About Course

Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism Online teaches you how to use other people’s work honestly in your assignments. You will learn how to quote, paraphrase and build a reference list, and how to check your own work before you submit it. The lessons are short, so you can finish them between lectures.

What Will You Learn?

  • Practise your new skills with short exercises and worked examples
  • Plan your work and keep it organised using simple checklists
  • Get friendly and fast support from your tutor on the course forum
  • Downloadable notes, files and worksheets for every task

Course Content

Introduction to Referencing Online Course
A short summary to prepare you for the lessons in this topic. Read it first so you know what to expect, then work through each lesson in order and finish the quiz.

  • 10 Referencing Questions
    02:53
  • 5 Common Plagiarism Mistakes to Avoid
    02:53
  • Introduction to Citing Sources
    02:53
  • 10 Tips About Paraphrasing Well
    02:53
  • Quiz: Referencing

Preparation For Studying

How To Reference

How Referencing Works: A Quick Review

Simple Present Tense

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