What does referencing and citation mean?

Assessment writing requires learners to support their arguments with reference to other published work or results/findings. A reference system will perform three essential tasks:

• Enable you to acknowledge other authors’ ideas (avoid plagiarism).
• Enable a grader to quickly locate the source of the material you refer to so they can consult it if they wish.
• Indicate to the grader the scope and depth of your assessment.

The Harvard style is a widely used referencing system to help you achieve these objectives.

Please see this helpful guide from UCD for more information.