Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.
Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study.
Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information. correct an...
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Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.
Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic
study.
Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and
use of information. correct answers Which of the following are learning objectives for this
MOOC1?
(Information & Digital Literacy for University Success)
35% correct answers What percentage of your total marks is the final summative assessment
worth?
In video questions & polls
Short quizzes after each lesson correct answers Which of the following are NON-assessed
activities on this MOOC1?
(Information & Digital Literacy for University Success)
Academic integrity
Critical thinking
Intellectual inquiry and communication
Ethical contribution correct answers Which of the following are some of the core values and
expectations of academic culture mentioned by academics 1.2a?
Writing an email to your lecturer at university.
Creating a LinkedIn profile. correct answers Which of the following actions would need some
level of digital literacy?
Beginning an assignment with one opinion, but changing your opinion as you gather and read
more information sources with contrary evidence. correct answers According to the experts in
1.2b, which of the following is an example of the contribution of information and digital literacy
to the values of academic culture?
Complete course readings in advance.
Prepare for assignments in advance. correct answers What aspects of time management does
Jessa Collings say are most important at university?
Be open-minded. correct answers What does Professor Nick Enfield suggest is one of the most
important ways for a student to prepare for university?
How their field understands and presents knowledge. correct answers What does Marcella
Robertson suggest students notice at university?
Behaving ethically and responsibly at university. correct answers What is academic integrity?
,to behave ethically correct answers According to the lecture, universities are not just trying to
train you for a job role, but are also trying to prepare you ...
Fairness correct answers "Academic communities of integrity value the interactive, cooperative,
participatory nature of learning. They honor, value, and consider diverse opinions and ideas. ...
In academic environments of integrity, even those who disagree on facts share ... reverence for
knowledge and the methods by which it is obtained." (International Centre for Academic
Integrity , 2014, pg 24).
Which of the academic values is this referring to?
Information correct answers Is the graph above an example of information or knowledge?
Cultural record correct answers An episode of the TV fantasy drama series Dragon's Play.
Is this part of the cultural record or the scholarly record?
Secondary source correct answers Is a review of the book The Politics of Free Markets in the
academic journal Social Forces an example of a primary source, a secondary source, or a tertiary
source?
Because they don't provide deep knowledge of a subject
Because they present an unproblematic view of a field and don't always present current debates
in the field. correct answers Why can't we rely just on textbooks as information sources at
university?
They are difficult to read because of the expert vocabulary used. correct answers Academic
journal articles allow us to enter the discussions that define our academic field. However, what is
a DISADVANTAGE of academic journal articles?
Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References correct
answers What is the usual structure of a scientific journal article?
Google
library aggregated search
YouTube correct answers You are doing an assignment on media representations of women in
business. Where would be a good place to begin your search?
academic journal database
library website aggregated search correct answers Which of the following places will give
information sources with greater quality, but with a more limited range of sources?
Boolean searching
Use key words from assignment correct answers According to Pat, how can you search sites such
as academic databases more efficiently to get the information you want?
Definition of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for
governments correct answers Consider the following question.
, "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How
have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?
The first step in developing a search strategy is to break the question down into sub-topics.
Choose the best set of sub-topics for this question.
surveillance, computers, civilians, subjects, state, politics correct answers Consider the following
question.
"You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How
have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?
Another important step in developing a search strategy is to develop a set of search terms using
synonyms of key words in the question. Choose the best set of synonyms of key terms from the
groups below.
The search is too wide because using OR as a search term widens the search. correct answers
Consider the following question.
"You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How
have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?
A student has run the following search term while researching the question:
"privacy OR citizens OR government OR technology OR politics"
It has returned too many results, many of which are irrelevant. Why?
privacy AND technology AND (civilians OR citizens OR subjects) correct answers Consider the
following question.
"You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How
have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments?
A student wants to research the effects of technology on privacy for citizens. What is the best
combination of search terms below?
Clarity correct answers Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to judge the credibility of
sources?
A study conducted by an airline company on the relative safety of air travel compared to boat
travel
A journal article on the health impacts of a particular fast-food burger that was sponsored by the
fast-food chain which makes it correct answers Which of the following may pose a problem for
objectivity?
The authority
The source's audience is not academic. correct answers Consider our example assessment
question.
"Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine
learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla).
Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical,
social and economic perspectives.
A student has found the information source below for example assessment question.
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