AIB Mba
THE AIB STYLE GUIDE
©Australian Institute of Business . V2Mar11 – CD:2011:10ed
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Contents
HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT ......................................................................................... 2
SECTION 1 - REFERENCING ................................................................................................ 2
Importance of Citing and Referencing ................................................................................... 2
AIB’s Preferred Referencing System ...................................................................................... 3
What is Plagiarism? ................................................................................................................ 3
METHODS OF CITATION AND REFERENCING ...................................................................... 3
In Text Citation ....................................................................................................................... 3
Direct Quotation v. Paraphrasing........................................................................................... 6
REFERENCE LISTS V. BIBLIOGRAPHIES ................................................................................ 8
SECTION 2 – STYLE ............................................................................................................ 9
Capital Letters ........................................................................................................................ 9
Textual Contrast ................................................................................................................... 10
Shortened Forms .................................................................................................................. 11
Numbers & Measurements .................................................................................................. 12
Tables & Figures
©Australian Institute of Business . V2Mar11 – CD:2011:10ed
0
Contents
HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT ......................................................................................... 2
SECTION 1 - REFERENCING ................................................................................................ 2
Importance of Citing and Referencing ................................................................................... 2
AIB’s Preferred Referencing System ...................................................................................... 3
What is Plagiarism? ................................................................................................................ 3
METHODS OF CITATION AND REFERENCING ...................................................................... 3
In Text Citation ....................................................................................................................... 3
Direct Quotation v. Paraphrasing........................................................................................... 6
REFERENCE LISTS V. BIBLIOGRAPHIES ................................................................................ 8
SECTION 2 – STYLE ............................................................................................................ 9
Capital Letters ........................................................................................................................ 9
Textual Contrast ................................................................................................................... 10
Shortened Forms .................................................................................................................. 11
Numbers & Measurements .................................................................................................. 12
Tables & Figures
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