WHY CITE?
You cite your sources in your case presentation to:
- give credit to those who have contributed to your analysis
- increase your credibility as a presenter
- If your sources are credible, you will look credible too by association!
- enable your audience to replicate your analysis
WHAT DO YOU CITE?
You should cite:
- Statistics, data, charts, or tables you found online that you are using, even if modified, in your report or presentation
- Visuals (photos or graphics) you found online that you are using, even if modified, in your report or presentation
- Word-for-word quotations or paraphrases of text you found online that you are using in your report or presentation
- Ideas (frameworks, models, insights, or theories) that are not your own that you are using in your report or presentation
HOW TO CITE?
The basic elements of any citation are:
| Author(s) |
The individual(s) or entity responsible for 'creating' the information you are referencing |
| TItle(s) |
The title(s) of the article, time series, chart, etc., along with the source publication (journal, book, report, recording, or database) |
| Date of publication |
Date the information was published +/or when it was published |
| Page or other location information |
Page number(s) or other information, e.g. URL, to help your audience locate this information again. |
Typically, you provide for each citation:
- an abbreviated reference or footnote on the page or slide where you make the citation (usually date and author), AND
- a list of references with more complete information for each item cited at the end of your presentation or report (author, date, title, location)
