Dear all,

I'm currently working on a project on teaching referencing and avoiding plagiarism. One of the big problems we keep seeing is a failure of students to engage with referencing guidance early on in their academic career, then developing bad habits which are difficult to break later on. A recommendation we are considering is to provide the incentive to engage early by having a compulsory 'test' or quiz, with guidance as to where the answers might be found.

I've been told by various people that other institutions already do this - Bath and Nottingham were two institutions mentioned, and I know Huddersfield are also putting something similar in place. If your institution uses a strategy of this sort, I'd be really grateful for any information on what you do, how it works, and whether you think it's effective.

I'm sure other people on the list would also be interested, but do contact me directly off-list if you're prefer.

Happy Friday!

Kim