Full Description
This concise and user-friendly guide explains why referencing is an essential part of good writing and shows students how to reference correctly. It also develops students' understanding of what plagiarism is and how they can avoid it in their work. Featuring clear explanations and examples throughout, this book will help students to draw on the work of others in their field in a responsible and ethical way.
This is an indispensable resource for all students that need to get to grips with referencing.
New to this edition:
- Extensively revised and updated, with brand new examples and extracts
- Features new guidance on how to work with AI tools whilst ensuring that work remains your own
- More guidance on how to check the authenticity, reliability and bias of sources
Contents
Introduction
PART I: UNDERSTANDING REFERENCING AND ETHICAL AI
1. The essentials of referencing and ethical AI
2. Referencing styles
3. The research process and referencing tools
4. Referencing in action
PART II: WRITING AND REFERENCING
5. Using sources in your writing
6. Write with confidence
PART III: UNDERSTANDING PLAGIARISM AND ETHICAL USE OF AI
7. What is my own work?
8. Getting help with your work
9. Where do I draw the line?
10. Use of Turnitin
PART IV: REFERENCING: THE PRACTICALITIES
11. Frequently asked questions
12. Essential sources and examples
APPENDIX: OTHER STYLES OF REFERENCING
14. Numeric (Vancouver)
15. MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association)
16. APA (American Psychology Association)
17. MLA (Modern Languages Association)
References
Useful Sources
Index
