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Referencing & Information Skills
New APA Style Guide available online
The latest APA style and grammar guidelines, as featured in the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual, are freely available to view online. These pages provide guidance on all aspects of writing and presenting a Psychology paper or report such as grammar, the use of tables, figures and headings, and how to ensure you … Continue reading New APA Style Guide available online
Referencing with OSCOLA
OSCOLA is the referencing style used by law students around the world. It stands for Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities. If you are writing a law assignment and you use information that is not your own words or ideas, you need to reference where you found this information using the OSCOLA referencing style. OSCOLA works … Continue reading Referencing with OSCOLA
APA Style Referencing
Psychology uses its own style of referencing - APA (American Psychological Association). You will cover this as part of the syllabus in your first year but here are some additional resources that you may find useful: APA Style Guide You can work through a tutorial here: APA E-Learning Tutorial And you'll find books in the … Continue reading APA Style Referencing