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Appendix One: A Guide to Referencing

After you have quoted from or referred to a particular text in your essay, add in parentheses the author’s name, the publication date and page numbers (if relevant). Place the full reference in your bibliography. Here is an example of a quoted passage and its proper citation:

Quotation in essay:

Book entry in bibliography:

Note the sequence: author, year of publication, title, edition or translation information if needed, place of publication, publisher.

2. If you are employing someone else’s arguments, ideas or categorization, you will need to cite them even if you are not using a direct quote. One simple way to do so is as follows:

Callinicos (1989: 162-5) argues that postmodernism is more a symptom of ‘Good Times’ than of ‘New Times.’

3. Your sources may well include journal or newspaper articles, book chapters, and internet sites. Below we show you how to cite these various sources.

(i) Chapters in book:

In your bibliography details should be arranged in this sequence: author of chapter, year of publication, chapter title, editor(s) of book, title of book, place of publication, publisher, article or chapter pages.

For example:

Jameson, F. (1999) ‘The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism.’ A. Elliott. (ed.). The Blackwell Reader in Contemporary Social Theory. Oxford: Blackwell: 338-50.

(ii) Journal article:

In your bibliography, details should be arranged in this sequence: author of journal article, year of publication, article title, journal title, journal volume, journal issue or number, article pages.

For example:

Gruffydd-Jones, B. (2001) ‘Explaining Global Poverty: A Realist Critique of the Orthodox Approach.’ Journal of Critical Realism, 3 (2): 2-10.

(iii) Newspaper or magazine article:

In bibliography cite as follows:

Giddens, A. (1998) ‘Beyond left and right.’ The Observer, 13 Sept: 27-8.

If the article has no author, cite name of newspaper in text (The Herald) and list the source in the bibliography by magazine or newspaper title.

For example:

The Herald (1999) ‘Brown takes on the jobless’, 6 Sept: 14.

(iv) Internet sites:

In the bibliography, provide a full reference which should include author, date, title of website and URL address:

For example:

Weiss, S. and Wesley, K. (2001) ‘Postmodernism and its Critics.’ Available at: brief.berkeley.edu/phil/postmodern.html

If the site has no author, cite the address of the site in your text, e.g. for Centre for Europe’s Children (http://Eurochild.gla.ac.uk/).

In the bibliography, provide a full reference including the title of the website, URL address, publisher or owner of the site.

For example:

‘Fourteen Countries Meet in Manila to Tackle Childhood Trafficking’ (www.asem.org). ASEM Resource Centre. Child Welfare Initiative. 23 Oct, 2001.

If no date is available, indicate the date you accessed the site.

Appendix Two: Essay Submission

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Instructions for submitting your essay

Students should submit one hard copy of their coursework, via the relevant subject box outside the Undergraduate Teaching Office (CMB Ground Floor), and must also submit an electronic copy of their essays by WebCT (see below for submission instructions). Both electronic and hard copies are subject to the same submission deadline.

* All coursework must be accompanied by a cover sheet. It asks for information including your examination number, the course you're taking and your tutor's name. You are identified by your examination number, and not your name, since all coursework assessment is anonymised (so do not put your name on page headers/footers). Cover sheets are available outside the UTO. Fix the cover sheet to your work, stapling it at the top-left hand corner. Do not use plastic covers or bindings, which are not easy to handle and will not be returned to you.

* Students are expected to word process all coursework.

* Students must provide a word count on the coursework cover sheet.

* Students must fill out and sign a plagiarism statement (usually incorporated into the cover sheet) with every piece of coursework submitted.

* No receipts are given for submitted coursework.

* Coursework may not be submitted by post or email, unless by special arrangement with the course organiser.

On Deadlines:

* Deadlines for coursework are given in the individual course handbooks/guides and also published on course notice-boards.

* There is no period of grace for coursework deadlines, i.e. for a 3:00 pm deadline a piece of work handed in at 3.05 pm would be treated as late. Essay submission boxes are cleared at the deadline and a sign put on the box noting that the deadline has passed.

* For work submitted after the deadline the course secretary will note the submission date and time.

The penalty for excessive word length in coursework is one mark deducted for each additional 20 words over the limit. If the limit is 1500 words then anything between 1501 and 1520 words will lose one point, and so on. If there are serious doubts about the stated word count, students may be asked to provide an electronic version of the coursework to confirm the word count.

The standard penalty for late submission of coursework is five marks per working day (i.e. excluding weekends and University holidays) for up to five days. Work handed in more than five days late without an approved extension will not be assessed, and a mark of zero will be recorded. Extensions may be conditional upon the receipt of a medical certificate or other supporting evidence requested from the student. When there are special circumstances behind the late submission, Special Circumstances Committees can review individual cases and make recommendations to Exam Boards about whether lateness penalties should stand or be waived.

Late Electronic Submission: The electronic copy of coursework required along with the paper submission should be submitted according to the same deadline. If the electronic copy is missing the student will be sent an email reminder and given a week’s grace to submit the electronic version. If the electronic version is not submitted within a week of the deadline, the essay will not be marked and a mark of zero will be recorded. This grace period is only to allow for any technical problems with electronic submission. If there is a problem the student must seek to rectify it promptly. Always alert the course secretary if you are having technical problems with submission.

Extensions:

If there is good reason for not meeting a coursework deadline, a student may request an extension from either their tutor (for extensions of up to five working days) or the course organiser (for extensions of six or more working days). Extension requests should normally be made before the deadline. A good reason is illness, or serious personal circumstances, but not pressure of work or poor time management. The tutor or course organiser must support the request in writing (email) to the UTO, and extensions over five working days may require supporting evidence. If you think you will need a longer extension, or your reasons are particularly complicated or of a personal nature, you should discuss the matter with your Director of Studies. There are formal procedures for requesting an extension and penalties will be applied for late essays submitted without formal approval. See the School handbook for extension request procedures and details of penalties. Also see that handbook for an explanation of plagiarism.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. 
   Open WebCT through your MyEd portal.
   
2. 
   Open the Sociology 1B course (under the ‘Courses’ tab) and click on the Essay Submission icon on the Course Content page. This will take you straight into the submission page for your assignment. (You can also access this through the Assignments tab situated on the Course Tools bar at the left hand side of the page).
   
3. 
   Here you can upload your essay by adding it as an attachment: click on ‘add attachment’ – this will take you to the ‘My Files’ section of WebCT which will be empty. To the left of this table you should see a ‘My Computer’ icon. Click on this to browse the files on your computer then select your essay file to upload. DO NOT cut and paste your essay as this causes problems when uploading to the plagiarism software. Do not submit your bibliography separate from your essay – only 1 attachment can be accepted.
   

4. 
   Click on Submit when you are ready.