Module Two Quiz
Professional Behavior: Cheating &
Plagiarism
First Read the Module Two
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Then complete this quiz
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• You can look back on the materials
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“Most university teachers discourage students from engaging in
plagiarism on the grounds that the practice is fraudulent and
deceptive, involves the theft of intellectual property, and ‘conceals
and misrepresents the originality of the true author’ (Clough, 2003,
p. 2). Allegedly, moreover, plagiarism undermines the moral fibre
of the perpetrator (people who admitted to cheating while at
university have been found to be more likely to commit dishonest
acts in employment—Sims, 1995), and inhibits the student’s
intellectual development (Yeung et al., 2002). The habitual
plagiarist does not acquire the academic skills of analysis and
evaluation, and will not learn how to synthesise ideas or engage in
rational argument. Instead the person simply replicates the words
of others without adding anything that is new.”
Bennett, R. (2005). Factors associated with student plagiarism in a post-1992
university. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Vol. 30, No. 2, April
2005, pp. 137–162.
1. According to the text which of statement
about plagiarism was not initially made by
another person?
A. “The habitual plagiarist does not acquire the academic
skills of analysis and evaluation…”
B. “inhibits the student’s intellectual development…”
C. “Conceals and misrepresents the originality of the true
author.”
D. “…people who admitted to cheating while at university
have been found to be
more likely to commit dishonest acts in employment…”
2. In quoting the statement that plagiarism “conceals and
misrepresents the originality of the true author,” the
author included both the original authors name, the year,
and the page number (Clough, 2003, p. 2). However, the
page number was not included with the other quotes.
Which statement best explains why the page number was
included?
A. The statement by Clough is an exact quote so the page must be
included while the others were only paraphrasing, so they did not
require the page to be included.
B. The author was being more thorough with the Clough quote.
C. All should have had the page number, the Bennett must have
forgot to put the others into the text.
D. The page number is only included if the quote or paraphrasing is a
long one and so that is why it was given.
Peer Behavior
According to McCabe and Trevino (1997), student’s perception of
peer disapproval is the strongest predictor of reducing cheating.
Students are more likely to cheat if they observe others cheating or
perceive that it is commonplace (Genereux and McLeod, 1995;
Crown and Spiller, 1998). Other peer influences such as belonging
to a student group, a fraternity or sorority, frequent partying, and
involvement in extracurricular activities also appear to be related to
an increased incidence of cheating (McCabe and Trevino, 1997;
Nowell and Laufer, 1997; Crown and Spiller, 1998; McCabe,
Trevino, and Butterfield, 2001). A survey reported in Business
Week (Merritt, 2002) found that only 19% of students say they
would report a classmate who cheated.
Hutton, P. (2003). Understanding student cheating and what educators can
do about it. From: www.academicintegrity.org/cai_research.asp
3. Which statement is most true about previous
statements made by Nowell and Laufer?
A. Hutton should have been more clear about who said
what in this paragraph.
B. Belonging to a student group, a fraternity or sorority,
frequent partying, and involvement in extracurricular
activities is associated with higher incidence of student
cheating.
C. Students that belong to a sorority cheat more.
D. They made a statement that peers influence other
students’ behavior, but it is not entirely clear which
statement(s) they made.
4. The authors included two different references
to one article written by Crown and Spiller in
1998 in this paragraph. Why did they reference
twice?
A. Because they used two different ideas from
the article by Crown and Spiller and wanted the
readers to know that they were the source.
B. To make their paper look longer and more
impressive.
C. This was a mistake and not needed.
D. They wanted to encourage the readers to
remember their names and read that article.
5. According to the above text, which
statement is most true?
• A. He or she is an employee of Business
Week.
• B. Merritt reported that finding in Business
Week.
• C. The author, Hutton, should have included in
the text the page number from Business Week
where this statistic could be found.
• D. Merritt reported that finding in another
journal in 2002.
Use this Info about Common Knowledge to
Answer the Next Questions
Park writes about nine causes of plagiarism including
these:
1. Genuine lack of understanding. Some students
plagiarise unintentionally, when they are not familiar
with proper ways of quoting, paraphrasing, citing and
referencing and/or when they are unclear about the
meaning of ‘common knowledge’ and the expression
‘in their own words’.
Park, C. (2003). In other “people’s) words: plagiarism by university students
– literature and lessons. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education,
Vol. 28, No. 5
6. What is meant by “common
knowledge” when used to decide
whether to reference or not?
A. Common sense and/or knowledge should help the
student judge if a source should be referenced or not.
B. It is common knowledge that everything needs to be
referenced.
C. Writers do not need to reference information that is
generally known by most people in the area of study.
D. Only rare and unusual information needs to be
referenced.
7. Which statement is most correct in terms
of including paraphrasing “in their own
words” and citing in papers?
A. That students do not understand that just because something has
been reworded into “their own words” that it still must be referenced
unless it is common knowledge.
B. Some students do not know that if writer rephrase sentences, then
they do not need to be referenced.
C. When using information from another source/author, only quotes
and no paraphrasing should be used to preserve the initial meaning
of the first author.
D. Students sometimes don’t realize that they should try not to use
their own words as they can be confusing.
8. Which statement BEST describes
the equity issue in cheating.
A. Students that cheat get what they deserve.
B. When students get higher grades because of
cheating, it is not fair to other students who
don’t cheat.
C. The world is not fair and equity is not available
to all.
D. Equity is not a right, people need to do what
they can to get good grades.
9. What statement is TRUE about
reasons students cheat?
A. They may feel a lot of pressure from
others.
B. They cheat because of low anxiety
levels.
C. Effective time management skills would
not help them.
D. They often feel that their homework is
very valuable to their learning.
10. Which statement is true about the
consequence of cheating at BSU School of
Nursing?
A. Students are usually not punished if they are
caught.
B. Consequences are not severe.
C. The teachers usually don’t do anything until
the second time the student is caught cheating.
D. The school has a zero tolerance policy. If
caught cheating, students can be given an F in
the class or even expelled from BSU.
11. Forms of cheating include:
• A. Not doing an equal amount of work on
a group project.
• B. Charting vital signs that weren’t taken.
• C. A student calling in sick for clinical or a
test when they are not ill.
• D. All the answers listed.
True or False
12. Students have a moral and social responsibility to
intervene when cheating is detected.
13. It is not as bad to let another student copy answers
from your test as it is for you to copy from someone
else’s test.
14. If a nursing student did not intend to plagiarize, it is
not wrong.
15. Cheating is a form of academic dishonesty.
16. Students rarely use APA in the Nursing Program.
Answers
• 1. A: This was not.
• 2. A: This is an exact quote.
• 3. D: There are many people quoted so it
isn’t clear what these two authors said.
• 4. A: Two references and sources were
used.
• 5. B: It was in the Business Week.
Answers (Continued)
6. C: Generally known information need not
be referenced.
7. A: Even reworded statements need to be
referenced.
8. B: Getting higher grades is unfair.
9. A: Peer pressure is an issue.
Answers (Continued)
10. D: Cheating is not allowed.
11. D. All of these are forms of cheating
12. True
13. False
14. False, intent doesn’t make it okay.
15. True
16. APA is used for research papers.