use referencing and citations in your submissions.

Understanding Referencing and Citations

Referencing and citations are essential in online courses to acknowledge the sources of information, ideas, or content used in your work.

A citation is a brief mention within your text that points to a full reference-listed at the end of your submission-which provides detailed information about the original source.

This practice not only gives credit to the original authors but also allows your tutor to verify or explore your sources, supports your arguments with credible evidence, and helps maintain academic integrity by avoiding plagiarism.

Harvard Style Referencing

You must ensure that you follow Harvard Style referencing and include citations throughout the body of your work as well as a list of references in A-Z order at the end.

You can use an online tool like Scribbr to help you: https://www.scribbr.co.uk/referencing/harvard-style/

Here is an example explaining how citations must appear and how you must reference your work:-

1. In-text citation: Referencing is an essential academic skill (Pears and Shields, 2019).
2. Reference list entry: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2019) Cite them right: The essential referencing guide. 11th edn. London: MacMillan.

References are used at the end of your work in A-Z order, including the name of the author, the date and where this was found.

To maintain academic integrity, we cannot accept references from certain sources, including companies or websites which are associated with assisting students to create essay answers. A full list of these sources can be found in the Resources section of your LMS account