Exploring Plagiarism and Creative Credit in Research

The video tutorial introduces students to research projects, emphasizing the importance of citing sources correctly to avoid plagiarism. It explains what plagiarism is, provides examples, and discusses the consequences of plagiarizing. The tutorial also includes a practical exercise where students practice citing sources and evaluate the reliability of different resources.

Why is it important to give credit when using someone else's work?

• To make the paper longer

• To avoid plagiarism

• To show that you did the research

• To avoid getting a zero on the assignment

What is plagiarism?

• Citing all your sources

• Submitting someone else's work as your own

• Writing a book report

• Using your own ideas in a paper

What should you do if you use someone else's words verbatim?

• Rewrite them in your own words

• Put them in quotation marks and credit the author

• Paraphrase them without credit

• Ignore them

What is one way to avoid accidental plagiarism?

• Use big quotation marks around all direct quotes

• Copy and paste text from the internet

• Write everything from memory

• Use only one source

What should you include at the end of your paper to give credit to your sources?

• A bibliography

• A summary

• A conclusion

• An introduction

What is the first step in citing a picture from a district resource?

• Write a description of the picture

• Find the picture in the district resource

• Print the picture

• Insert the picture into your document

How can you ensure you don't misspell anything when citing a source?

• Use a dictionary

• Copy and paste the text

• Guess the spelling

• Ask a friend

What is a reliable source for research projects?

• Wikipedia

• A blog

• A friend's paper

• A .gov website

What should you do if you find a fun fact about your state on Wikipedia?

• Use it as your own idea

• Ignore it

• Paraphrase it and cite Wikipedia

• Copy it directly without citation

Why is it important to reword facts in your own words?

• To make it look original

• To make the paper longer

• To avoid plagiarism

• To confuse the reader