Importance of Referencing and Reliable Sources in Academic Writing

This presentation covers the importance of referencing and reliable sources in academic writing. It discusses different styles of referencing, the significance of using reliable sources, and the key elements of a good presentation. The presentation emphasizes the importance of avoiding plagiarism and academic misconduct. It also provides examples of APA and Harvard referencing styles and highlights the differences between reliable and unreliable sources of information.

The
importance of
using
referencing

Introduction
• The presentation will cover discussion about
importance of referencing along with the
style of referencing.
• In addition to this, the importance of using
reliable references and the elements of good
presentation will be elaborated in the report.

Group presentation
• In this presentation, Firstly we will discussion about referencing, types of
referencing and the significance of it.
• After this, the information about reliable and non-reliable source of information is
elaborated in the presentation.

Referencing
• It is defined as a key of academic practice for
the student and it allow them to acknowledge
the contribution of other researchers and
writers in the work.

Importance of referencing
• Referencing is one of the important academic
skill as it show reader the sources used
within the research of a particular topic and
also gives support to conclusion.

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• Referencing assist to avoid plagiarism which is one of the important factor for
students in order to achieve positive results and to ensure higher grades.
• It is analysed that finding of plagiarism within the work leads student towards
academic misconduct which has negative impact on overall academic results and
image of students within the university in which they studied.

Styles of referencing
The different style of referencing are:
• APA style referencing.
• Harvard style referencing.

APA referencing
• It is referred as American psychological association style which uses an author
year system of citation with the objective to ensure that the sources cited by writer
is tracked easily by others.
• Along with this, it is one of the majorly used referencing as well as citation style
which is used for science, education writing and so on.

APA style referencing with
example
• Example: Pears, R., & Shields, G. (2022). Cite
them right. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Harvard Referencing
• It is a citation style and is an author year system which is widely used within academia for
referencing.
• Along with this, it mainly requires putting the citation appropriate after a source quote and
therefore referring directly to the reference list.

Reliable sources of
information

Reliable sources of information:
• It basically refers to the one that provides well-reasoned theory, discussion and
argument which is based on strong evidence.
• Reliable sources of information are important because it truly boils down to
effective communication.
Reliable sources of
information

Differences between reliable and
unreliable sources of information
Reliable sources of information Unreliable sources of information
• Reliable sources basically mentions about the author's
information and name.
• Reliable sources act as the trustworthy sources of
information
• For determining the reliable sources of information of
online sites and organisations where endings at URL
can be find out. If the site ends with in.edu then it is
the most likely reliable education institution.
• Unreliable sources of information does not
mention about the author's information and
name
• Unreliable sources are those which act as in
the form of which can be altered by anyone
such as sources of Wikipedia are not reliable
because authors can change the matter
according to their own convenience
• Unreliable sources of information are those
where endings at URL cannot be find out. If
the site does not ends with small phrase like
in.edu, in.gov then it is not a reliable source
of information.

Presentation
skill in
academia

Presentation and it key elements of
good presentation
• Presentation: A presentation refers to the means of
communication which can be adapted to different
speaking situations such as addressing a meeting or
briefing a team.
• The presentation also requires to get a message
across the listeners and also contain the persuasive
element as well.

Do's and don’ts s in the presentation
Do's of presentation:
• At the time of giving presentation, it is very important
that to be relax and have a smile while presenting to
the audience.
• It is important to use the body language in order to
reflect the content of the presentation.
• It is very important to have an eye contact with the
audience and talk to audience and don't talk about
them.

Conclusion
From the above discussion, it has been concluded that referencing and reliable
sources plays an important role as it hep to make data authentic due to which positive
results can be gained. Along with this, it is significant that all the elements of
presentation are consider while developing so that an appropriate understanding is
given to the others about the topic.

References
• Bryan, S., 2019. Library Guides: APA Referencing Guide: Reference List.
• Decety, J., 2021. Why empathy is not a reliable source of information in moral decision
making. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(5), pp.425-430.
• Johnston, D., 2021. Inside the theatre of business: Performance and corporate presentation
training. Journal of Business Anthropology, 10(1), pp.138-160.
• Kendlin, V. and O’Brien, O., 2017. Facilitating Students to Proudly Showcase their Research:
Embedding the Presentation of Student Research into a Part-time Business Degree. Universal Design
for Curriculum Design, p.124.

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