In-text referencing when paraphrasing from a lectures or course notes.

In general, students are not encouraged to use information from lectures or course notes.  You should be using information and knowledge gained from your own research.

There are two options for in text referencing:

  1. Adding a citation at the end of a sentence.
  2. Using the author’s name as part of your sentence.

Essential information to include:

  • The family name of the author.
  • No initials are required.
  • The year of publication.

Examples of in-text referencing when using direct quotes

The sentences below have been paraphrased from:

The MBA Course notes 2007, Graduate School of Business, RMIT University, Melbourne.

Graduate School of Business Course Notes (2007, Unit 3) state that major corporations and governments around the world are focusing on China and India, as they have emerged as the new economic powerhouses of Asia.

Major corporations and governments around the world are focusing on China and India, as they have emerged as the new economic powerhouses of Asia. (Graduate School of Business Course Notes 2007, Unit 3).

Note:

  • Do not add page numbers or quotation marks when paraphrasing.
  • The full stop is placed after the bracket when the citation is at the end of the sentence (See - Example b).
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