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WorksheetsWriting and Academic Integrity Quiz (Elva)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
You are guilty of plagiarism if you:
Make use of the works of others to gather information.
Use the work of another and misrepresent it as your own.
Make use of the works of others to support your own arguments.
Examine the ideas and arguments of others to help you shape your own thoughts or views on a particular issue.
Paraphrasing too closely to the original text, even if you do credit the source, is still considered as plagiarism because:
By changing a few words or the order of the original words, you have changed the author's exact words.
By not providing the exact words of the author in their entirety, you are attributing to the author some words that he/she did not write.
You must never use the words of others when you are using their ideas.
You have failed to indicate, by means of direct quotation marks, which are the exact words of the original.
You are in a computer science course. The documentation for a new programming language is on the Web and the author has given permission to use the code. Do you cite the source or not?
No, since the author has given permission to use the code, all you have to do is copy it
Yes, you still need to cite the original source of the code.
Evaluating your information sources and selecting good quality academic information can...
...help to improve your grades.
...give your work and arguments greater authority.
...help you avoid misinformation and fake news.
Which aspect of a source suggests that it should NOT be used as part of academic research?
The information has been peer-reviewed
One-sided opinion statements are used
The author is listed
The information is current
Citations are included
While searching for information on a project, how would you select which source to read in more detail?
I would check who produced the source.
I would check if it is relevant to my project then use it.
I focus on only using books, because if they have been published they will be OK to use in my work.
I would check if it is relevant, then who produce the source and the date that is was produced.
What is the difference between a scholarly article & a popular article?
A scholarly article is written for a scholarly audience, while a popular article is typically written for the general public or a non-specialist audience.
A scholarly article is one assigned by a course instructor, while a popular article is one recommended by your peers.
No difference. They're the same thing.
A scholarly article is at least 5000 words long, while a popular article is typically 140 characters or less.
None of the above
Which of the following is NOT a common criterion for evaluating a source for inclusion in a course paper or bibliography?
Currency
Authority
Perspective or bias
Length
Based solely on the domain name, which of the following websites is most likely to contain authoritative government information?
Http://reputableinformation.edu
Http://reputableinformation.com
Http://reputableinformation.org
Http://reputableinformation.net
If I am accused of plagiarism, I could face the following:
A failing grade for the assignment
A failing grade for the course
Explusion from the University
The destruction of my professional reputation
All of the above
It is easier to copy and paste the ideas of other people into Microsoft Word. Professors do not have any tools to find out that I have plagiarized.
True
False
To paraphrase properly, you need to:
Change a few words and cite it to make it your own.
Put quotation marks around the text and cite it.
Use only the idea from the text without citing it.
Summarize the text in your own words and cite it.
I have very little time to write a paper for my class. I wrote an essay about a similar topic last year. I can use part of it for my new assignment.
True
False
The Authority Test
Where does the information come from?
The Audience Test
Who is the audience for the information?
The Transparency Test
How is the information verified?
The Objectivity Test
Is the source of the information objective?
The Currency Test
Is the information up-to-date?
Writer’s voice
There are several definitions of critical thinking.
Direct voice
Halpern (1997) defines it as "the use of those cognitive skills..."
Indirect voice
Ruggiero (1998) states that critical thinking involves problem solving and decision making.
External voice
Many studies have found that watching television violence ... (Street, 1995; Hu & Pickard, 1998)
