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Construction Project Management: Referencing for Construction Project Management

How to search for and find information on construction project management

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As Built Environment students, you will be asked to use the APA 7th referencing style. 

What is referencing and why is it important?

 

At university you are expected to reference information sources used in your assignments. Referencing is important as it:

  • gives credit to authors
  • shows that you’ve done your research  
  • means that others can find the resources you have used .

APA referencing guide

 

As a built environment student, you will be asked to use the APA 7th referencing style. The Library's APA guide will give you guidance, templates and examples you can use to build your own references. 

Sample references for CPM

 

Book:

Hampson, K., & Brandon, P. (2004). Construction 2020: A vision for Australia’s property and construction industry. Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation. 

Journal article:

Zilke, J., & Taylor, J. (2015). Shifting sands and shifting grounds: Analysis and implications of shifting dynamics in the global construction industry. Journal of Management in Engineering, 31(5), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000311 

Web page:

Meisels, M. (2019, July). 2018 global construction industry overview. Deloitte. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/energy-and-resources/articles/global-construction-industry-overview.html

Library database:

Marketline. (2017). Construction in Australia. https://advantage.marketline.com/HomePage/Index?returnUrl=Home 

Standard:

Standards Australia & Standards New Zealand. (2018). Interior and workspace lighting part 2.5: Hospital and medical tasks (AS/NZS 1680.2.5-2018). https://www.saiglobal.com/