Dont Plagerize Me Bro! Scholarship
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on 06/25/2014 | |||||
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Have you ever used the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own? Well my friend, then you may be guilty of plagiarism. But you are not alone; history is littered with examples of plagiarism by famous people. Sometimes plagiarism happens because people don’t fully understand the definition of plagiarism. Intended or not, plagiarism is never a good idea. We need your help:
Create a short film (90 seconds or less) that conveys the definition of plagiarism. Your video must: define plagiarism using the definition provided below last no longer than 90 seconds display, at appropriate points, the word and its definition include credit for anyone else’s words or ideas used in the video (but you already knew that, didn’t you?) Plagiarism (verb): using another person’s words or ideas without crediting the original source. Examples of plagiarism, provided by www.plagiarism.org: Turning in someone else’s work as your own Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation Changing words by copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit Copying so many words or ideas from source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not Prizes will go to creators whose videos help students make the right choices when it comes to giving credit where credit is due. Thanks for helping us prevent plagiarism before it begins! | |
| Scholarship/Grant Site: https://www.projected.com/contests/51-dont-plagiarize-me-bro |
