ssl101c-dnv part 1

Question 1. Read the following example of misconduct. It's 4.30, and Mary has just taken the final exam for Introduction to Microbiology. She feels pretty confident she did well when she runs into her friend Jane. Jane is in the evening class rather than the afternoon class that Mary is in, and is about to take the exam. She is a little nervous as she hasn't studied enough, so Mary tells her a few of the more difficult questions, and her answers for those questions. What kind of misconduct is happening? (Refer to 1.4)Check one option.

• Plagiarism

• Cheating

• Fabrication or falsification of data or results.

• Facilitation of academic misconduct of another student.

• Self-plagiarism

"Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard." - Gene WolfeWhat quality of academic culture does this relate to?( Refer to 1.2)Check one option.

• The contingent nature of academic knowledge.

• The need for evidence to support opinions.

• The use of research to produce knowledge.

• The importance of independent learning.

"Most English-speaking cultures stress the role of the individual in society .... This attitude is reflected in the education system. From pre-school onwards, children are encouraged to express themselves in many different ways, and are expected to explore activities, subjects and ideas that interest them." - Jean BrickWhat quality of academic culture does this relate to? (Refer to 1.2)Check one option.

• The contingent nature of academic knowledge.

• The need for evidence to support opinions.

• The use of research to produce knowledge.

• The importance of independent learning.

Question 4Consider the following situation.In Jeong Woo's first semester at university he often forgot to get his course readings done in time, and had to ask for an extension twice for his assignments as he couldn't complete them. In his second semester he became a lot more aware of when he needed to have completed readings and assignments, which resulted in better grades and greater contributions to tutorials.Which survival skill mentioned in lesson 1.3 does this refer to?(Refer to 1.3)Check one option.

• Time management

• Collaboration

• Noticing how your field structures knowledge.

• Study skills

Consider the following situation.Fatima is writing an essay for her Macroeconomics course on the Great Recession. She is firmly convinced that a lack of government regulation of the financial industry was responsible for the crisis. However, she wants to find some evidence to support her argument before she starts writing.In lesson 1.2b Michelle Harrison refers to 3 ways that information and digital literacy contribute to the values of academic culture. Which way does Fatima's situation refer to?(Refer to 1.2b)Check one option

• The importance of finding good evidence to support your argument.

• The flexibility to change your opinion on an issue based on evidence to the contrary.

• The ability to identify a problem or research question.

• The importance of using academic journal databases to find information.

Which record is an article on positive topological entropy in the journal Annals of Mathematics part of?(Refer to 2.1a)Check one option.

• Cultural record

• Scholarly record

• Public record

• Police record

Question 2Is a first year visual art textbook called Introduction to Art History an example of a primary source, secondary source, or tertiary source?(Refer to 2.1b)Check one option.

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Tertiary source

• Quaternary source

3.Question 3In which part of an academic journal article would you encounter the findings or outcomes of the research that was conducted?(Refer to 2.2b)Check one option.

• Abstract

• Introduction; Conclusion

• Methodology; Discussion

• Results

4.Question 4Which of these options is the usual structure of a humanities journal article? (Refer to 2.2b)Check one option.

• Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References

• Abstract, Introduction, Results, Methodology , Discussion, Conclusion, References

• Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References

• Abstract, Introduction, Body, References, Conclusion

5.Question 5You are an undergraduate pharmacology student researching approaches to protein therapeutics over the last 20 years. Where would you begin your search?(Refer to 2.4)Check 2 options.

• Google Scholar

• Yahoo

• An academic journal database called Humanities and Social Sciences Collection which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the humanities and social sciences.

• An academic journal database called Web of Science which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the sciences.