Agriculture: Referencing
What is Referencing?
Referencing is a practice of acknowledging other peoples work, ideas, sources used in a paper, assignment, report and conference papers in academic writing.
Why should I reference my assignment?
What is a referencing style?
A referencing style is the preferred format for creating references to sources of information. Format includes the order of elements of a reference as well as punctuation. Unfortunately, there is no universal style and every discipline has its own preferred style.
Referencing style for MUT
The referencing style generally used is based on the Harvard style. Below is the link to a brief version of the MUT Harvard style.
Turnitin
Turnitin is an internet based tool used to check and detect plagiarism in an essay or any kind of academic related document. It’s a licensed based software which universities and schools obtain through subscription. You need to register on Turnitin but get a code from your lecturer first.
What is plagiarism and types of plagiarism?
Plagiarism is not just about copying a classmate’s assignment but also taking someone else’s ideas and writings from books, journals and websites and pretending they are your own. In the academic environment it is essential to indicate where you got your information and ideas from- your lecturers want to see what you have read.
Endnote and Mendel
MUT has a license to Endnote software. This programme is loaded in all internet laboratories and can also be downloaded from the MUT software library onto private laptops and computers. Endnote allows you to create your own library of references as well as create a bibliography in a range of styles. Whilst writing a Word document it is possible to create the in text references and at the same time create the bibliography. There are tutorials and useful frequently asked questions on the Endnote site: www.endnote.com