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Question 1.     

Maria is writing a discussion board post on cloud computing. She takes a passage from a website, and she changes many of the words around instead of directly quoting it. Some of the words are still the same, and the sentence structure is the same, though. She includes a citation for the original source. Did she commit academic dishonesty?

·         Yes

·         NO

Question 2.

Shonteria has decided to quote from Maria Montessori’s book in her essay. Which of the following is the best way to introduce and cite a source when you are quoting from it?

·         Maria Montessori (1912, p. 14), founder of the Montessori Method, describes traditional education in this way: “In such a school the children, like butterflies mounted on pins, are fastened each to his place, the desk, spreading the useless wings of barren and meaningless knowledge which they have acquired.”

·         Maria Montessori, founder of the Montessori Method, describes traditional education in this way: “In such a school the children, like butterflies mounted on pins, are fastened each to his place, the desk, spreading the useless wings of barren and meaningless knowledge which they have acquired.”

·         Maria Montessori, founder of the Montessori Method, describes traditional education as treating children like butterflies mounted on pins, spreading the useless wings of barren and meaningless knowledge which they have acquired (1912, p. 4).

Question 3.

Chris is preparing to print out some copies of an article for a sociology class so that he can share them with classmates. Before he does so, though, he stops to refresh his memory on regulations about fair use of materials for educational purposes. Ultimately, he determines that he CAN ethically share the article with classmates. He has demonstrated that he has learned the threshold concept information creation as a process because he

·         respects the original ideas of others by giving credit to the original ideas of others through proper attribution and citation.

·         understands that intellectual property is a legal and social construct that varies by culture.

·         articulates the purpose and distinguishing characteristics of copyright, fair use, open access, and the public domain.

·         all of the above

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Question 4.     

Terrence is writing a paper on women’s roles in films and movies. He wants to argue that their roles have improved. He reads an interesting argument made by a film scholar in a scholarly journal. He doesn’t quote from the scholarly journal, but he does restate the idea in his own words. He does not include a citation for the author. Did he commit academic dishonesty?

·         Yes

·         No

Question 5.

Generally, in text citations, include which of the following components?

·         Publisher and URL

·         Author’s last name and publication year

·         Both A and B

·         Neither A nor B

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Question 6.

Barbara wants to include the following information in her paper:  John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Does she need to cite this information or is this common knowledge? (To determine the answer to this question, ask yourself if this is something the typical person would know. If not, it should probably be cited.)           

·         Common knowledge

·         Cite the information

·         Not enough information to determine

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Question 7.

Janna writes a reflection on her experience in her Information Literacy course. One of the things she discusses is how surprised she was to discover that intellectual property laws in China and the United States are very different. She has demonstrated that she has learned the threshold concept information creation as a process because she

·         respects the original ideas of others by giving credit to the original ideas of others through proper attribution and citation.

·         understands that intellectual property is a legal and social construct that varies by culture.

·         articulates the purpose and distinguishing characteristics of copyright, fair use, open access, and the public domain.

·         all of the above.

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Question 8

Which of the following is a rule you should use when quoting?

·         Use brackets when you alter a word or phrase.

·         Make sure you copy it correctly.

·         Try to keep the version near the same length as the original text.

·         A and B

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Question 9.

Reference list citations should generally include

·         The author’s name and publication year

·         Title and publication or publisher

·         None of the above

·         Both A and B

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10.Question :  

You have to give credit to a source only if you quote from it directly.

·         True

·         False

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