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BUSN3031 - In Organisation Project References - Introduction. What is a reference? In the course of your studies, as well as for this module, you will be expected to acknowledge books, journal articles, etc, used in preparation for all your assignments, projects, essays, and dissertations, by producing a list of references/bibliography with each one. British Standards BS1629: 1976 and BS5605: 1990 define a bibliographical reference as: a set of data or elements describing a document, or part of a document, and sufficiently precise and detailed to enable a potential reader to identify and locate it. CITING: acknowledging within your text the document from which you have obtained your information. REFERENCE: the detailed description of the document from which you have obtained your information. Why reference? When writing reports or essays you are expected to read around your subject. Referencing is a way of demonstrating that you have done that reading. Each time you use someone else’s ideas or words it is essential that you acknowledge this in your work. Not acknowledging other peoples work is not only intellectually dishonest but also illegal. PLAGIARISM: is the act of presenting the ideas or discoveries of another as ones own.  You should provide references: To acknowledge your sources. To substantiate your arguments. To avoid plagiarism, even when unintentional. To enable your reader to follow up your source material. When to reference? Whenever you use any source of information for: Your inspiration. Particular facts, theories, findings or ideas in an authors work. Specific data or statistics. A direct quotation. Paraphrasing an authors words.  The Harvard System: Citation in the text of your work In your text refer to a particular document by using the authors surname and year of publication:(Dont forget to include the relevant reference at the end of your work!) ? If the authors name occurs naturally in a sentence, the year is given in bracket