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Writing an essay/assignment

Compiling the bibliography
   
 

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STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

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Elements required

Harvard style

Vancouver

Abbreviations for USA

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Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

Example

- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

- Quiz


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Harvard Referencing Style

Government Publications:

Legislation
Name of country (jurisdiction). Date. Author. Date. Title of act. Place: Pblsiher. [Laws.]

Harvard South Africa. 1982. Atomic Energy Act, No 92 of 1982. Pretoria: Government Printer.
Notes
  • The official name of the country is the entry element.
  • Give the full name of the department.
  • Title of the act is in italics
  • In text: South Africa, 1982:page numbers cited


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