This tutorial deals with the importance of honesty and giving credit to where the information in your research paper comes from. Includes a short film about copyright and creative commons. Introduces the concept of citing sources, avoiding plagiarism and using information in an ethical manner.
Type of Material:
Tutorial
Recommended Uses:
individual use; in an any class orientation requiring a research paper.
Technical Requirements:
Web browswer, Quicktime
Identify Major Learning Goals:
In this tutorial, students will learn about why they should cite sources, the general components of a citation, the concept of plagiarism, and copyright.
Target Student Population:
High school or undergraduate students
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
N/A
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This tutorial is clear and very short, it does a nice job of explaining the importance of citing other peoples work. It summarizes the concepts well in the copyright film at the end. It does an effective job of concisely presenting the content in a way students can understand.
Concerns:
None
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This tutorial is short, and does an excellent job of teaching in an easy to understand way why it is important to give credit to the people that gave you your information. A lot could be learned in a short time. It's last section of a 6-part introduction to research stands alone and provides a quick overview of citing sources and plagiarism.
Concerns:
The Copyright Movie at the end is interesting and informative, but it seems to be out of scope with the rest of this particular section as well as the broader "how to conduct research" tutorial.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This tutorial is easy to use and very clear. The graphics are good. It is interactive in the section "It's your call", asking students to identify plagiarism. The copyright video is very engaging.
Concerns:
The "It's Your Call" section has a drop-down menu which typically indicates a need for selection; however, the menu instead provides an explanation related to the examples provided. There are more intuitive ways to present this information.
Creative Commons:
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