Above is a short description of what the APA 6th referencing is. I got this from the Huddersfield University and this way of referencing is accepted by them in pieces of work. So for my essay, I am going to use this to avoid plagiarism and hopefully gain a higher mark.
So why reference??
• To show the research you have done
and what you have read
• To show you can support your points
• To enable readers to follow up and
read the original text
• To get a good mark!
• To avoid plagiarism
Plagiarism
is a massive point to note down!!
Plagiarism
is:
•
to steal and pass off (the ideas or
words of another) as one's own
•
to use (another's production) without
crediting the source
•
commit literary theft
In-text citations
An example of this is:
(Kessler, 2003)
So what this means is the ‘Kessler’
part is the name of the writer, artist, page etc. and the 2003 part is the date
it was published.
So when do I used this?
In my work I would use the
in-text citation when I am quoting someone else’s exact words. So if I needed an
idea/theory/concept/statistic/data I would use the in-text creation to
reference their work.
Direction Quotations
If a piece of writing was less
than 40 words I would use the Direct Quotation to reference this. An example of
this is:
Brown
(2001) complains of a trend that
he
calls, “the dumbing down of modern
society”
(p.26), and claims that this is
directly
caused by the invention of the
television.
So for a short piece
of writing I would state the name of the person I am referencing followed by
the date and then the quote they say.
Large Quotes
For large quotes you
would write the exact quote that the author said and then at the end you write
the authors name and the date of the quote and if it’s in a book you would
write the page number at the end. An example of this is:
Others have
contradicted this view:
Co-presence does not
ensure intimate interaction among all group members. Consider large-scale social gatherings in
which hundreds or thousands of people gather in a location to perform a ritual
or celebrate an event.
In these instances,
participants are able to see the visible manifestation of the group, the physical
gathering, yet their ability to make direct, intimate connection with those
around them is limited by the sheer magnitude of the assembly. (Purcell, 1997,
pp. 111-112)
Referencing Images
The correct way to reference
an image is:
Figure 1: My Bed (Emin,
2006)
Emin, T. (2006). My Bed
[Installation]. In N. Brown & T.
Emin, Tracey Emin (pp.98-99).
London: Tate.
Reference List
Make sure that there is a reference
list for your assignment. So for this you would write down all the references
that you have used in the assignment and then you have to make sure that the reference
list is in alphabetical order as this is the correct way.
An example of a list is:
Esmond, A.S. (1989). The ending of Roman Britain.
London: Routledge.
Hanley, R. (2000). Villages in Roman Britain.
Princes Risborough: Shire Publications.
Hill, D. (1998). Unity and diversity – a framework for
the study of European towns. In R.
Hodges & B. Hobbley (Eds) The rebirth of towns
in the west AD700-1050 (pp. 1-17).
York: Council for British Archaeology.
Wacher, J. (1999). The towns of Roman Britain. Journal
of Antiquity, 39(2), 46-55.
This seminar has helped me a
lot with knowing how to reference correctly. I was worried about this because
of plagiarism but by listening to this seminar it has gave me a clear understanding
on how to do it correctly. I am glad I know this now and I can apply this in my
essay.