Tables and Figures

From the website

UTS Diversity Indicators 2004-2006

Diversity Indicator	2004	2005	2006
Females	50%	50%	51%
Under 25	55%	55%	64%
Sydney Permanent Home Residence	74%	71%	70%
Language Background Other Than English	38%	39%	36%
Born Outside Australia	48%	50%	51%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islands	1%	1%	1%
Total Headcount	27,126	28,256	29,521

One student saw this table and wanted to use some of the statistics in her UTS assignment.

From the student's assignment

Language Background Other Than English	38%	39%	36%
Born Outside Australia	48%	50%	51%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islands	1%	1%	1%

This student's use of part of the table is unacceptable. Non-verbal sources must be acknowledged.

This is what she did to acknowledge the source.

Table 1: Three Diversity Indicators for Students at UTS 2004-2006

Language Background Other Than English	38%	39%	36%
Born Outside Australia	48%	50%	51%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islands	1%	1%	1%

Source: Adapted from UTS (2006)

Now the student's use of the table is acceptable.

Another student thought it would make his tourism studies assignment more effective if he included a photograph of the Sydney Opera House. He saw a photograph on the UTS website and copied the photograph to use in his assignment. This is what he did.

This student's use of the photograph is unacceptable. Lack of referencing suggests he took the photograph himself.

Now the student's use of the photograph is acceptable.

When copying or adapting

• tables
• figures
• • charts
  • graphs
  • illlustrations
  • maps
  • plans

you should

• provide a caption
• specify whether it is a table or a figure
• number the table or figure
• give a reference to the source.

If you have created the image yourself, then no reference is required. However, you will still need a caption for the figure or table.