I was asked to prepare a 20 minute mini-teach on referencing and produced this PowerPoint to make the point that when we reference properly we contribute to the Cathedral of Learning and pay tribute to generations of researcher and academics.

1. The Benefits of Successful Referencing Applying Harvard Conventions John Marsden

2. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: Define what referencing means List three good reasons to use references in your academic work Identify when references are needed Apply basic Harvard Referencing conventions Access further help and information about the use of Harvard Referencing

3. Definition? ‘Referencing is the practice of acknowledging in your own writing the intellectual work of others’ (Neville, 2010, p1). Neville, C. (2010) The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism, Maidenhead, Open University Press.

4. The Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

5. What are the benefits? Working with a partner, take a moment to identify as many reasons as you can for using referencing in your academic writing. 3 minutes

7. The Benefits Acknowledges the work of other writers and researchers Demonstrates the body of knowledge on which you have based your work Enables other researchers to verify the source and follow up Prevents accusations of plagiarism

8. Your Essay Your Contribution Your References

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10. When to Reference? When directly quoting an author or paraphrasing their ideas

11. How to Reference In the text Introducing a direct quote or paraphrase Feltham (2010, p8) argues that, ‘Counselling and psychotherapy represent, a critique of society, or particularly of those social trends and institutions that are dehumanizing’ Concluding a quote paraphrase ‘Counselling and psychotherapy represent, a critique of society, or particularly of those social trends and institutions that are dehumanizing’ (Feltham, 2010, p8).

12. How to Reference In the Bibliography Feltham, C. (2010) Critical thinking in counselling and psychotherapy, London, Sage.

13. Quiz Author(s) Date Title Place Publisher Date the book was published The place it was published The title of the book The name of the publisher The author(s)

14. Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2010) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide, London, Palgrave MacMillan.

15. Web Based Resources Mike Webb’s video guide to referencing at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Laol_ALeU&feature=mh_lolz&list=FLff03CC6Smfa93eKfjtjlsw Type information about your source into the on-screen boxes and this on-line application will generate a list of references for you to import into Microsoft Word http://www.citethisforme.com/ A handy on-line guide to referencing from the University of East Anglia: http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm

16. Objectives Achieved You are now able to: Define what referencing means List three good reasons to use references in your academic work Identify when references are needed Apply basic Harvard Referencing conventions Access further help and information about the use of Harvard Referencing