New Plagiarism DVD

We have a new plagiarism DVD available at the Library. The run time is 18 minutes with six “chapters.” The chapter titles are “Introduction,” “Types of Plagiarism,” “Organization,” “Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing,” “Documentation and Citation,” and “Conclusion.” There is a Discussion Questions and Activities component (Academic Fraud, Organizing Time, Using Note Cards, When to Use Quotes, Paraphrasing and Citation).

The publisher description recommends a 7 – 12 grade level. However, the “students” interviewed about the consequences of getting caught plagiarizing give college examples (“I lost my scholarship”), so I saw nothing in the DVD that “talks down” to students.

There are a couple of ways that I think this DVD could be used. Because the “chapters” are only about three – four minutes each, one could selectively show one or two for class discussion. We would also be willing to put the DVD on reserve for viewing by a class on their own time.

The call number is: DVD PN167.A96 2004. For a while, it will be displayed with the new DVDs on the cart by the Lower Level Service Desk.