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A GUIDE TO REPORT AND ESSAY WRITING: Referencing your sources of information Introduction The purpose of this guide is to provide you with information on how to incorporate References to your sources in coursework assignments at the Aberdeen Business School. You should always refer to the sources of information used in your assignments. References are essential when direct quotations are given in the text, and when the ideas, arguments, etc. of another author are rewritten in your own words. In assessing your work, tutors will expect you to have applied the guidance in these notes. In some cases, your grade may be reduced if you do not reference sources thoroughly, because you have not shown how much work you have done. If you deliberately use other people’s words or ideas without their permission and/or proper acknowledgement, this constitutes plagiarism – which the University considers to be a form of cheating. If there is any doubt whether an item needs a reference the best policy is to provide one. This helps ensure against potential charges of academic misconduct. Remember you are required to sign a declaration when you submit coursework that you have acknowledged all quotations and all sources of information. It is recommended that you refer to this guide before you submit each new coursework assignment. Why is referencing necessary? References are required for: · quotations from the work of other writers; · summaries or paraphrases of the work of other writers; · ideas or material based on the work of other writers. Coursework assignments are designed to test your understanding of a topic. You show that you understand by your ability to use relevant information. The main skills being assessed are your ability to: · select relevant information; · collate the information, and organise a structure in which to present it logically; · analyse the information, and construct arguments around it that leads to a sensible conclusion. The purpose of using a variety of books, journals, and other information sources is to: · show some evidence of your efforts; · provide relevant material; · build on other people's arguments; · help construct an argument of your own; · ensure a balanced approach. You are expected to support your statements by using information selected from the sources that you have read. This adds credibility to your report, because the source can be checked and followed up. It is not enough just to list the sources that you have consulted in your list of references and the bibliography. Your own effort must be identifiable, and the boundaries between your own words or ideas and someone else's must be clearly defined. All quotations of the original words that you have found in the sources that you have consulted must be put in “quotation marks”, and followed by an appropriate reference. If quotations are short (less than 3 lines), incorporate them “in the text of your coursework and use quotation marks”. If quotations are long (3 lines or more), the accepted practice is to use single spacing, to indent both margins, and to use quotation marks. For example: The argument for and against euthanasia provide endless debate and present irreconcilable differences of opinion. As Morgan states,“(e)uthanasia is an endless debate; likewise physician assisted suicide. Proponents are frequently portrayed as playing fast and loose with the sanctity of human life.