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2. Recognize the importance & function of problem solving & creative thought within academic
study.
5. Apply problem-solving strategies to issues related to university life & study. correct answers
2.1.1.1, Which of the following are learning objectives for this MOOC?
Check all that apply.
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 the importance & function of problem solving & creative thought within academic
study.
3. Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.
4. Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture.
5. Apply problem-solving strategies to issues related to university life & study.
35% correct answers 2.1.1.2, What percentage of your total marks is the final summative
assessment worth?
Check one option only.
(a). 5%
(b). 15%
(c). 50%
(d). 35%
1. In video questions & polls.
2. Practice quizzes after each lesson. correct answers 2.1.1.3, Which of the following are NON-
assessed activities on this MOOC?
Check all that apply.
1. In video questions & polls.
2. Practice quizzes after each lesson.
3. Summative quizzes after each module.
4. Discussion board posts.
5. Final summative assessment.
The process of figuring out the answer(s) or solution(s) to a question, issue or difficulty. correct
answers 2.1.2.1, What is problem-solving?
Check one option.
(a). Working with numbers.
(b). The process of figuring out the answer(s) or solution(s) to a question, issue or difficulty.
(c). Being highly critical of academic work.
the beliefs, principles and approaches to study, work and life that a university upholds correct
answers 2.1.2.2, What is academic culture?
Check one option.
(a). clothes and other paraphernalia with the university's logo printed on them
(b). the types of food available on campus
(c). the beliefs, principles and approaches to study, work and life that a university upholds
,2. Problem solving tasks are given so that students can become familiar with certain problem
types.
3. Problem solving tasks are given so that students can demonstrate their knowledge of an area
and their ability to synthesize information, make arguments and make judgements. correct
answers 2.1.2.3, What is the purpose of problem-solving tasks at university?
Check two options.
1. Lecturers give students difficult problems they can't figure out for themselves.
2. Problem solving tasks are given so that students can become familiar with certain problem
types.
3. Problem solving tasks are given so that students can demonstrate their knowledge of an area
and their ability to synthesize information, make arguments and make judgements.
4. Lecturers give problem solving tasks to keep students entertained in otherwise boring classes.
1. Ask themselves where their passion meets the world's greatest needs.
4. Do their research and choose courses they find interesting.
5. Get to know the university campus in person or online. correct answers 2.1.3.1, What should
students do before they start university?
Check three options.
1. Ask themselves where their passion meets the world's greatest needs.
2. Ask themselves if their degree is important.\
4. Do their research and choose courses they find interesting.
5. Get to know the university campus in person or online.
6. Do no research and leave everything up to fate.
You won't have the same direction or support from your teachers as you did in high school.
correct answers 2.1.3.2, Why is it important to look after your own learning at university?
Check one option.
(a). You won't have the same direction or support from your teachers as you did in high school.
(b). Your lecturers don't care about you.
1. Try a lot of different things.
3. Volunteer.
5. Get to know your professors and create good network. correct answers 2.1.3.3, What can you
do to make the most of your time at university?
Check three options.
1. Try a lot of different things.
2. Spend all of your time studying and learning the material.
3. Volunteer.
4. Overload on courses so that you can study a lot of different subjects.
5. Get to know your professors and create good network.
Behaving ethically and responsibly at university. correct answers 2.1.4.1, What is academic
integrity?
Choose one option.
(a). Understanding academic culture in its entirety, without dividing it into different parts.
,(b). Behaving ethically and responsibly at university.
(c). Not cheating in exams.
2. Re-using the exact same paragraph from an essay you wrote for a different class in a new
essay.
4. Paying someone outside of the university to write your essay because you aren't feeling well.
correct answers 2.1.4.2, Which of the following situations would be a breach of academic
integrity?
Check two options.
1. Borrowing a friend's notes from class
2. Re-using the exact same paragraph from an essay you wrote for a different class in a new
essay.
