Importance of Referencing, Reliable Sources, and Presentation Skills

This presentation delves into the critical aspects of referencing, highlighting its significance in academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism. It explores different referencing styles, including APA and Harvard, and differentiates between reliable and unreliable sources of information, emphasizing the importance of using credible sources for research. Furthermore, the presentation discusses essential presentation skills, covering elements of a good presentation, dos and don'ts, and the importance of effective communication and audience engagement. The conclusion reinforces the importance of referencing and reliable sources in ensuring data authenticity and achieving positive academic outcomes.

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