What’s the point of referencing?
| Author: | Unknown author (Unknown affiliation) |
| Description: | Student essay in response to a 2009 LearnHigher competition on 'What is the point of referencing?’. Together with a tutor commentary, the essay sets out and explores three for referencing: to construct, structure, support and communicate arguments; to link work to the existing body of knowledge; and how referencing can add credibility to academic work. |
| Estimated activity time: | 30 minutes |
| Type of media: | Handout/s, PDF file |
| Licence: | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0(This resource can be freely repurposed and reused) |
| Category: | Referencing |
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| Date: | This information/resource was last updated in . |
WHAT’S THE POINT OF REFERENCING?
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You can read an essay submitted by a UK higher education student for an essay writing competition sponsored by LearnHigher. The set title was ‘What is the point of referencing?’ and there was a maximum word limit of 1,500 words.
- The essay is a good example of how academic writers can integrate their own views and experiences into an essay alongside referenced evidence from external sources.
- The essay is accompanied with tutor comment.
