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WorksheetsAcademic Integrity
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 17mins
Academic integrity is
the commitment to and demonstration of dishonest and immoral behavior in an academic setting
the commitment to and demonstration of partially completed school work
the commitment to and demonstration of honest and moral behavior in an academic setting
the overall strength and safety of the school building.
1. _______________________ is when an individual takes someone else's ideas or work and tries to pass them off as their own.
Collaboration
Creativity
Plagiarism
Cooperation
Why is it important to avoid plagiarism in your writing?
To avoid plagiarism consequences reflected in an Honor Code or Academic Integrity Policy
To create and contribute meaning to a topic
To demonstrate integrity in your writing
, which could impact your future career and reputation
All of these.
Information on the Internet is common knowledge and therefore doesn't have to be cited, right?
Yes
No
All websites are regulated and monitored for accurate information.
True
False
Honor codes are used to:
Deter academic dishonesty
Define what constitutes honorable behavior in that community
Establish mutual trust among faculty and students
All of the above
You borrow an essay written by another student and then submit it as your own work. Is this plagiarism?
Yes, because it's not my own work.
No, because the other student gave me permission.
When an individual pays someone else money to complete their work for them, that is called ____________________.
duplication of work
stealing
contract cheating
Team work and collaboration
Which of the following does not need to be cited?
Paraphrased information
Direct quotes
Common knowledge
Secondary sources
Using _______________ within an in-text citation can be incorporated into your writing to present a specific idea from another author.
direct quotes
references
a paraphrased text
a summarized text
If we have looked at a source but not mentioned or cited it in the text, then we do not include it as a ............
Bibliography
Reference
Footnote
Header
Which one is the wrong in-text citation?
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).
(Wordsworth 263) stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
At FMV Işık High School, which citation style do we use?
APA
CHICAGO
MLA
IEEE
You download an article from the internet or take a published journal article or a section of a book and pretend that it's your own work. Is this plagiarism?
Yes
No
Which of the following method(s) can help you determine if an online source is credible?
Define the intended audience
Determine the purpose of the source
Review the source domain (.com, .net. .gov, .org, .edu)
All of the above
A student writes a report. She includes a direct quotation from a website. The statement matches the website word for word. It is written in quotation marks and the source is cited.
Shows integrity!
Dishonest! Lacks integrity!
Liam wrote a paper on global warming for his Biology class. When he has to write a paper for his chemistry class, he prints out another copy of his Biology paper and submits it to his Physics teacher.
Shows integrity!
Dishonest! Lacks integrity!
Madison must research the answers to a webquest on climate change. She takes the information she finds on the internet and summarizes it into her own words to complete the webquest.
Shows integrity!
Dishonest! Lacks integrity!
You are working on an exam in class when the professor says the exam is finished. You continue to work on the exam.
You are responsible for academic misconduct for continuing to work on an assignment after the allotted time has elapsed.
The person next to you continued to work so you felt entitled to do the same.
What is good for one should be good for all.
This is not academic misconduct.
You are working on a paper and the majority of the research you’ve done is from the Web. You find a paper that is very similar to the one you are working on. You decide to use a few paragraphs from the internet paper, word for word. You include a reference to the work on your Works Cited page, but no in-text citation in your paper.
Technically this is plagiarism but since it is only one page, it is not that big of a deal.
This is not academic dishonesty.
This is not academic dishonesty.
You are responsible for plagiarism.
You included a reference on the Works Cited page, so that’s enough.
While working on a group project, you copy and paste information directly from Wikipedia into your PowerPoint presentation. You do not cite the passage or include it in your references. Is this plagiarism?
Yes
No
Kelly and Sean are partners working together on a speed lab. Sean rolls the car down the ramp and Kelly records the data. The class ends before Sean can copy the data. So, he takes a pic of Kelly's data and fills out his data table at home.
Shows integrity.
Dishonest! Lacks integrity!
You do not need to put the source of images such as charts, graphs, illustrations or photographs used in projects and PowerPoint presentations. As such, this will not be considered as plagiarism.
