Communication - Email Referencing
Effective and ethical business communication is vital. Students must ensure they understand the correct tone of voice to use and formatting standards when sending an email.
Correct referencing is another vital part of your tertiary education. You must be able to correctly reference your work to avoid academic misconduct.
The following task will bring together both of these skills.
A student has just sent you the following email:
Hi
I have just had to go to see the Academic Integrity Officer. SO ANGRY! She said that I copied part of my assignment from Joe Smith who did this course last semester. How did she know? She said something about a Turnitin report. She also said that I did not format the reference list correctly and had no intext references for the part I wrote. SO WHAT!? They were all my own words, I did not copy! She told me that I have to resubmit with correct references and reference list. Can you please help me? Here is a list of my references.
Fran Tick
Write a reply to the above email using the email template provided below. The email must explain to the student:
. What is Turnitin and why it is used.
. Why it is important to reference and when should this occur
. Instructions about where to find the Harvard Referencing Manual on the student portal
. A list of correctly formatted references to show where you obtained the information.