Referencing GAITs has been incorporated into the Charles Sturt's APA Referencing Summary and Academic Referencing Tool (ART). The Academic Skills team provide assistance with referencing and you can make an appointment or ask a question on their Study Success Forum.

Checking references found by AI

Information generated by AI may be unreliable or fake. See if citations are legitimate by checking:

• If the Journal or Book title exists in Primo or TROVE
• If the volume issue number and dates correspond
• If the page numbers and article or chapter title correspond

If yes to all of the above, then the reference might be useful, but before you use or cite any source you should read it and evaluate the information yourself using the CRAP test.  

For more information read Matthew Hillier's article on TECHE blog; Why does ChatGPT generate fake references?.

Here are some helpful resources to help prepare you for your assessments:

• The Guide to writing in science at Charles Sturt - includes writing a lab report

• CSU Academic writing, assignment and essay - guides

• Academic Poster Presentations

And, don't forget to read the Marking Criteria in your Subject Outline.

The library also has some resources to assist your writing skills:

The Referencing at Charles Sturt University webpage has lots of helpful information about referencing including links to the following resources:

• Academic Referencing Tool
• APA 7th Referencing Summary PDF
• APA 7th Example Reference List
• and more!

The main referencing style at Charles Sturt University is APA 7th though this is not the only style used at the University and you should check with your lecturer if you are unsure.

These guides have some useful resources and information that will help you to use information ethically while you are studying with CSU.

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CSU also has other services which can help you to get the best possible results for your work:

• Turnitin Software - A Turnitin account allows you to check your own writing for inadvertent plagiarism or quotation errors.  Detect and fix problems before submission. Some assessments will require you to submit your work to Turnitin before final submission! 

• Academic Skills support - Advisors can help you understand and prepare for your assignments.
• The Study Success Forum is an ideal place to post those vexing questions about assignment writing techniques. 
• Why not attend an Academic workshop online to enhance or refresh your academic writing skills.
• Or, make an appointment with an Academic Skills Adviser for personal help seven days a week.