Unit Outline Item Unit OutlineUnit Outline The Unit Outline contains important information about this unit including a unit timetable, information about your text book (if applicable), details about your assessment, deferrals, copyright and who to contact if you need help. You should download and read your unit outline thoroughly before you begin your studies. Your Unit Outlines can be found in OASIS under the My Studies tab. Go to the My Studies tab and download your unit outline by clicking this link > > Unit Outline Note, the link above does not take you directly to the outline for this unit. It will take you to the My Studies tab in Oasis, where you can access the outline. You may need to scroll down the page to find them. Please read it carefully and refer to it before asking questions of your Unit Coordinator, as your question may have already been answered by the information within the Unit Outline. After you have carefully read through the Unit Outline, you can begin your studies by selecting the Weekly Content link in the menu bar to the left. Item Academic Integrity and ReferencingAcademic Integrity and Referencing Academic Integrity Academic integrity is an important part of all your academic studies. To ensure that all students have a thorough understanding of academic integrity each new to Curtin student must complete the Academic Integrity Program (AIP). This program covers the concepts of academic integrity and how to demonstrate it in your assessments. The concepts covered in the AIP will also be covered in your UniReady units, so by the time you complete the course you should have a good understanding of what having academic integrity means. If you are required to complete the AIP you will see it as a unit on Blackboard (Academic Integrity-CAS). It is important that you complete the AIP before the end of your first semester at Curtin. Visit the Academic Integrity Program website for more information about AIP. Referencing Learning to reference correctly is one way students can demonstrate academic integrity. At university, referencing is taken very seriously and it is expected that all students will learn how to correctly reference. In your assignments, you are expected to reference for the following reasons: To give your reader academic evidence to support your statements and opinions; To give credit to the author of the ideas and research you are using to support your assignment; To be honest about where you have sourced your information. Referencing is not just about providing a list of sources at the end of your assignment, but also including authors and their ideas within your assignment. To learn more about referencing visit Curtin’s Learning Centre online Better Referencing tutorial . This will guide you to develop skills on how to reference well, including how to quote; paraphrase (putting the author’s ideas into your own words); summarise; and synthesise (combining different ideas of others with your own). Curtin Library also has information on referencing, including formatting guides for the common referencing styles. Please note, although most UniReady units use APA6th edition referencing formatting, it is important to check which referencing style you should use for each unit; this information is available in the Unit Outline. It is also recommended that you download a copy of the Student Checklist to Help you Prevent Plagiarism in your Work. You should refer to this checklist before submitting any assessment so that you can ensure that you have correctly referenced and upheld the ideas of academic integrity in your work. If you have any questions about referencing you can ask your tutor, book in for a workshop at The Learning Centre or access the online resources linked above for assistance. It is important that you learn how to reference to write your assignments correctly and also to avoid plagiarism.