Student referencing guide

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This guide outlines the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Academic Standards and Quality Regulations approved referencing standard for SCQF Level 7 and aboveThis guide is based on the Coventry University s harvard Reference Style guide produced by the Centre for Academic Writing at Coventry University and is reproduced by UHI under a Creative Commons Licence. Version September 2013Student referencing Introduction 3 Why do I need this referencing guide ? 3 Why must I cite and reference ?

There are several referencing styles in existence; for UHI undergraduate and taught post-graduate students the approved format used is the standard Harvard style. This is a simple system of author-date referencing which is widely used internationally and conforms to the British Standards Institution’s BS 5605 for referencing.

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