Academic Misconduct Quiz

1.Finley was unsure if his assignment was right. He asked Leon if he could look at his assignment to see what he had written. Finley panicked and ended up copying two paragraphs of Leon's work. He quickly handed in the work in to meet the deadline. Is this a case of academic misconduct?

• Yes

• No

Ruth and her friend Andrew go to the library together to work on their reports. They look up journal articles together and discuss some of the recent research, However,  they don't discuss what they are going to write in their reports. Is this collusion?

• Yes

• No

Sarfraz is writing his first essay and has missed two references out of the final reference list and there are some minor referencing errors (e.g. missing page numbers). Would this be considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

AJ left their essay to the last minute but had already done a similar essay for a different module. They copied one paragraph from their previous essay and added them to the new essay before submitting it. What type of academic misconduct would you say they committed?

• Collusion

• Contract cheating

• Self-Plagiarism

In the previous question, AJ copied one short paragraph from their previous essay and added it to the new essay before submitting it.   What classification of Academic Misconduct might this be? 

• Minor

• Moderate

• Major

• Serious

• Gross

In the previous questions, AJ copied one short paragraph from their previous essay and added it to the new essay before submitting it.  What disciplinary action would you give to AJ for the incident in question 5? 

• The  copied paragraph would be taken out of the assignment and the remaining work would be marked.  

• Given a zero grade for the work 

• Terminate their study immediately with no award possible

James thinks he has found a great web page which will re-word sections of text taken from a journal article. He uses the web site to re-word a paragraph from the article and uses this in his essay, with a citation and reference. Is this academic misconduct?

• Yes - this is academic misconduct

• No - this is not academic misconduct

• Maybe - it might be academic misconduct 

Leyla and Sam have a coding report to do.  They write separate reports, but Sam shares his coding with Leyla who copies it directly into her report.  The tutor notices the copying as the same coding errors occur in both reports.  70% of the marks are for coding. What classification of academic misconduct might this be

• Minor

• Major

• Gross

Seth is very worried about passing his programme. He thinks his English is not good enough and he doesn't understand how to complete his assignment. He pays someone to write the assignment for him. What type of academic misconduct would you say he committed?

• Collusion

• Self-Plagiarism

• Contract Cheating

• Piracy

If you engage with contract cheating (e.g. somebody writes your essay for you), what is the likely penalty? 

• You will just get a warning

• You will get zero marks but will be allowed a resubmission

• Zero marks for the module with no reassessment allowed You will not be allowed  to graduate with honours or masters. 

• You will need to leave the university immediately with no credit