Academic integrity
Academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, responsibility and commitment throughout your academic journey.
When it comes to your writing, academic integrity means that when you put your name on an 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.
Your work = your ideas, your words
Others' work = Paraphrase/quote + Citation
Applying these values in your own work
We've prepared a brief interactive activity to teach you what academic integrity means in the context of university study.
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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See the following for more guidance on different styles for citing source material:
- Te Herenga Waka library guides: Introduction to referencing styles.
- 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.