Student Learning Unit, Victoria University, Melbourne

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Introduction and SLU Resources 

For a good introduction to the topic and an overview of the main ideas and issues surrounding it, have a look at the new VU Academic Literacy site.

The SLU also has resources that can help you with this topic: 

•  Avoiding Plagiarism
•  Writing Critically

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Referencing Systems 

If you are wondering about how to use different referencing systems (Harvard, Oxford etc), then you should have a look at this SLU resource on Oxford and Harvard Referencing.

VU Library has extensive information on referencing systems: 

• APA Style Guide – 5th Ed (VU)
• Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) (VU)
• Harvard Style Guide (VU)
• Oxford Style Guide (VU)
• Style Manuals & Referencing Guides (Web Reference Resources)

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Other Useful Sites 

There are also other websites that you can look at for extra information, and practice exercises:

• University of South Australia
• Hamilton University 
• University of New South Wales
• A more extensive list of plagiarism websites has been bookmarked for you on de.licio.us

If you have any queries about referencing, or on how this resource could be improved, feel free to leave a reply below!

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As the semester has just begun, this is probably the best time to start thinking about how you can improve your language and learning skills. If you wait till the last minute (i.e. the week before your essay is due to be handed in), you’ll end up feeling very stressed and won’t achieve very much. Although we can offer you one-to-one support and a range of other individual support options, the best way for you to make progress is to be proactive and make the most of the ongoing support that is available during the semester.At this early stage, you might like to think about joining a Peer Mentoring group, where you can benefit from help and advice from other students. You can choose from a range of subjects according to which faculty you are in. It might also be a good idea to check out our FAQs (Frequently-Asked Questions) as some of your questions might be quite general.Post a comment if you need any more info on this or if you have any comments.Good Luck!

If you have any queries about how to plan ahead, or on how this resource could be improved, feel free to leave a reply below!

Welcome back to all continuing students and welcome to VU if you have just newly arrived.

This Blog is a new venture at the Student Learning Unit (SLU), and is being developed over the coming weeks, months and years. We hope to add information, resources and links that will help support you in your language and learning skills. To do this, we’d like your help. We’re looking for any useful study advice that you’d like to pass on to other students, and perhaps some websites you have found useful for your studies.

Looking forward to hearing your ideas – just post a response below.

btw – if you are looking for information on the SLU support programs and resources that we have available, take a look at the Study Support Options tab at the top of this Blog