Coursework References

Including references to books and websites can score you research marks. If you look things up, you must say what it is and where it came from. If not, your coursework could be withdrawn.

Quoting Research Sources

It is an expectation that any sources you have used – such as information or images from textbooks, websites, etc. – are clearly indicated in your coursework.

You can write this directly into your report, for example:

On page 131 of my textbook, Physics Alive, it says that 'the turning effect of a force is called its moment and is calculated by multiplying the force by the distance'.

... which is perfectly fine. However, there are a number of standard ways of stating where you found out information from (the technical term is "citing". Saying where you got it from is called a "citation"). One of the most popular of these is the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style.

The MLA Style involves giving a brief credit inside brackets at the point in your report where you have used the information. Further details of the source are then given in a Bibliography at the end of your report.

e.g. When citing from a reputable website, you should include the full internet address of the page used.

In your report:

The resistance of a wire is proportional to its length, but inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area (GCSE.com)

In your Bibliography:

e.g. If citing from a printed source, it is expected that you will include a page reference, as well as the title of the book and the author.

In your report:

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In your Bibliography:

The MLA Style gives the following information, exactly as shown:

Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

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