Plagiarism Quiz

UCB's policy identifies usually the following levels of plagiarism:

• I don't know

• Poor academic practice, moderate plagiarism and serious plagiarism

• There are no categories and things will be determined during the interview with the student(s)

• Accidental and serious

I can check my similarity using Grammarly

• Technically you can, however you must not use it for officially checking your similarity when submitting assignments.

• Yes, it is fine to use Grammarly instead of Turnitin

• I do not have to check my similarity

According to UCB's policy what are some of the consequences of plagiarism?

• Reduce the final mark for the entire module involved to an appropriate level, including the award of 0

• Reduce the final mark for the work to an appropriate level, including the award of 0

• Require you to resubmit the work, with the mark capped at the pass level

• All of the options presented here.

• Have the case referred, after scrutiny, to the Plagiarism Panel and the University Disciplinary Process. Depending upon the severity of the case and after hearing all the evidence, you may be suspended or required to withdraw from University College Birmingham. 

Why plagiarism is wrong?

• It is illegal

• It is dishonest

• It is against academic integrity

• All of the above

Copying from the internet is not considered plagiarism (only from books and research journals).

• True

• False

I can check my similarity level after submitting an assignment.

• True

• False

Plagiarism is a punishable academic offence.

• True

• False

I cannot reference videos, blogs, twitter, Instagram or FaceBook posts.

• True

• False

Misrepresenting authors is also considered plagiarism.

• True

• False