Referencing 

1. Referencing 1 Class video presentation (12:28 mins)

Video of a presentation for students given by Dr Shashi Nallaya. PowerPoint slides and audio. Covers the purposes of referencing, disciplinary writing, referencing texts, referencing in writing, examples of referencing, reading and note taking, in text citations. 

Watch the video in the Panopto viewer (It will open in a new browser window, and you may need to log in with your UniSA login details). 

Give this link to a class to watch individually ( more information): https://unisa.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6ee8a0bd-52f7-4770-9c66-aa6f004e35f0  . You can also download the presentation (76 MB) as a video file from this link (more information). 

PowerPoint file Download the slides (you can adjust them to suit your needs) ( 3.6 MB)

Word iconDownload the script (you can adjust this to suit your class) ( 99 KB) 

Zip iconGive students an interactive online presentation (10 MB) (See more information)


2. Using resources from your reading Class video presentation (6:41 mins)

Video of a presentation given by Dr Shashi Nallaya. Covers the purpose of referencing, referencing styles, when to reference, in text references, quoting, citing sources, paraphrasing, summarising. 

Watch the video in the Panopto viewer (It will open in a new browser window, and you may need to log in with your UniSA login details). 

 Give this link to a class to watch individually (more information): https://unisa.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=29134bd1-87c5-4f0f-b70d-aa6f00242bce . You can also download the presentation (36 MB) as a video file from this link (more information).  

PowerPoint iconDownload the slides (you can adjust this to suit your class) ( 262 KB)


3. Bibliography management Presentation slides

PowerPoint slides for a class presentation which covers support resources for referencing, managing references, biblio management software, details on Endnote and Refworks.

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4. Referencing 2 Presentation slides

PowerPoint slides for a class presentation which covers:

  • Academic style
  • What is referencing?
  • When to reference
  • When to include page numbers
  • Referencing website
  • Scholarly versus popular sources
  • UniSA Harvard Referencing convention
  • Use of ‘voices’ in writing

PP iconDownload the PowerPoint slides (1.6 MB) 


5. Referencing 3 Presentation slides

PowerPoint slides for a class presentation which covers referencing in essays, including:

  • academic text
  • resources for referencing
  • using voices in referencing
  • in text referencing
  • refencing conventions
  • Harvard UniSA style

 PP icon Download the PowerPoint slides (3 MB) 


6. Referencing 4 Presentation slides

PowerPoint slides for a class presentation which covers:

  • purpose of citing
  • academic text
  • using voices in writing
  • Scholarly versus popular sources
  • resources for referencing 

 Download the PowerPoint slides (511 KB) 


7. Referencing student handout

Word document for students outlining the aim of referencing, and providing examples.

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8. Quoting: Referencing using the direct voice Student guide

Word document for students outlining the different techniques that can be used to cite the sources used in writing, with an example.

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9. Paraphrasing: Referencing using the indirect voice Student guide

Word document for students outlining different techniques that can be used to cite sources being used in writing, including an example.

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10. Summarising: Referencing using the external voice Student handout

Word document for students outlining different techniques that can be used to cite the sources used in writing, including an example.

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