I'd argue that referencing is primarily about acknowledging the work of
others - the other reasons are important but may only apply while they are
students.
Over the past few years we have developed a pack of materials for use in
workshop sessions for new students, to help them understand why it matters.
The rationale is spelled out in the introduction:
"All members of the academic community around the world, whatever our
subject disciplines, are committed to the creation and discovery of
knowledge and the free exchange of ideas. This ideal relies on a common
understanding of the notion of academic honesty which, at its simplest,
means never falsifying the results of research and always giving full credit
for any other people's contributions to our own achievements. Because it is
so important to safeguard academic integrity, conventions have evolved which
you will need to observe in all your academic work from now on..."
This is followed by an activity designed to get the students discussing the
consequences of various 'real-world' examples of unacknowledged borrowings
or distortions, before a more subject-specific briefing on referencing
conventions etc.
Best wishes
Pauline
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From: learning development in higher education network
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin Neville
Sent: 30 September 2005 13:48
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Subject: More naughty thoughts, please
Yes, more naughty, salty, even saucy thoughts, welcomed on referencing: the
stuff that will brighten an otherwise dull discussion board corner of the
future LearnHigher referencing site.
For my part, referencing is also about giving a modest genuflection to the
flipping hard work that goes into writing or editing a book, or even a
peer-reviewed journal these days. I'm with Ann though, on this business of
stops, commas, italics as, if you look at the 19th century origins of the
author/date system (or Harvard)it was a simple unadorned system, but one
that attempted to bring some order and consistency to essay writing, as
higher education grew and expanded. We have added our own bureaucratic or
idiosyncratic layers to it over the years; but what else is new?
Colin Neville
University of Bradford
Effective Learning Service
School of Management
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