1.1.3.2, What does Professor Nick Enfield suggest is one of the most important ways for a student to prepare for university?

B. Be judgmental about what they are studying.

1.1.3.3, What does Marcella Robertson suggest students notice at university?

A. How their field understands and presents knowledge.

D. How to be successful at university.

1.1.4.1, What is academic integrity?

B. Behaving ethically and responsibly at university.

A. Understanding academic culture in its entirety, without being divided into parts.

C. Being honest and not cheating.

D. Displaying the core values of academic culture - honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility - in class.

1.1.4.2, According to the lecture, universities are not just trying to train you for a job role, but are also trying to prepare you ...

C. to not become involved in political scandals

D. to conduct qualitative research

1.1.5.1, "It's 4.30, and Mary has just taken the final exam for Introduction to Microbiology. She feels pretty confident she did well when she runs into her friend Jane. Jane is in the evening class rather than the afternoon class that Mary is in, and is about to take the exam. She is a little nervous as she hasn't studied enough, so Mary tells her a few of the more difficult questions, and her answers for those questions."What kind of misconduct is happening?

E. Facilitation of academic misconduct of another student.

D. Fabrication or falsification of data or results.

1.1.5.2, "Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard." - Gene WolfeWhat quality of academic culture does this relate to?(Refer to 1.2)

A. The contingent nature of academic knowledge.

B. The need for evidence to support opinions.

C. The use of research to produce knowledge.

D. The importance of independent learning.

1.1.5.3, "Most English-speaking cultures stress the role of the individual in society .... This attitude is reflected in the education system. From pre-school onwards, children are encouraged to express themselves in many different ways, and are expected to explore activities, subjects and ideas that interest them." - Jean BrickWhat quality of academic culture does this relate to?(Refer to 1.2)

D. The importance of independent learning.

A. The contingent nature of academic knowledge.

B. The need for evidence to support opinions.

C. The use of research to produce knowledge.

1.1.5.4, Consider the following situation."In Jeong Woo's first semester at university he often forgot to get his course readings done in time, and had to ask for an extension twice for his assignments as he couldn't complete them. In his second semester he became a lot more aware of when he needed to have completed readings and assignments, which resulted in better grades and greater contributions to tutorials."Which survival skill mentioned in lesson 1.3 does this refer to?(Refer to 1.3)

C. Noticing how your field structures knowledge.

1.1.5.5, Consider the following situation."Fatima is writing an essay for her Macroeconomics course on the Great Recession. She is firmly convinced that a lack of government regulation of the financial industry was responsible for the crisis. However, she wants to find some evidence to support her argument before she starts writing."In lesson 1.2b Michelle Harrison refers to 3 ways that information and digital literacy contribute to the values of academic culture. Which way does Fatima's situation refer to?(Refer to 1.2b)

A. The importance of finding good evidence to support your argument.

B. The flexibility to change your opinion on an issue based on evidence to the contrary.

C. The ability to identify a problem or research question.

D. The importance of using academic journal databases to find information.

1.2.2.1, Why can't we rely just on textbooks as information sources at university?Check 2 options.

2. Because they don't provide deep knowledge of a subject

4. Because they present an unproblematic view of a field and don't always present current debates in the field.

1. Because they are not written by experts.

3. Because they are sometimes wrong

1.2.2.2, Academic journal articles allow us to enter the discussions that define our academic field. However, what is a DISADVANTAGE of academic journal articles?

B. They are difficult to read because of the expert vocabulary used.

C. They are shorter than textbooks, and therefore contain less information.

D. They are available on subscription only.

1.2.2.3, What is the usual structure of a scientific journal article?

A. Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References

B. Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References

1.2.3.1, You are doing an assignment on media representations of women in business. Where would be a good place to begin your search?Check 3 options.

4. An academic database entitled, "Commmunication Source, Focussing on Media Studies".

5. An academic database called JSTOR, which has journal articles from fields such as film studies and literature, sociology and more.

1.2.3.2, Which of the following places will give information sources with greater quality, but with a more limited range of sources?Check 2 options.

3. library website aggregated search

1.2.3.3, According to Pat, how can you search sites such as academic databases more efficiently to get the information you want?Check 2 options.

