Citing and Referencing

This section will introduce you to citing and referencing.

The following topics are presented in this section:

  1. What do we mean by citing and referencing?
  2. Why are they important?
  3. How to write references
  4. Citing and Referencing Quiz

Learning outcomes

By the end of this section, you should be able to:

  • Define citing and referencing
  • Explain how to avoid plagiarism and why it’s important
  • Find the correct referencing style for your course
  • Identify citations and references
  • Locate referencing templates
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