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| − | There are many different '''systems of [[referencing (academic)|referencing]]''' in the academic world. Be careful to choose the appropriate one for your needs. Apart from the stress that academic teachers may lay on referencing, and its importance in avoiding accusations of [[plagiarism]], good referencing provides training in precise and careful work. University students should always supply [[Referencing (academic)|references]] for the information they use when writing. These should always follow the appropriate convention. Unfortunately, the conventions vary greatly. Departments have different systems, and Departments in one institution may have different systems from their equivalents in other institutions. It has even been known for different lecturers in the same Department to insist on different systems.
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| − | Undergraduate students should use the system required by the Department in which they are working. (The third [[Principles of Referencing|principle of referencing]] recommended in [[AWE]] is '''Use your Department's system - with great care and attention to detail'''). The most important step is to obtain any guidance available from your Department - this will often be a Student Handbook, in paper or on-line. (The title may well be different.) Some students work in more than one Department, those taking a [[Joint]] [[Honours]] degree or a module outside the base Department for example. Such students should be very careful to notice which system the Department is using. If the two Departments use different systems, then learn both, and be careful to use the appropriate one for each subject. Further care should be taken if the two Departments <u>say</u> that they are using the same system: they may differ quite strongly about details.
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| − | There is a list of [[Systems of academic referencing]] in AWE which gives the more important families of systems of academic referencing.
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| − | [[category:study skills]] [[category:referencing]] [[category:Academic culture]]
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