True
False
John takes a History quiz today in period 3. Susan takes the same quiz in period 6 later in the day. At lunch, Susan asks John to tell her some of the questions on the quiz.
Shows integrity!
Dishonest. Lacks integrity.
How can you avoid unintentional plagiarism?
Research well
Paraphrasing properly by putting ideas in your own words
Citing your sources
By not using any references
When faced with a situation of academic dishonesty (group/individual) or one you are not sure about, the best course of action is to .....
contact your course teacher ASAP
turn a blind eye and ignore it
complain to the school administration
accept the situation to earn extra credit
Read the following passage from a research paper that is quoted from another text. What is missing?
Peanuts are legumes, not nuts. “Nuts are a hard shelled seed, or kernel, with a separate rind.”
A better explanation of nuts
Nothing. This passage is fine as it is.
Credit to the original author, like a citation
Quotations should be removed.
Read the following sentence about pandas from NatGeoKids.com, then choose which phrase correctly paraphrases the content for a report:
“These guys are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours, eating up to 12 kilograms of bamboo!”
These guys are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours.
I think pandas are big eaters because they eat up to 12 kilograms of bamboo.
In an article by NatGeoKids, pandas are described as hungry mammals. Did you know that they can eat up to 12 kilograms of bamboo every day?
Any form of paraphrasing is plagiarism and should be avoided.
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is a common citation style used in North America to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. An accurate example of an MLA in-text citation is:
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
Burke once said that “human beings have been described as symbol-using animals.”
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals".
Human beings (Burke 3) have been described as “symbol-using animals.”
Which of the following phrases would require a reference in a paper?
Many people talk on cell phones while driving.
29 percent of Americans believe that "cloud computing" involves an actual cloud.
There are seven continents on earth.
The necessary condition for diffraction of radiation of wavelength from a crystalline solid is given by Bragg’s law.
Which of the following websites would NOT be a reliable source for information on animal testing?
An entry for “animal experimentation” in the Encyclopedia Britannica
A personal blog about animal testing
A journal article reporting research on animal testing
An academic research paper on animal testing in the 1950's.
Paraphrasing is:
Quoting text from someone else’s work. Citation is included to give credit to the author’s quote.
Putting someone else’s ideas into your own written words. Citation is included to give credit to the author’s ideas
Changing or rearranging a word or two from someone else’s writing. Citation is added to give credit to the original author’s ideas
Translating a text from one language to another in your own words. Citation is not necessary.
You copy down exact sentences or paragraphs from someone else’s work (essay, article, book, lecture, web page, newspaper) and put them in your essay without using quotation marks or a footnote/ in-text citation. Is this plagiarism?
Yes
No
You paraphrase an idea you really like from a reading and put it in the essay you are working on. It's in your own words, so you don't bother with a citation. Have you plagiarised?
Yes
No
You find a great source for research on the internet. The site has no 'author' so you copy the information and use it in your assignment. Is this plagiarism?
Yes, all sources of information must be cited.
No, information on the net is up for grabs.
Put the correct words into the boxes
If you include someone else's materials, information, images or ideas in your work, you must ______________ the original author/creator in both the ____________ reference and the reference ______________.
acknowledge – in text – list
cite – MLA – bibliography
refer to - footnote – site
not refer to – in text – sources
One common reason some students to violate standards of academic integrity is
Lack of time management skills
Lack of research skills
Lack of knowledge
All of the above
Roger is doing a research project, but is finding the results do not support his argument. He makes some tiny changes to these results to better support his argument.
.
This is academic misconduct
This is not academic misconduct.
How do you cite an interview you have given your mother for your Sociology project.
I should list the interview by the name of the interviewee on the works cited page.
I should only include a quote by the interviewee.
I cannot use an interview with my mother as a reference in my project.
There is no need for citation. She is my mum.
If a student didn't know about or understand FMV Işık Schools Academic Integrity policy, and commit an academic offense, he/she would not receive a penalty.
True
False
