Write, cite and submit

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Module summary

 Writing or creating assignments

• Plan your assignment writing before you start any assignment
• Managing your time efficiently will help you plan, write, edit and proofread your work before your assignment is due.

 Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is a disciplinary offence at UQ and taken extremely seriously
• If you use someone else’s work or ideas in an assignment, you must reference their contribution to your work.

 Referencing

• A referencing style is a set of rules to tell you how to acknowledge other authors and resources you have used in your work
• Make sure that your referencing style is consistent throughout your assignment
• Referencing software may be useful if you have lots of references to manage.

 Submitting your assignment

• Learn.UQ (Blackboard) is the electronic assignment submission tool that is used at UQ for submitting assessments
• Turnitin assignments will check the originality of your work and also the exact submission time of your assignment
• Kaltura is the Learn.UQ media server which allows students to upload course related media content as part of your assignment
• ePortfolio is an online collection of evidence of your lifelong learning including academic and work achievements such as volunteering.