Referencing

Question 1

What are the types of sources?

Answer 1

Primary
Secondary
Scholarly
Popular
Books and other print sources
Electronic sources

Question 2

Where would you find sources?

Answer 2

Library databases
Library catalogues
Internet scholarly databases
Reliable news sources

Question 3

How do you identify a source?

Answer 3

Authority
Accuracy
Currency
Purpose

Question 4

How do you check authority?

Answer 4

Who is the author?
Author’s credentials?
Experience and expertise?
Qualified to write about the topic?
Contact information?

Question 5

How do you check accuracy?

Answer 5

Facts and statistics?
Source citations correct?
Spelling and grammar errors?
Verify the info from another source

Question 6

How do you check currency?

Answer 6

When was the information created?
Any recent updates?
How recent are cited sources?
Are links functional?

Question 7

How do you find the purpose of a source?

Answer 7

Purpose of information?
Inform, teach, entertain or persuade?
Is it objective or impartial?
Any conflict or interest?

Question 8

What are scholarly sources?

Answer 8

Academic books and journals
Written by experts in the field
Eg: journal of consumer research

Question 9

What are popular sources?

Answer 9

Magazines, newspapers, online articles
Sources of entertainment, information or opinion focused on general public
Eg: wikipedia, blogs, national geographic

Question 10

What are 4 features of scholarly sources?

Answer 10

Written: by experts, professors
Audience: scholars, researchers, students
Publication: academic journals, university publishers
Editorial process: often peer reviewed

Question 11

What are 4 features of popular sources?

Answer 11

Written: authors, journalists
Audience: general public
Publication: online/ newspapers/ magazines, non academic
Editorial process:edited by professional editors

Question 12

What is referencing?

Answer 12

It is a standardized method of formatting information sources

Question 13

Why is referencing important?

Answer 13

1. To demonstrate academic integrity
2. To identify sources so readers can locate them
3. To acknowledge and show respect to other people’s work
4. To add validity and credibility
5. To show you know relevant literature
6. Help you develop and deepen ideas

Question 14

When should you use referencing?

Answer 14

Paraphrasing: Same idea in different words
Summarizing: Same idea in less words
Quotations: Exact words

Question 15

How do you use referencing?

Answer 15

Harvard Referencing Style
Two techniques:
1. In text citations
2. Reference list

Question 16

What are the elements in intext citations?

Answer 16

Author family name
Date
Page number (direct quote)

Question 17

What are the elements of reference list?

Answer 17

End of document before Appendix
Alphabetically ordered
Not indented

Question 18

What is plagiarism?

Answer 18

Use of someone else’s work or ideas as your own and it is a form of academic misconduct

Question 19

When should you paraphrase?

Answer 19

Paraphrases must be referenced
Keep meaning of original source
Change the phrasing
Use language relevant to your discipline

Question 20

What are examples of plagiarism?

Answer 20

Copying directly without quotes
Copy directly without citing sources
Paraphrase without citing sources