Review MOOC 2 and MOOC 3 (SSL101c)

What is academic culture?

• None of them are correct

• the types of food available on campus

• clothes and other paraphernalia with the university's logo printed on them

• the beliefs, principles and approaches to study, work and life that a university upholds

What is academic integrity?

• Behaving ethically and responsibly at university.

• Not cheating in exams.

• Understanding academic culture in its entirety, without dividing it into different parts.

• All are correct.

What is a knowledge-lean problem?

• A problem where the solution path or goal is unknown or up to interpretation

• A problem where the solver has no experience with the kind of problem

• A problem where little to no prior knowledge is needed to solve it

• A problem where you need to research the issue or know a lot about the topic in order to solve it

Consider the following task from a university course: "Shakespeare's legacy to successive generations is his firm faith in human potential." (Bell Shakespeare Company, 2016). Discuss with reference to Hamlet. What are the 3 key terms you would need to define in order to answer this analytical task adequately?

• Provide evidence for or against Shakespeare's "firm faith in human potential" in Hamlet.

• State whether you agree or disagree with the quote.

• List all of Shakespeare's works.

• Provide evidence for or against Shakespeare's "firm faith in human potential" in other plays.

• Summarize the plot of Hamlet.

Why does Dr. Ranjit Voola suggest that we can learn through debate?

Check two options.

• Because it allows you to consider diverse views.

• Because you will realise that you are right and others are wrong.

• Because it allows you to solidify your own opinion.

• Because it can help constrain your thinking.

What makes evaluating solutions in an academic context different from evaluating solutions in everyday settings?

Check two options.

• Use of common sense.

• Reference to disciplinary bodies of knowledge

• Expression in written form

• The use of evidence

You've just gotten back your lab report from your Physics lecturer. She tells you that it was a good effort, but that it "needs to be more academic". There are a lot of comments on the report about stylistic mistakes that you've made, but she hasn't included any information on what you should have done instead. She is now away for the next two weeks on a conference and the replacement lecturer tells you bluntly that she doesn't have time to answer your questions. Unfortunately, you have another lab report due the day after your normal lecturer returns.

Where should you go for help? Check three options.

• Your Physics tutor

• A good friend who gets high marks in English but doesn't study Physics

• A writing center at the university

• A peer, either in the same class or who has done the class before.

• Your flatmates

Consider the following question from a Linguistics exam: "Summarize the pronunciation issues a native Thai speaker might face when learning to speak English." What is the function word or phrase in this question?

• English

• Native Thai speaker

• Summarize

• Pronunciation issues

• Learning to speak

Imagine that you have just walked out of your mid-semester exam and, after talking to your friends in the class, realized that you completely misinterpreted the last question.

The exam was worth 10% of your grade. A week later you find out you failed the test because of that question.

What could (or should) you do?

• Go to your lecturer's office and ask to take the exam again.

• Ignore it.

• Let it go

• Stop your once-a-week tennis session, the only time you exercise, so you can use the time to study for the rest of the term.

Which of the following are examples of active revision for exams?

Check four options.

• Setting a time limit and doing a practice exam under exam conditions

• Doing practice essays or short answers

• Reading and highlighting a textbook

• Friendly debates of main theories with classmates

• Making flash cards