Persuasive Technical Writing - Citing and Referencing1.pptx

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1. Citing and referencing Essential skills for university and beyond

2. Why do you think referencing is so important?

3. Why cite and reference? To show where you got your ideas from To demonstrate your knowledge of published research. To develop an essential transferable skill that you will need to use in your future career when writing reports/proposals etc. To help avoid charges of plagiarism (copying the work of other people).

4. Plagiarism "The University defines plagiarism as the act of presenting the work of another person (or people) as one’s own without proper acknowledgement. This includes copying the work of another student or other students” (Kingston University London, 2021, p.5). Kingston University London (2021) Academic Misconduct (Cheating in Assessment) Taught Courses. Available at: https://d68b3152cf5d08c2f050-97c828cc9502c69ac5af7576c62d48d6.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/documents/user-upload/kingston-university-c1aaf01a1b3-ar6-2021-academic-misconduct-ta.pdf (Accessed: 7 September 2021).

5. Citations and references are like signposts. They direct your readers to the sources that you have used.

6. What is an in text citation?

7. When do we need to reference?

8. Reference every time you use someone else’s work. “You are expected to reference every time you use someone else’s work or ideas in your own work. There are no exceptions to this rule , and it applies to all your work, including assignments, essays, presentations, dissertations, and other research or publications” (Pears and Shields, 2019, p.1). Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2019) Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide. 11 th ed. London : Macmillan Education.

9. Question one The importance of high-speed connectivity has been recognised by those in power, and the UK government has pledged to ensure that everyone in the UK has access to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020. Q. Do you need a citation and reference?

10. Answer one The importance of high-speed connectivity has been recognised by those in power, and the UK government has pledged to ensure that everyone in the UK has access to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020 (DCMS and Bradley, 2017). A. Yes DCMS and Bradley, K. (2017) High speed broadband to become a legal right . Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/high-speed-broadband-to-become-a-legal-right (Accessed: 01 October 2021).

11. Question two Although voice-activated smart speakers such as Amazon’s Alexa or the Google Home device have made access to information easy and convenient, concerns have been raised about privacy and security issues when using this technology. Q. Do you need a citation and reference?

12. Answer two Although voice-activated smart speakers such as Amazon’s Alexa or the Google Home device have made access to information easy and convenient, concerns have been raised about privacy and security issues when using this technology ( Pfeifle , 2018). A. Yes Pfeifle , A. (2018) ‘Alexa, What Should We Do about Privacy? Protecting Privacy for Users of Voice-Activated Devices’, Washington Law Review , 93(1), pp.421–458. Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol93/iss1/9 (Accessed: 19 October 2021).

13. Question three The use of connected devices is now ubiquitous. Smartphones have become our constant companions, with us all the time. Q. Do you need a citation and reference?

14. Answer three The use of connected devices is now ubiquitous. Smartphones have become our constant companions, with us all the time. A. No

15. Question four At the end of 2020, Kingston University had nearly 19,000 students, from more than 140 different countries, this demonstrates the rich diversity of our student population. Q. Do you need a citation and reference?

16. What about images and screenshots?

17. Images must be referenced too! Figure 1. Driving games ( photo_steff , 2021) References Photo_steff (2021). Available at: https://pixabay.com/photos/console-video-game-leisure-6062167/ (Accessed: 14 October 2021).

18. Example of in text citation In recent years, the term fake news has become ubiquitous. While the practice of fabricating verifiably untrue stories is nothing new – certain sections of the tabloid press have a long history of engaging in such disreputable activity – the rapid expansion of the internet and social media means that disinformation, spin and outright lies can be created and disseminated on an unprecedented scale. As they have grown in popularity, social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have become significant sources of news for a large number of people ( Hermida et al., 2012). Yet these platforms are not bound by the same notions of fact-checking and investigative rigour which have long been the guiding principles of print-based journalism. The role of an editorial team acting as mediators to information seems increasingly old-fashioned, and it is now the social media companies who act as the gatekeepers to knowledge in the new online environment (Bro and Wallberg , 2016). References Bro, P. and Wallberg , P. (2016) ‘Digital Gatekeeping: News media versus social media’, in Franklin, B. (ed.) The Future of Journalism: In an Age of Digital Media and Economic Uncertainty. London: Routledge, pp.337-345. Hermida , A. et al. (2012) ‘Share, Like, Recommend: Decoding the social media news consumer’, Journalism Studies, 13 (5-6), pp.815-824.

19. We use Harvard referencing style, Cite them Right edn .

20. References BBC (2019) Facebook to create a VR world called Horizon. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49851798 (Accessed: 01 October 2019). Bonacchi , A. et al . (2019) ‘Multidisciplinary Psychosomatic Assessment for UX Design Evaluation’, Studies in Digital Heritage , 2(1), pp.106–120. doi : 10.14434/sdh.v2i1.25652. Gearbox Software (2019) Borderlands 3 [Video game]. 2K Games. Available at: https://borderlands.com/en-US/ (Accessed: 01 October 2021). Hodent , C. (2017) The gamer's brain: how neuroscience and UX can impact video game design . Boca Raton: CRC Press. Mara, A. (2018) ‘Framework negotiation and UX design’, Communication Design Quarterly Review , 5(3), pp.48–54. doi : 10.1145/3188173.3188178. Travis, D. and Hodgson, P. (2019) Think Like a UX Researcher: How to Observe Users, Influence Design, and Shape Business Strategy . Boca Raton: CRC Press. White, A. (2010) ‘The rise of the user experience design sector’, The Guardian, 05 August. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/careers/careers-blog/the-rise-of-the-user-experience-design-sector (Accessed: 01 October 2019).

21. Use Cite them Right Bloomsbury (no date) Cite them right . Available at: https://www-citethemrightonline-com.ezproxy.kingston.ac.uk/ (Accessed: 21 September 2021).

22. Why can’t I just use an online tool to generate my citations and references for me?

23. Because they are often wrong! Kingston University London (no date) iCat Search Results . Available at: https://ku-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1lpvnjv/44KU_ALMA2173655700001931 (Accessed: 01 October 2021).

24. Manage your references RefWorks Import references from iCat , Web of Science, SCOPUS etc. Store and organise your references. Instantly create in-text citations and references. For information and help see links on My Kingston Sign up for online sessions via KU Extra Referencing using Harvard : 18 th Nov! Getting started with RefWorks: 28 th Oct, 17 th Nov!

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