2. Why is Referencing Important?

4. Referencing shows that you are academically honest Referencing enables an interesting reader to find out more about what you have written Referencing means that a teacher can check the accuracy of what you have written

5. Importantly... You will fail your exams if you don’t reference properly. But you will pass your exams if you DO reference properly.

6. How to Reference At Patana we use Harvard Referencing Everything you need to know about referencing is available on our library website. We also have hard copies of this booklet available in the library.

7. Quick Tips - Citations Flint (2011) states that students at Bangkok Patana School are becoming increasingly talented at referencing accurately. OR “Students at Bangkok Patana School are becoming increasingly talented at referencing accurately.” (Flint, 2011) In any assignment if you use someone else’s idea you must cite it. For example:

8. Reference Lists and Bibliographies These go at the end of the assignment. A reference list contains the work of all the people that you have cited. A bibliography is a list of all the reading you have completed for the assignment.

9. Referencing from a Book Author Author’s initials Date Published Book Title Edition (if not 1 st ) Place Published Publisher

10. Referencing from a Website Author if possible Year of publication if possible, if unavailable leave it blank Title of the webpage (Italics) [online] That is what you actually write Date you looked at the website Available from: You write Available from: and include the URL

11. Time for a Competition! Listen carefully...

12. Which of these references is correct? 1988. HINEY, T., London: Raymond Chandler: a biography. Vintage T Hiney, 1988. Raymond Chandler: a biography. London: Vintage. HINEY, T. 1988. Raymond Chandler: a biography. London: Vintage.

13. Which of these is correct for an individual web page? SMITH, M. 2010. Secondary School Results Go from Strength to Strength [online]. [Accessed 25 August 2011]. Bangkok. Bangkok Patana School Website. Available from: http://www.patana.ac.th. 2010. M Smith. SECONDARY RESULTS GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. Bangkok. [Accessed 25 August 2011] M Smith 2011 Bangkok Patana Website. Secondary School results go from Strength. [online]. Bangkok. Bangkok Patana School Website. Available from: http://www.patana.ac.th. [Accessed 25 August 2011].

14. Does it matter if we put them in the wrong order? Yes, it is like not using capital letters and full stops properly. It says to the examiner you don’t care. Remember what that leads to...

16. Whilst I have your attention... Don’t forget: Use Google scholar rather than Google Use the library online databases, especially JSTOR Use the online journals and newspapers Use the massive range of non-fiction books kept upstairs in the library

17. And Finally... Remember If you do use references properly for your coursework it really does guarantee success.