Unintentional Plagiarism

This video was produced for an information literacy course at University of Ottawa’s School of Information Studies (ÉSIS) and is shared as an open educational resource to be (re)used to teach viewers about Unintentional Plagiarism.

Unintentional plagiarism refers to acts of plagiarism committed unknowingly, due to a lack of awareness rather than malicious intent. The video provides tips for students to avoid plagiarism in the academic work.

This video and its contents were produced and recorded using Microsoft PowerPoint.

This video was created using inspiration from the following sources:

Evering, L. C. & Moorman G. (2012, Sept.). Rethinking plagiarism in the digital age. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 56(1), 35-44. https://doi:10.1002/JAAL.00100

Lin, Y., & Clark, K. D. (2021). Speech assignments and plagiarism in first year public speaking classes: an investigation of students’ moral attributes in relation to their behavioral intention. Communication Quarterly, 69(1), 23–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2020.1864429

Zafron, M. L. (2012). Good intentions: providing students with skills to avoid accidental plagiarism. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 31(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2012.670605