3. Use key words from assignment.

2. Precision when looking for academic journal articles.

1.2.4.1, Consider the following question. "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments? The first step in developing a search strategy is to break the question down into sub-topics. Choose the best set of sub-topics for this question.

A. Definition of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments

B. Historical overview of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments

C. Different cultural definitions of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments

1.2.4.2, Consider the following question."You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?Another important step in developing a search strategy is to develop a set of search terms using synonyms of key words in the question. Choose the best set of synonyms of key terms from the groups below.

C. surveillance, computers, civilians, subjects, state, politics

A. solitude, computers, civilians, subjects, state, politics

B. surveillance, computers, inhabitants, dwellers, state, politics

D. surveillance, machines, civilians, subjects, state, politics

1.2.4.3, Consider the following question."You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?A student has run the following search term while researching the question:"privacy OR citizens OR government OR technology OR politics"It has returned too many results, many of which are irrelevant. Why?

A. The search is too wide because using OR as a search term widens the search.

B. The student hasn't used synonyms.

C. The student has used too many terms.

1.2.4.4, Consider the following question."You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?A student wants to research the effects of technology on privacy for citizens. What is the best combination of search terms below?

B. privacy AND technology AND (civilians OR citizens OR subjects)

A. privacy AND technology AND civil*

C. privacy OR technology AND civilian

D. privacy AND technology NOT government

1.2.5.4, Which of these options is the usual structure of a humanities journal article? (Refer to 2.2b)

C. Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References

A. Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References

B. Abstract, Introduction, Results, Methodology , Discussion, Conclusion, References

D. Abstract, Introduction, Body, References, Conclusion

1.2.5.5, You are an undergraduate pharmacology student researching approaches to protein therapeutics over the last 20 years. Where would you begin your search?(Refer to 2.4)Check 2 options.

4. An academic journal database called Web of Science which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the sciences.

3. An academic journal database called Humanities and Social Sciences Collection which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the humanities and social sciences.

1.2.5.6, What is the most important thing that determines where you look for information sources, according to Pat Norman in lesson 2.3?(Refer to 2.3)

A. The academic field you're studying.

C. How fine-grained you want your information to be.

1.2.5.7, Why do academic journal articles, rather than textbooks or course notes, allow you to enter into the academic conversations of your field?(Refer to 2.2a)Check 2 options.

3. Because they provide more detailed and specific information on a field.

5. Because they can only be accessed via academic databases.

1. Because they contain broad and basic subject knowledge.

2. Because they are written by academics, for other academics.

4. Because they use difficult vocabulary.

1.2.5.8, Consider the following assessment question."It is important to remember that educational software, like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process. Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers, leadership, and parental involvement" (Keith Krueger). How important is educational technology?The first step in developing a search strategy is to break the question down into sub-topics. Choose the best set of sub-topics for this question.

A. Textbooks, educational technology, educational leadership, teacher training, parental involvement with education.

B. Importance of educational software, textbooks, importance of teacher training.

C. Educational software, teachers, leadership, parental involvement.

D. History of educational software, importance of teacher training, importance of educational leadership.

1.2.5.9, Consider the following assessment question."It is important to remember that educational software, like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process. Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers, leadership, and parental involvement" (Keith Krueger). How important is educational technology?A student has run the following search term while researching the question:" "educational technology" AND teacher training NOT parent"It has returned very few results. Choose the best reason why below.

D. The search is too narrow because using AND and NOT as search terms narrows the search

A. The student needs to use Boolean searching.

B. The search is too wide because using NOT as a search term widens the search.

C. The student needs to use synonyms in their search.

1.2.5.10, Consider the following assessment question."It is important to remember that educational software, like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process. Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers, leadership, and parental involvement" (Keith Krueger). How important is educational technology?

C. technology AND "curriculum change"

A student wants to research the importance of technology in curriculum change. What would be the best combination of search terms below?A. technology OR curriculum AND change

B. technology OR curriculum change

D. technology OR curriculum OR change

1.3.1.2, Which of the following may pose a problem for objectivity?Check 2 options.

1. A study conducted by an airline company on the relative safety of air travel compared to boat travel.

3. A journal article on the health impacts of a particular fast-food burger that was sponsored by the fast-food chain which makes it.

2. A peer-reviewed journal article on the impact of social media on high-school behaviour

4. A journal article on the health impacts of a particular fast-food burger that was sponsored by the World Health Organisation.

