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UCO School of Osteopathy : Referencing

The UCO School of Osteopathy uses the Harvard Referencing Style. Harvard is an author-date referencing style involving two key components: 

  • In-text citation - appears within the body of your work, after the information or quote you are referencing
  • Reference list - appears at the end of your work and gives full details of every source you cited

 

The documents below will help support you with your referencing. 

Referencing & Plagiarism

Why reference?

Accurate referencing is essential in all academic work, and it:

  • allows you to acknowledge your sources
  • gives academic credibility to your work
  • shows you have carried out thorough research
  • allows your reader to find the sources you have read
  • demonstrates your knowledge of a subject area
  • prevents accusations of plagiarism.
     

What is plagiarism?

Definition of plagiarism

 

What should I reference?

You should always reference a source when:

  • using a direct quote
  • summarising a theory
  • discussing someone else's opinion
  • using case studies
  • quoting statistics or visual data

Use this flowchart to help you decide if you need to reference (click on the image for a larger view):
When to cite

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