Good organisation of all your readings or sources of information will help you to find your sources easily and quickly.
At university, you read a lot of information:
A good organisation system is essential in managing your materials so that you can find references quickly and easily.
At the start of the semester:
Don’t leave assignments until the last minute!
A key aspect of managing your references, to ensure you don’t accidentally plagiarise, is to start your assignments early so that you have plenty of time to check you have included ALL the sources you used in developing your assignment, before you submit.
Leaving assignments till the last minute can result in rushing to submit and forgetting to check that you have referenced ALL your sources and in the correct format, according to the guidelines in your student handbook.
Leave plenty of time to:
Referencing while note-taking is essential in ensuring academic integrity and avoiding accidental plagiarism.