Referencing and plagiarism for Business students

Before we look at Referencing, it is important to understand what Plagiarism is and how to avoid it.  Have a look at this short tutorial on plagiarism.

We can avoid plagiarism by referencing our sources correctly.  This short tutorial on referencing explains more.

The Business Department, at ITB, uses an adapted version of the Harvard Referencing Style.  You can view a PDF of the Business Referencing Guide on Moodle.

The following tutorials will assist to use RefWorks in accordance with the Dept. of Business Referencing Style:

• Tutorial 1: creating a RefWorks account
• Tutorial 2: logging into RefWorks
• Tutorial 3: creating folders in RefWorks
• Tutorial 4: importing references into RefWorks
• Tutorial 5: creating a new reference
• Tutorial 6: creating a reference list

Printing

There are three printers in the library: Lib_Kopikat 1, 2 and 3.

Lib_Kopikat 1  is a black-and-white printer and photocopier.

Lib_Kopikat 1 is located near the Journal shelves on level 1.

To print, select the following printer: Lib_Kopikat1.  To collect a print-out or create a copy at Kopikat 1, you need to login; login using your student number and computer password.

Printing in black and white: View tutorial or View on Moodle

Lib_Kopikat 2 and 3 are black-and-white and colour printers; they are black-and-white photocopiers; and they are scanners.  They are located around the corner from the library desk on level 1.  If you wish to print in black-and-white, select the printer: Lib_Kopikat2 or Lib_Kopikat3.

If you wish to print in colour, select the printer: Lib_Colour_Kopikat2 or Lib_Colour_Kopikat3.  To collect a print-out or create a copy at Kopikat 2 or 3, you need to login; login using your student number and computer password.

Printing in colour: View tutorial or View on Moodle

Click here for information on how to top up your print/photocopy credit.

You can also use mobile printing at Kopikat 1,2 and 3.  You can print via email or via the One Drive app.

(top image: “Once were e-journals” by Driek on Flickr)

Plagiarism

The Institute Procedural Guidelines for Dealing with Instances of Plagiarism in Assignments and Examinations can be found here.  Every student should familiarise themselves with these guidelines before submitting academic work.

The library has a series of tutorials regarding plagiarism.  At the end of the tutorial, you should know:

• how to define plagiarism
• why understanding plagiarism is an important part of college life
• the type of information that can be plagiarised

Plagiarism for BUSINESS students: view tutorial or view via Moodle

Plagiarism for HORTICULTURE students: view tutorial or view via Moodle

Plagiarism for HUMANITIES students: view tutorial or view via Moodle

Plagiarism for INFORMATICS and ENGINEERING students using HARVARD: view tutorial or view on Moodle

Plagiarism for ENGINEERING and INFORMATICS students using IEEE: view tutorial or view on Moodle

Printing from your Office365 Student Email Account

View tutorial or follow these instructions:

Step 1: login to your ITB Student email account from www.outlook.com/student.itb.ie

Step 2: select New to compose a new email message.

Step 3: address the email to mobileprint@itb.ie

No subject is required.  Click Attach from the menu

Step 4: select a document from the OneDrive or Computer that you wish to attach

From OneDrive

Select Attach as a Copy option

From Computer: browse to the file you would like to attach.

Step 5: select Send

Step 6: release the Print Job.  Login to one of the 3 print devices located in the ITB Library and release the print job.

Please note:

Kopikat 1 and 2 are black-and-white printers.  All documents released here will be printed in black-and-white and charged at 6c per page.

Kopikat 3 is a colour printer.  All black-and-white documents released here will be printed in black-and-white and charged at 6c per page.  But if there is any colour in your document, the whole document will be printed in colour and charged at 18c per page.

At Kopikat 3, colour documents can be printed in black-and-white by selecting the Force B/W option before printing.  Such documents will be printed in black-and-white and charged at 6c per page.

Printing from mobile devices (using OneDrive App)

View tutorial or follow these instructions if your document is located on your OneDrive account:

Step 1: download the OneDrive app from the relevant app store and install it on your device

Step 2: login to the App using your ITB Student email account, in the format: B00000000@student.itb.ie

Step 3: you should see the following login screen.  Login using your ITB Email Address: B00000000@student.itb.ie.  Your password is your ITB network password

Step 4: select the document you would like to print by clicking on the document.  It should open in the browser.

Step 5: select the icon in the bottom left corner.

Step 6: choose the Send File option

Step 7: choose the Mail Option (You must have your ITB student email account setup on your mobile device).  You must select your B00000000@student.itb.ie to send the mail.

Step 8: address the email to: mobileprint@itb.ie

N.B. Ensure the sender is your ITB Email Account e.g. B00000000@student.itb.ie

No Subject is required.  Ensure that you see the document attached.  Send the email.

Step 9: release the document at one of the 3 printers located in the library or the printer in the Group Study area in A Block

Please note:

Kopikat 1 and 2 are black-and-white printers.  All documents released here will be printed in black-and-white and charged at 6c per page.

Kopikat 3 is a colour printer.  All black-and-white documents released here will be printed in black-and-white and charged at 6c per page.  But if there is any colour in your document, the whole document will be printed in colour and charged at 18c per page.

At Kopikat 3, colour documents can be printed in black-and-white by selecting the Force B/W option before printing.  Such documents will be printed in black-and-white and charged at 6c per page.