All My Own Work

Which of these is NOT academic misconduct?

• Plagiarism

• Contract Cheating

• Reusing your own work

• Copying & citing a passage from a website

Submitting work without citations or references is called

You could be held responsible if a member of your group plagiarises in a group assignment

• True

• False

Which of these are probable consequences of serious cheating (choose all that apply)

• Receiving 0 for the task

• Receiving an N-award for the course

• Criminal charges

• Being asked to re-submit the task

• Not receiving your HSC

Answer explanation

Cheating on your school work isn't a criminal offence, but it does carry very serious academic consequences.

Which statements about Copyright are true?

• A creator needs to apply for copyright

• A creator can give up their copyright

• Copyright means you can never use a copyrighted work

• You need the creator's permission or a legal reason to use a copyrighted work

• "Fair dealing" or "fair use" lets you use copyrighted work without asking the creator

Which referencing system does our school use?

• ABC

• MLA

• CSIRO

• APA

Leadbeatter, M., Leadbeatter, B. R., Keable, J. E., & Clarke, T. D. Technology in the Classroom.

• This APA citation is written correctly

• This APA citation is written incorrectly

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because APA formatting requires that the date of a work is included after the names of the author(s). The correct citation looks like this:

Leadbeatter, M., Leadbeatter, B. R., Keable, J. E., & Clarke, T. D. (2021). Technology in the Classroom.

Cheating on a test is an example of academic ________________

Explain why it's important to be ethical and honest when completing school work, assessments, or tests.