Post 5, 11/8/09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1jodvhy1s
This is a humorous video which briefly explains plagiarism, and how and when to correctly cite sources. The in-your-face filming really grabs your attention and entertainingly talks about plagiarism in a manner which anyone can understand. It is likely that this may have been done for a school assignment and is obviously not professionally done, but I liked and enjoyed it.
When the student begins to talk about reasons why people plagiarize, I thought back to the discussions when people were saying that they may have not understood the assignment, or that the deadline was too close and a lot of other work was do around the same time. These were similar thoughts that our class was expressing in the discussions.
Also, he gives “handy-hints” that can be used to overcome plagiarism. Such things as: researching and learning more about plagiarism, citing text when doing research, summarizing while doing research rather than writing verbatim. All of the tips are useful when working on an essay. In the “How Can We Help You” Thread, there were a lot of references suggesting to do the same thing while researching and taking notes.
Overall, I feel like this video was really similar to thoughts that our class was having as a whole. It isn’t a lengthy video, but it’s informative and funny.
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