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Worksheets1_31_mooc4
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following are learning objectives for this MOOC?
Recognize the importance & function of problem solving & creative thought within academic study.
Confidently engage in constructive and critical dialogue with respect and professionalism.
Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.
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.
Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture.
What form of communication does Helen Drury say is a core form of communication in academic culture?
Reading
Face-to-face interaction.
Writing
Presentations
According to Alyssa O'Brien in lesson 1.2b, how long does it take to master communication skills?
2-3 years
1 year
Your whole life.
5 years
In lesson 1.3a several students talk about how they stay motivated. Which of the following ways of staying motivated did they mention?
Gaining new knowledge.
Going out, or talking with friends
Meeting new people in university clubs.
Getting a high-paying job at the end.
What are the two elements of resilience that Simon Messner refers to in lesson 1.3b?
Being able to write for long periods of time.
The ability to adapt to stressful situations.
The ability to bounce back quickly when you experience a stressful situation.
Maintaining your motivation over a long period.
What are two ways to stay motivated according to Simon Messner in lesson 1.3b?
Have long-term and short-term goals, and reflect back on them.
Create a study timetable based on the best time of day for you to study.
Always study by yourself to avoid distraction.
Vary where you study every day to maintain interest.
What is the problem in this scenario?
Mike is a Philosophy student and therefore Jon shouldn't have asked him.
Mike is falsifying data and this will twist the results of Jon's research.
Jon should have asked strangers, not his friends, to collect the data for his assignment
Jon didn't go through ethics approval before collecting his data.
Can Jon get in trouble for academic misconduct?
No, Mike is in a different field to Jon and therefore it doesn't matter.
Yes, because he is putting Mike in an uncomfortable position by collecting data about his health and his eating habits.
Yes, because he hasn't collected data from a random sample and instead used his friends
No, though it will tarnish his results and not make them valid.
Can Mike get in trouble for academic misconduct?
Yes, because he is not being honest.
Yes, because he has plagiarized.
Yes, because he has falsified data.
No, he can't get in trouble for academic misconduct.
No, he hasn't violated academic integrity
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." - David Hume What quality of academic culture does this relate to?
The need for proof to support opinions.
The importance of independent learning.
The use of research to produce knowledge.
The contingent nature of academic knowledge.
What kind of academic misconduct would Dave be committing if he used part of his previous presentation?
Cheating
Facilitation of academic misconduct
Plagiarism
Fabrication of data
It isn't academic misconduct because Dave made the original presentation.
What are some things Tomoko could try in order to stay motivated at university, according to lesson 1.3b?
She could employ cognitive behavioural therapy to change some of her habits.
She could identify her key strengths in the course and how to use them.
She could think about her personal values and goals and whether they align with her course of study..
She could try positive visualisation and imagine herself as successful.
She should keep things in her life in balance, and make sure she has time for activities outside university such as meeting friends, exercising or practicing her art.
How are critical thinking and communication linked, according to the academics in 1.2b?
You need to be able to communicate in order to criticise others.
Communication is critical to thinking.
Communication is needed to form an argument, and thus display critical thinking.
Communication is necessary to engage in questioning, which is central to critical thinking and academic culture in general.
Why are communication skills important at university, according to the academics in 1.2b?
So that you can communicate effectively with administrative staff if you have any problems.
Because communication skills are necessary for online communication in the 21st century.
Because communication forms a relationship between people and also with bodies of knowledge.
Because good ideas are not much use unless you can communicate it.
Which of the following are texts?
A piece of hip hop graffiti on a wall.
A conversation between a student and an administrative staff member over options for deferring a course for half a year
A game of football
An interpretive dance performance about migration
What is the purpose in this rhetorical situation?
To defer for six months from university
To talk to an administrative staff member
To consult texts on a computer
To give advice and assistance to students with issues surrounding their enrolment and other related matters at university.
Which of the following can be considered social and political influences on this rhetorical situation?
Class differences between the student and the administrative staff member
The marketization of universities which leads to administrative areas such as this resembling more commercial spaces
Unionization of administrative staff members
A lack of financial support for students
What advice does Dr Alyssa O'Brien give for making the most out of lectures?
Build a relationship with your lecturer.
Read the course readings.
Talk to your classmates.
Sit at the back.
What two observations does Dr Marie Stevenson make about students working in groups?
Younger students tend to let older students do the bulk of the work.
Females tend to let males do the bulk of the work.
Non-native speakers tend to let native speakers do the bulk of the work.
Part-time students tend to let full-time students do the bulk of the work.
What advice do the students give for communicating effectively at university?
Refer to your work experience when communicating at university.
Attend orientation week.
Follow up emails with spoken conversations.
Attend talks.
What form of lecture note-taking is this text?
Cornell format
Numeric-alphabetic format
Oxford format
Outline format
What goals can she set herself now to increase her participation?
Refer back to what someone else contributed to the discussion.
Challenge an argument made in the seminar.
Speak twice in each seminar.
Make a presentation.
What are two things you can do to participate actively in tutorials?
Bring questions from the lectures.
Speak as much as possible.
Keep up with the other parts of your course.
Talk about what you're doing on the weekend.
Myriam's statement is an example of ...
a proposal
an assertive
a joint activity
an assertion
Is Myriam's use of an assertion here a good idea?
Yes, because she is role-playing the head of a government department.
Yes, because someone needs to take control in this situation.
No, because she should be quiet and wait for the other members to speak.
No, because she is amongst peers.
Myriam's assertion here is probably not the best thing to say to coordinate this group activity, and she should instead use a proposal. What would be a good example of a proposal she could use?
Call the army to secure the airports.
How about we call the army to secure the airports?
Nice weather we're having, isn't it?
Calling the army is a crypto-fascist response that imperils democracy.
What is the purpose of a tutorial or recitation?
To practice and extend lecture content through discussions and problem sets.
To impress your tutor.
To provide one-on-one tutoring to students.
Interaction between the tutor and the students.
Which of the following is an assertion?
"Write up the results by Friday."
"I think the next step is writing up the results, but um, what do you guys think?"
"The next step is to write up the results."
"We might start with writing up the results."
