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Many of your assessments will ask you to write or record certain information. You may be required for example, to keep a diary, present a program plan or submit a practice exercise. In preparing your written assignment use the following information as a guide: - Either type your work or write legibly
- Leave a 5 centimetre margin at the side of the page so the facilitator can make comments
- Acknowledge all your sources of information and ideas
In some assignments you may decide to refer to books, articles, the internet or people. If you do, you need to acknowledge exactly where the various ideas, thoughts or information came from. There are a number of ways you can do this. You can refer to the source within the text of your assignment or you can include the details in a bibliography at the end of your assignment. If you refer to information you’ve gained from talking to other people, then you need to indicate the names of the people, their title or status, and the date the conversation took place. If you’ve used books or magazines then record the referencing detail discussed earlier. If you’ve used the internet to access information, list the author (if mentioned), the title of the article, the web address (e.g. http://www.mass.com .au) and the date you accessed the information. You should avoid using direct quotes from reference books or articles (a direct quote is when you copy a sentence or paragraph word for word). Instead, think about the information you want to present and put it in your own words. This shows your facilitator that you understand the material and that you’re not just copying someone else. The above information is a guide only. There are a number of different referencing styles currently in use. - Carefully proof read your material for spelling mistakes, grammatical errors or inconsistencies
- Complete and attach the evidence of competence recording sheet
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