Is it ok to copy-and-paste a sentence found online into your assignment?

Yes - as long as I reference it correctly

If I change some information into my own words, do I need to reference it?

Yes – I have still taken that idea from somewhere else

A book should look like this in my bibliography:

Ham, C. (2009) HealthPolicy. 6th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Passing off ideas/ word of others as my own

Why do you need to reference?

It shows that I have done research and avoids plagiarism

Your bibliography should be:

In alphabetical order by author's name

What is Harvard referencing?

A way of showing what sources of information you have used

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1
Is it ok to copy-and-paste a sentence found online into your assignment?
Yes - my tutor probably won't notice
Yes - as long as I reference it correctly
No - you shouldn't use websites
No - that is plagiarism
2
I need to put references:
Both of the above
At the end of the assignment in a bibliography
In my assignment
3
If I change some information into my own words, do I need to reference it?
No– I have changed the words so don’t need to reference
No – I only reference if I take it ‘word for word’
Yes – I have still taken that idea from somewhere else
No- you shouldn't change the information into your own words
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In your assignment, a reference for a website should look like:
(BBC, 2016. Health. available from: www.bbc.co.uk/health.
(BBC, 2016)
(www.bbc.co.uk/health, accessed 1/09/16)
(Website: bbc.co.uk/health)
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A book should look like this in my bibliography:
Chris Ham (2009) Health Policy. (book)
Ham, C. (2009) HealthPolicy. 6th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Health Policy, C. Ham (2009)
(Ham, 2009)
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What is plagiarism?
When I change some information I find into my own words
Copy and pasting from the internet
Copying from another student
Passing off ideas/ word of others as my own
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Why do you need to reference?
So that I can copy information from the internet
Because my tutor said
I don't really need to reference for my course
It shows that I have done research and avoids plagiarism
8
Your bibliography should be:
In the order they appear in your assignment
In alphabetical order by author's name
Separated by type, i.e. books then websites etc
In order of date
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An in-text citacion from a book should look like this in my assignment:
(Health and Safety guidebook – see bibliography)
Jones, C. (2014) Health and Safety guidebook. London: Sage
(Jones, 2014, p.73)
(Jones, London: Sage)
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What is Harvard referencing?
Putting a list of websites at the end of my assignment
A way of showing what sources of information you have used
Using journals in my work
When you use books in the Learning Zone

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