This week’s session focused on Harvard referencing conventions and continued support for the thesis proposal. While referencing is definitely my least favourite part of research, the session was a useful reminder of the importance of maintaining accurate records of sources throughout the writing process.
As my bibliography continued to grow, I became more aware of how easy it is to lose track of references if they are not organised properly. The session reinforced many of the practices introduced earlier in the year through Zotero, Mendeley and other reference management tools. It also encouraged me to revisit some of my citations to ensure consistency before moving further into the proposal.
Alongside the discussion of referencing, I continued refining my proposal structure and chapter outline. By this stage, the project was beginning to feel much more focused than when I first started considering research topics at the beginning of the year.