Harvard Templates

Academic and Course Materials

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Dissertations/Theses

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Author(s) (Year of submission) Title of thesis. Degree statement. Degree-awarding body.

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... reflected light from interplanetary dust (May, 2008).

According to May (2008), the telescopes were not strong enough to ...

Quoting

"...radial velocity measurements may indicate a significant interstellar component in the dust" (May, 2008, p. 59)

Reference List

May, B.H. (2008) A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud. PhD thesis. Imperial College London.

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Author(s) (Year of submission) Title of thesis. Degree statement. Degree-awarding body. Available at: DOI

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Author(s) (Year of submission) Title of thesis. Degree statement. Degree-awarding body. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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... the data for this has not always been clear (Huang, 2023).

According to Huang (2023), spatial awareness differs from person to person, and ...

Quoting

"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Ux designer!" (Huang, 2023, p. 1).

According to Huang (2023, p. 167) "spatial interfaces present their own peculiar problems".

Reference List

Huang, Z. (2023) Spatial Interfaces and user design. PhD thesis. Robert Gordon University. Available at: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/880907 (Accessed: 25 July 2024).

Appendices

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As the data demonstrates (See Appendix 1) the majority of ...

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No requirement for a reference list entry.

Notes

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If you are referencing something from an appendix within a book, article etc. then simply reference the source as normal.

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It has been shown (J'Zargo, 2002, Appendix 1, p. 4) that...

Lecture Notes

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Tutor's name (year of distribution) 'Title of handout', Module code: module title. Institution. Unpublished.

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The course handout (Dante, 2023) indicated several ...

Quoting

... to discuss the importance of "a wider understanding of issues around the globe" (Dante, 2023, p. 3).

Reference List

Dante, S. (2023) 'Sociology: Introductory Readings', SS2047: Sociology for social work practice. Robert Gordon University. Unpublished.

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Tutor's name (year of distribution) 'Title of handout', Module code: module title. Institution. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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The results handout showed that the higher the number of uncontrolled variables, the less reliable the conclusion (Kanu, 2024).

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... the results were listed as "unable to verify" (Kanu, 2024, p. 7).

Reference List

Kanu, N. (2024) 'Spherical modulation: results', EN1104: Introduction to industrial control. Robert Gordon University. Available at: https://campusmoodle.rgu.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=910714 (Accessed: 29 September 2024).