In this part of the report you are required to do two things.

Oakwood International Referencing Requirements

Level 3

At Level 3 there are no specific requirements to include references – however, the CIPD insist that if they are used, they shall be used correctly and in the same format as at Level 5

Level 5

The CIPD is not overly concerned by the number of references but the quality and the way they are cited. They require that we set our own standards of style rather than leaving it to the discretion of the candidate. These standards are to be introduced as part of the Induction Programme.

There is no necessity to use Harvard or any other academic style – a simple, straightforward adaptation of this will suffice as below;

The critical issue is that going forward students must ensure that if they cite in the narrative they must cite on the reference list and v.v. The narrative and reference list must mirror each other.

Failure to do so will now result in a REFER – regardless of how good otherwise the assignment is.

For Books and Journals

Within the narrative:

Simply state the name of the Author and Publication ensuring that quotation marks are used if using a direct quote as below

It is generally considered that “competence or behaviour-based interviewing has developed in line with the use of competency frameworks” (Martin and Whiting – Human Resource Practice).

Within the Reference list:

Martin M and Whiting F - Human Resource Practice (7th Ed)

For websites

Within the narrative:

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development: www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/people/performance/factsheet

With the Reference List:

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/people/performance/factsheet

The whole URL link must be included