HARVARD CITATION GENERATOR FOR ASSIGNMENT

 WHAT IS THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM?

When talkin of the Harvard citation style is a system that students, writers, and researchers can use to incorporate other people’s quotes, findings, and ideas into their work, supporting and validating their conclusions without breaching intellectual property laws. The popular format is typically used in assignments and publications for the humanities, as well as the natural, social, and behavioral sciences.

It is a parenthetical referencing system that is made up of two main components:

• In-text citations, including the author’s surname and the year of publication, should be shown in brackets wherever another source has contributed to your work
• A reference list outlining all of the sources directly cited in your work

While in-text citations are used to briefly indicate where you have directly quoted or paraphrased a source, your reference list is an alphabetized list of complete Harvard citations that enables your reader to locate each source with ease. Each entry should be keyed to a corresponding parenthetical citation in the main body of your work, so that a reader can take an in-text citation and quickly retrieve the source from your reference list.

Note that some universities, and certain disciplines, may also require you to provide a bibliography. This is a detailed list of all of the material you have consulted throughout your research and preparation, and it will demonstrate the lengths you have gone to in researching your chosen topic.

‘Harvard referencing’ is an umbrella term for any referencing style that uses the author name and year of publication within the text to indicate where you have inserted a source. This author-date system appeals to both authors and readers of academic work. Scholars find the format an economical way of writing, and it is generally more accessible to the reader as there are no footnotes crowding the page. Only the name of the author, the publication date of the source, and, if necessary, the page numbers are included in the parenthetical citations, for example: (Joyce, 2008).

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PREPARING FOR YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Simple steps to help you tackle your first assignment.

It won’t be long before you’ll be working on your first assignment.

These simple steps below if properly followed it will help you understand how to tackle it and find out more about the support on offer.

1. Understand the assignment and its format. Check out the guide to assessment and feedback.
2. Familiarise yourself with the assessment criteria.
3. Plan for your assignment. Make sure you ask any questions that you have and that you request any reasonable adjustments if you need them.
4. Check out UCL Library Services resources on assignments.
5. Understand what is meant by academic integrity.
6. Understand how to engage AI in your education and assessments.
7. Gather materials and information Find out more about research skills from UCL Libraries.
8. Draft your answer first, then refine in subsequent drafts. You can access tailored support from the Academic Communications Centre.
9. Develop your academic voice and use self-access resources to help with academic reading and writing.
10. Proofread and submit your assignment, often using the TurnItIn tool.

Understanding and using Feedback

Once you’ve handed in your assignment, you’ll get feedback on it. Understanding and using the feedback from your assignment is just as important as doing the assignment itself. It will help you understand what you have done well and what you need to do to improve. You may also want to discuss your feedback with someone, like your personal tutor.

• Responding to Feedback, UCL IOE Writing Centre.
• Access a variety of video tutorials on feedback and other academic skills. Login to LinkedIn Learning with your UCL credentials via the ISD website.

Planning for assessments and exams

We recommend you explore our assessment success guide for advice on how to manage exam season.