Referencing and academic integrity

Learning and teaching resources relating to the topic of managing information. Related resources on referencing, critical analysis and academic integrity are also available.

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Academic integrity

Resource title and description	Type
Academic Integrity module The Academic Integrity module includes the following three online tutorials: What is academic integrity? Using sources with academic integrity Further study skills for academic integrity Cardiff University students have access to a School-specific version of this module at their Organisations area of Learning Central and should be encouraged to complete the module there. The Learning Central version of the module includes three quizzes at the end of the tutorial to help students check their knowledge and understanding.	Tutorial
Academic misconduct quiz Test your knowledge of academic misconduct with this quiz.
Responsible use of Gen AI quiz Test your knowledge of Gen AI with this quiz
Plagiarism: why you should avoid it Cardiff University lecturer, Professor Stephen Rutherford, talks about plagiarism and why you should avoid it. A transcript is also available.	Video
Is it plagiarism? quiz Test your knowledge of plagiarism with this quiz.
Should I cite? flowchart Should I cite? A flowchart that will help you decide whether you need to cite a particular source of information.	Image
Identifying citations and references activity Test your knowledge of your preferred referencing style with this activity.	Quiz
Citing and referencing quiz Test knowledge of citing and referencing with this quiz.
Paraphrasing quiz Paraphrasing quiz / Practice identifying appropriate quoting and paraphrasing with this quiz.	Quiz
Summarising activity Practice your summarising with this activity.

Cardiff Harvard

Resource title and description	Type
Cardiff Harvard referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the Cardiff Harvard style. Includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required].
Cardiff Harvard examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Cardiff Harvard style	Tutorial
Citing in the text (Harvard) A ‘fill in the blanks’ exercise to test skills citing references within a passage of text using the Cardiff University Harvard style. Included in Cardiff Harvard referencing tutorial.	Activity
Compile the references (Harvard) Activity testing ability to create correctly formatted references in the Cardiff Harvard style. Piece together the different elements of a reference to form a correctly formatted reference.	Activity
Reference format quiz (Harvard) Test understanding of how to reference different types of material in Cardiff University Harvard style.	Quiz
Identify the source quiz (Harvard) Look at the references formatted in the Cardiff Harvard style and decide which type of material is being described in each case.

Cardiff Vancouver

Resource title and description	Type
Cardiff Vancouver referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the Vancouver style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required].
Cardiff Vancouver examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Cardiff Vancouver style.	Tutorial

Cardiff OSCOLA

Resource title and description	Type
OSCOLA referencing tutorial: citing the law A guide to citing the law using the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). The tutorial demonstrates how to cite 'primary' sources of law (i.e. cases and legislation) and how to refer to 'secondary' sources such as books, journals and government reports.	Tutorial
OSCOLA examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities.
Citation examples (OSCOLA) An interactive activity describing the components that form the citation of an Act, the citation of an case, and a neutral citation in the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) style.	Activity
Which report do I cite? (OSCOLA) Test understanding of OSCOLA citations with this short activity. Included in tutorial OSCOLA referencing tutorial: citing the law.	Quiz
Compile the references (OSCOLA) Test ability to create correctly formatted references in the OSCOLA style. Piece together the fragments of a reference to form a correctly formatted reference.