1.3.1.3, Consider our example assessment question."Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla). Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical, social and economic perspectives.A student has found the information source below for example assessment question.An interview in the 'News' section of National Geographic online with the writer of a book on AI and employment. The writer of the book discusses the economic benefits and drawbacks of AI to the economy. The writer of the article is a professional writer. The article was published in 2015.What is the problem with the source's credibility?Check 2 options.

2. The source's audience is not academic.

1.3.2.1, Consider our example assessment question."Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla). Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical, social and economic perspectives.Which of the following sources would best meet the needs of this assessment?Check 2 options.

3. An article in The Economist on "on-shoring" - factories moving back to developed countries from developing countries due to increased use of automation in factories.

4. A journal article on a new method of programming driverless cars.

1. A first year textbook called Computing Fundamentals that has a couple of pages addressing artificial intelligence.

2. A course reader from a course called "Robots and the Modernist Imaginary: Social Utopias and Dystopias".

1.3.2.3, Consider our example assessment question.""Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla). Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical, social and economic perspectives."You have found a journal article for your assignment; the abstract of the article is below.Read the abstract and answer the question below."This study seeks to explore the educational affordances and constraints of English language teacher robots in Korea. With small but increasing use of AIs in service industries, there is a growing literature on the impact of robots and AI on everyday social interactions in a number of contexts; however, the effects of robots and AIs in educational contexts remain relatively unexplored. This study used ethnographic means to explore the impact of English language teacher robots in 3 primary school settings in Korea. It combined ethnographic non-participant observation with interviews to look at how language teaching could be technologically supported, drawing on the workplace studies of Heath and Luff (2000) to look at how the use of technologically-mediated language instruction offered a new range of affordances and constraints to both students and teachers. Implications for language pedagogy and curriculum development are explored."Do you think the information will be appropriately explored in this article, and not be too general or too specific to use in our assessment question?

B. No, the information is too general.

C. No, the information is too specific.

1.3.3.1, You would like to save the PLos One article on robot surgery to your computer. The article citation is:Noda Y, Ida Y, Tanaka S, Toyama T, Roggia MF, et al. (2013) Impact of Robotic Assistance on Precision of Vitreoretinal Surgical Procedures. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54116. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054116According to lesson 3.3a, what would be the best file name to use?

B. Noda et al_2013_robot surgery

C. 20170511_sociology of technology assignment

1.3.4.1, What are the two purposes of step one in the three step approach to reading?Check 2 options.

2. Assess credibility and relevance.

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1.1.1.2, What percentage of your total marks is the final summative assessment worth?

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1.1.1.1, Which of the following are learning objectives for this MOOC?Check 3 options.

1. Communicate clearly across a variety of different contexts and to a wide range of audiences by adapting communicative styles appropriately according to cultural and societal expectations.

2. Recognize and apply analytical problem solving techniques.

3. Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.

4. Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study.

5. Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information.

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1.1.1.3, Which of the following are NON-assessed activities on this MOOC?Check 2 options. (Partial marks awarded.)

1. In video questions & polls

2. Short quizzes after each lesson

3. Quizzes after each module

4. Discussion board posts

5. Final summative assessment.

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1.1.2.1, Which of the following are some of the core values and expectations of academic culture mentioned by academics 1.2a?Check 4 options.

1. Academic integrity

2. Freedom

3. Critical thinking

4. Intellectual inquiry and communication

5. Ethical contribution

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1.1.2.2, Which of the following actions would need some level of digital literacy?Check 2 options.

1. Knowing how to set up a personal computer.

2. Writing an email to your lecturer at university.

3. Creating a LinkedIn profile.

4. Reading a book on an e-reader

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1.1.2.3, According to the experts in 1.2b, which of the following is an example of the contribution of information and digital literacy to the values of academic culture?

A. Beginning an assignment with one opinion, but changing your opinion as you gather and read more information sources with contrary evidence.

B. Giving a presentation

C. Cataloging information on a library website.

D. Making a valid argument

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1.1.3.1, What aspects of time management does Jessa Collings say are most important at university?Check 2 options.

1. Complete course readings in advance.

2. Enroll for classes in advance.

3. Arrive for lectures and tutorials in advance.

4. Prepare for assignments in advance.

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