MBS518

Principles of Business Governance

REFERENCING
Principles of Referencing

1. Acknowledge the work/ideas of others (IP)

2. Allow the reader to find your source (for further

research)

3. Show the breadth and depth of your research

(situates the paper in a body of knowledge)

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HOW? Referencing
Library website https://www.murdoch.edu.au/library

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HOW? Referencing
Library website https://www.murdoch.edu.au/library/support/referencing-guides

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HOW? Referencing
Library website https://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/Chicago

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HOW? Chicago in-text
Chicago is an author-date style.
This means the in-text reference is the author’s surname
and the date of publication.
No distinction is made between books, journal articles,
internet documents or other formats for the in-text citation.

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HOW? Chicago Reference List

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HOW? Chicago Reference List
Formatting your reference list:
https://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/Chicago/sample

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HOW? Chicago – All Examples

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 AI & ChatGPT
➢Generative AI tools like ChatGPT cannot accurately cite their own sources. Any references
they provide may be false or non-existent – you should always check the original source for
any references that are generated.
➢Student Academic Integrity Policy states that using artificial intelligence without
authorisation will mean a failure to meet Murdoch University's academic integrity
standards.
o Section 6.3.1, "submitting work that has been produced either in part or whole using
artificial intelligence where not specifically authorised in the assessment requirements"
constitutes academic misconduct.
o Link to the Student Academic Integrity Policy.
➢All work submitted by a student must be their own. If a student uses artificial intelligence
software such as ChatGPT to generate material for an assessment that they represent as
their own they are NOT submitting their own work and is academic misconduct. If a student
uses AI generated material in the preparation of their assessment submission, this must be
appropriately acknowledged and cited.
 HOW? Chicago – AI & ChatGPT
Citing Generative artificial intelligence (ChatGPT)

https://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/Chicago/generativeAI
https://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/Chicago/citing_personal

➢ Chicago style does not provide specific guidance on citing generative AI software, such as ChatGPT.

➢ Content from generative AI is a nonrecoverable source, as it can't be retrieved by the reader of your
work.

➢ Therefore, you need to use the format for personal communications to cite any content generated by
ChatGPT.

➢ Include the owner and name/description of the AI program, the way you received the content, and the full
date you received or generated it.

➢ Cite the source in-text only, do not include it in your reference list.

➢ In-text citation:

o Originator of the communication, medium, Day Month, Year.

o For example: OpenAI's ChatGPT AI language model, response to question from author, 7 February,
2023.
Citation Methods
Quoting & paraphrasing

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Citation Methods

Quote:
Larsen (1991, 245) stated that "many of the facts
presented in this case are incorrect".

Paraphrase:
Larsen (1991, 245) found that the case had
significant problems with accuracy.

Whole text:
Larsen (1991) provides a critical review of the case.

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Citation Methods
Quote:
It has been argued that "many of the facts
presented in this case are incorrect” (Larsen 1991,
245).

Paraphrase:
There case had significant problems with accuracy
(Larsen 1991, 245).

Whole text:
This is apparent through a critical review of the case
(Larsen 1991).

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Citation Methods: More than one
source
Quote:
Larsen (1991, 245) stated that "many of the facts
presented in this case are incorrect”, while Fraser
(2005, 12) noted “discrepancies in the forensic
evidence referred to in the case.”

Paraphrase:
The case had significant problems with accuracy
(Larsen 1991, 245; Fraser 2005, 12).

Whole text:
This is apparent through a critical review of the
case (Larsen 1991; Fraser 2005).
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Citation Methods

Amending a quote:

Original - "Named for James Brady, the White House press

secretary who was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr.
during the attempted assassination of President Ronald
Reagan in March 1981, the Brady Bill establishes a national
waiting period and background check for the purchase of a
handgun" (Bender 1995, 137).

Amended - "Named for James Brady, … the Brady Bill

establishes a national waiting period and background check
for the purchase of a handgun" (Bender 1995, 137).

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Citation Methods
Summarise/paraphrase:

Original - "At a typical football match we are likely to see players

committing deliberate fouls, often behind the referee's back. They
might try to take a throw-in or a free kick from an incorrect but
more advantageous positions in defiance of the clearly stated rules
of the game. They sometimes challenge the rulings of the referee
or linesmen in an offensive way which often deserves exemplary
punishment or even sending off. No wonder spectators fight
amongst themselves, damage stadiums, or take the law into their
own hands by invading the pitch in the hope of affecting the
outcome of the match" (Mantex 1999, 1-2).

Summary/Paraphrase - Unsportsmanlike behaviour by

footballers may inspire hooliganism among spectators (Mantex
1999, 1-2).

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Citation Methods

Quote:
▪ Exact copy
▪ Quotation marks
▪ In-text reference

Paraphrase:
▪ Change the words
▪ Change sentence structure
▪ In-text reference

Whole text:
▪ Paraphrase a key point
▪ In-text reference
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Plagiarism

Plagiarism = When you don’t reference properly

Academic integrity = When you do reference

properly

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Ouriginal

A text matching tool.

It will match any text it has seen before.

It is up to you to check that your work is

referenced correctly.

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Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP)
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/mymurdoch/support
-advice/learning-study/murdoch-academic-
passport

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