All resources in this section

Resource title and description	Type
Academic Integrity module The Academic Integrity module includes the following three online tutorials: What is academic integrity? Using sources with academic integrity Further study skills for academic integrity Cardiff University students have access to a School-specific version of this module at their Organisations area of Learning Central and should be encouraged to complete the module there. The Learning Central version of the module includes three quizzes at the end of the tutorial to help students check their knowledge and understanding.	Tutorial
Academic misconduct quiz Test your knowledge of academic misconduct with this quiz.
Responsible use of Gen AI quiz Test your knowledge of Gen AI with this quiz
Plagiarism: why you should avoid it Cardiff University lecturer, Professor Stephen Rutherford, talks about plagiarism and why you should avoid it. A transcript is also available.	Video
Is it plagiarism? quiz Test your knowledge of plagiarism with this quiz.
Should I cite? flowchart Should I cite? A flowchart that will help you decide whether you need to cite a particular source of information.	Image
Identifying citations and references activity Test your knowledge of your preferred referencing style with this activity.	Quiz
Citing and referencing quiz Test knowledge of citing and referencing with this quiz.
When to cite and reference activity Test your knowledge of when to cite and when not to cite with this activity.	Quiz
Cardiff Harvard referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the Cardiff Harvard style. Includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required].
Cardiff Harvard examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Cardiff Harvard style	Tutorial
Citing in the text (Harvard) A ‘fill in the blanks’ exercise to test skills citing references within a passage of text using the Cardiff University Harvard style. Included in Cardiff Harvard referencing tutorial.	Activity
Compile the references (Harvard) Activity testing ability to create correctly formatted references in the Cardiff Harvard style. Piece together the different elements of a reference to form a correctly formatted reference.	Activity
Reference format quiz (Harvard) Test understanding of how to reference different types of material in Cardiff University Harvard style.	Quiz
Identify the source quiz (Harvard) Look at the references formatted in the Cardiff Harvard style and decide which type of material is being described in each case.
Cardiff Vancouver referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the Vancouver style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required].
Cardiff Vancouver examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Cardiff Vancouver style.	Tutorial
OSCOLA referencing tutorial: citing the law A guide to citing the law using the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). The tutorial demonstrates how to cite 'primary' sources of law (i.e. cases and legislation) and how to refer to 'secondary' sources such as books, journals and government reports.	Tutorial
OSCOLA examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities.
Paraphrasing quiz Paraphrasing quiz / Practice identifying appropriate quoting and paraphrasing with this quiz.	Quiz
Which report do I cite? (OSCOLA) Test understanding of OSCOLA citations with this short activity. Included in tutorial OSCOLA referencing tutorial: citing the law.	Quiz
Compile the references (OSCOLA) Test ability to create correctly formatted references in the OSCOLA style. Piece together the fragments of a reference to form a correctly formatted reference.
IEEE style referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the IEEE referencing style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required].
IEEE examples page Citing and referencing sources using the IEEE style.
MHRA referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the MHRA style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet (a Cardiff University login is required).
MHRA Examples page Citing and referencing sources using the Modern Humanities Research Association style.
EndNote Desktop Tutorial 1: Getting started with EndNote The first in a series of four Xerte tutorials introducing the main features of the desktop version of EndNote. This tutorial covers installing EndNote and creating your own EndNote Library. Made available under CC licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
EndNote Desktop Tutorial 2: Searching databases and importing references The second in a series of four Xerte tutorials introducing the main features of the desktop version of EndNote. This tutorial covers exporting references from bibliographic databases and manually adding references from other sources. Made available under CC licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
EndNote Desktop Tutorial 3: Working with your EndNote references The third in a series of four Xerte tutorials introducing the main features of the desktop version of EndNote. This tutorial covers organising and searching your EndNote library as well as adding and annotating PDFs. Made available under CC licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
EndNote Desktop Tutorial 4: EndNote and Microsoft Word The fourth in a series of four Xerte tutorials introducing the main features of the desktop version of EndNote. This tutorial covers citing and referencing in Word using references in your EndNote library and changing the citation style. Made available under CC licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
EndNote Online Tutorial 1: Getting Started with EndNote Online This tutorial will guide you through the process of: registering for an EndNote Online account logging into EndNote Online installing plugins so you can insert citations in Microsoft Word setting up the referencing styles you will need. Made available under Creative Commons licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics
EndNote Online Tutorial 2: Adding references to your EndNote Online library This tutorial will show you how to: find appropriate bibliographic databases search for and export references from various databases import references into your library manually add references to you library. Made available under Creative Commons licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
EndNote Online Tutorial 3: Working with your library This tutorial will show you how to: organise your references into groups share groups with other users edit, delete and find duplicate references create a standalone bibliography. Made available under Creative Commons licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
EndNote Online Tutorial 4: Using EndNote Online with Microsoft Word This tutorial will show you how to: set up Word to work with EndNote online insert and remove citations in your Word documents edit how citations are displayed change the citation style. Made available under Creative Commons licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.	Tutorial
Summarising activity Practice your summarising with this activity.
EndNote Desktop for evidence reviews This tutorial is for anyone using EndNote to assist with undertaking an evidence review (e.g. systematic review, scoping review, rapid review etc.). In this tutorial we cover the following steps: Importing your references into EndNote with all the required data Working with the references within your EndNote library for the purposes of undertaking a review Using EndNote to double screen titles/abstracts/full text Made available under Creative Commons licence with permission from Clarivate Analytics.
Effective notemaking Strategies for taking and making notes to support your studies.