Student Learning Unit, Victoria University, Melbourne

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This post contains a couple of powerpoint presentations that were created for a writing skills workshop for nursing students.

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Case Studies in Nursing

The link below will give you information on how to write a case study, with a particular focus on how to transfer meaning into writing. It covers the following topics: overall report structure, method, findings, discussion and conclusion.

Case Studies In Nursing

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Quoting / Referencing in Nursing

link below takes you to information on how to include your own voice inyour writing, while refering to what other writers have said about your topic. It gives clear guidlines on when and how to reference (support your claims). It also looks at how to paraphrase without

Quoting In Nursing

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

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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!