Academic integrity
Academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, responsibility and commitment through your academic journey.
In terms of your writing, this means that when you put your name on your assignment, the words, research, and ideas are yours and yours alone, unless you have made it clear that they belong to someone else through direct quotes and citations.
To put it more simply, academic integrity can be summed up as:
Your work = your ideas, your words
Others' work = Paraphrase/quote + Citation
Activity
References and Citations
When you are writing, you will use research and readings to support your argument. Part of academic integrity is citing the original authors whose ideas, words, or research you are using.
In Academic Writing, we use references and citations to:
- acknowledge the creator of the knowledge, research, quote
- support your argument with evidence from published research
- link ideas between research and how these ideas have developed over time
- help your readers find the same material
- show that you are knowledgeable about your field
- avoid plagiarism
Different Reference Styles
Different disciplines use different referencing styles. You need to check which styles your subject uses (check your Course Outline on Nuku or ask your supervisor). Some common referencing styles are:
| APA | MLA | Chicago | Harvard | NZLSG | IEEE |
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To check how to cite different source material for each of these, the following links may help:
- Te Herenga Waka Library Guides: Introduction to referencing styles
- The University of Auckland Academic Referencing Resource: Quick©ite
- Massey University Referencing Guide: How to reference
Activity
VUW’s library has created some interactive practice activities for APA 7 – have a go!