3. Having a friend read-over your essay to check for meaning and clarity
4. Paying someone outside of the university to write your essay because you aren't feeling well.
Email her lecturer immediately with the final version of her essay attached, give a brief
explanation and apologize. correct answers 2.1.4.3, It's 4.30pm, and Mary has just submitted her
essay for Introduction to Microbiology online. She feels pretty confident she did well. She spent
a lot of time researching, and was able to provide good evidence for most of her claims.
However, as she is closing down her computer she realizes that she accidentally submitted her
draft version, which is missing many of her in-text and end-of-text references for her assignment.
The online form won't let her submit the essay again.
Mary is very concerned that this will be counted as plagiarism.
What should Mary do?
Check one option.
(a). Email her lecturer immediately with the final version of her essay attached, give a brief
explanation and apologize.
(b). Wait until the next day when she can go and see her lecturer.
(c). Nothing, it isn't a big deal.
(d). Email her lecturer immediately, explain what happened and apologize for the mix-up but
don't attach the final version.
(e). Get advice from student services.
. . . to behave ethically. correct answers 2.1.5.1, According to this module, universities are not
just trying to train you for a job role, but are also trying to prepare you . . .
Refer to lesson 1.4a.
Choose one option.
(a) . . . to conduct qualitative research.
(b) . . . to not cheat.
(c) . . . to not become involved in political scandals.
(d) . . . to behave ethically.
Plagiarism correct answers 2.1.5.2, Stuart is an international student not used to writing in
English. He has a 1,000 word essay due in a week. He knows that while his ideas are good, his
structure and grasp of academic language are pretty bad. He asks his friend Liam, a native
English speaker, to check his essay for him and suggest how he can improve it.
, When Liam gives him the essay back, Stuart is amazed. Liam has nicely re-written whole
paragraphs of Stuart's ideas and obviously put a lot of effort into making it sound academic.
However, Stuart is a little worried because he can barely recognize the essay - he even had to
translate a few words!
What kind of academic misconduct would Stuart be committing if he handed it in?
Refer to lesson 1.4a.
Check one option.
(a). Cheating
(b). Plagiarism
(c). Facilitation of academic misconduct
(d). Fabrication of data
(e). Falsification of data
(f). It isn't academic misconduct because Stuart wrote the original.
Have a break, calm down and come back and do the experiment again. She needs to have the
proper results. correct answers 2.1.5.3, Myer has just had a really long day and is finishing up a
Physics experiment in the lab. When Myer goes to save the data she's been working on, her
computer malfunctions and she is forced to restart it. Unfortunately, because of this, Myer has
just lost all of the results from the experiments she's been doing for the past three hours.
Myer is horrified and quickly starts to write down all of the numbers that she remembers. She
can accurately remember half of them, is pretty confident about another 30%, but has no idea
what the final 20% are. She checks the time and realizes that if she starts the experiment again
she will be in the lab until 11pm, and she is already exhausted.
What should Myer do?
Refer to lesson 1.4a.
Check one option.
(a). Have a break, calm down and come back and do the experiment again. She needs to have the
proper results.
(b). Write down all the results she remembers and then guess the final 20%. She knows 80% of
the data, so it isn't a big deal.
This is an example of fabrication or falsification of data. correct answers 2.1.5.4, Considering the
same example as above;
Myer has just had a really long day and is finishing up a Physics experiment in the lab. When
Myer goes to save the data she's been working on, her computer malfunctions and she is forced
to restart it. Unfortunately, because of this, Myer has just lost all of the results from the
experiments she's been doing for the past three hours.
Myer is horrified and quickly starts to write down all of the numbers that she remembers. She
can accurately remember half of them, is pretty confident about another 30%, but has no idea
what the final 20% are. She checks the time and realizes that if she starts the experiment again
she will be in the lab until 11pm, and she is already exhausted.
If Myer decides to go with b) "Write down all the results she remembers and then guess the final
20%", what kind of academic misconduct is she committing?
Refer to lesson 1.4a.
Check one option.
