In this course, we will be discussing all the important concepts related to references and citations. We will begin with some key topics like the concept of citation, reference, bibliography, and annotated bibliography. We also will focus on how researchers can avoid plagiarism and share some tips on a literature survey should be conducted.
We will then move on to when researchers should consider providing citations and what aspects of an article do not require citations. We will then move on to the popular citations styles that are used for referencing such as the APA and Vancouver style of referencing. We finally will discuss some of the popular tools and software that are used for reference management such as Mendeley, EndNote, and Zotero.