Academic integrity is demonstrated by students when they produce work honestly and with responsibility. This means, they produce work that is original and their own and they acknowledge the original ideas and words of others.
As a student, you are expected to demonstrate Academic integrity.
When you are given a research topic you search for information, facts and opinions which already exist. It is appropriate and required that you demonstrate ethical consumption of this information. You demonstrate the ethical use of information when you include a Reference list in your assignment and use in-text citations.
The Villanova Library subscribes to Citemaker on your behalf. This is a Referencing and citation generator. Citemaker will assist you in easily compiling a Reference list and will generate the correct in-text citation for your assignments. Scroll down this page to load a series of video tutorials which demonstrate how to register and use the generator.
A Reference List is a list of sources you have used to complete your assignment. Each source must be referred to in your assignment.
There are many different styles of reference lists. Often the differences are as small as the placement of a full stop or the use of italics.
At Villanova we have adopted the APA style. An example is provided for you below.
Each source you enter into a reference list is called a citation. Each citation in your reference list must be referred to in your assignment.
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