Question: Ashford plagiarism policies apply to all students.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following are possible punishments for plagiarism?
Answer Choices:
Losing points or getting a zero on an assignment.
Getting an F in a class.
Being expelled from school.
Being fired from a job.
Answer: All of the options listed are possible punishments for plagiarism.
Question: Elaina and Morgan met in Student Success Orientation (SSO) and have had every class at the same time, even though they haven’t always had the same instructors. When they first met, they would discuss the assignment and discussion board instructions but a few months ago, Morgan’s husband lost his job and Morgan had to get a second job. Now she has less time for school and is always behind with her assignments. Recently, Morgan asked to copy a couple of Elaina’s discussion board posts because she didn’t have time to write her own and was in danger of failing. This is
Answer Options:
not plagiarism because it’s only discussion board posts and not an actual assignment
not plagiarism because Elaina is just helping out a friend during a tough time.
a type of plagiarism called sharing work (collaboration).
a type of plagiarism called copy and paste plagiarism.
Correct Answer:
3. a type of plagiarism called sharing work (collaboration).
Answer Choices:
not plagiarism because it’s only discussion board posts and not an actual assignment
not plagiarism because Elaina is just helping out a friend during a tough time.
a type of plagiarism called sharing work (collaboration).
a type of plagiarism called copy and paste plagiarism.
Answer: 3. a type of plagiarism called sharing work (collaboration).
Question: Out of the following three statements, which one is analytical?
Answer Choices:
Wikipedia is a great place to start your research but it is not an acceptable source for university-level report because it does not provide in-depth information and is not reliable.
Wikipedia can give you a good overview of a topic and it can give you ideas for search terms to use to expand in the library’s databases but it does not provide the in-depth information that is expected in university-level papers.
In addition, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone so you don’t know if the information there is reliable and if the information is correct. It will even be the same when you go back to look at the entry tomorrow or next week.
Answer: Wikipedia can give you a good overview of a topic and it can give you ideas for search terms to use to expand in the library’s databases but it does not provide the in-depth information that is expected in university-level papers.
Question: Ashford plagiarism policies apply to all students.
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Common knowledge is anything that you knew when you started the course.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: A local religious group is disturbed by the sexually explicit nature of some of the books available in the public library. After failing in their efforts to have the books removed from the library, the group’s members check the books out of the library, mark out the offensive sections with a marker, and then return them to the library. This is an example of censorship.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: This is an example of common knowledge: In the late 1930s, enrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps hit a high point of 500,000 enrollees and completed about 4.5 billion hours of labor.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Jackie is writing about her chosen artist. She carefully reads over an important, four-paragraph section of a scholarly article. Then she summarizes the author’s point in two sentences, puts an in-text citation after it and the reference for the article at the end of her paper. This is:
copy and paste plagiarism
not plagiarism. Jackie put the information into her own words and then correctly cited and referenced the source.
find and replace plagiarism
fabrication
Answer: not plagiarism. Jackie put the information into her own words and then correctly cited and referenced the source.
Question: Out of the following statements, which one is subjective?
Milk contains vitamin A, vitamin D, and calcium.
A 2010 scientific study in Nutrition Journal showed that almost half of American adults have vitamin D deficiencies.
Everyone should be drinking more milk.
Answer: Everyone should be drinking more milk.
Question: An example of an analytical statement would be which of the following?
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Gaslight units were very popular for rich home aquariums.
The first electronic computer was called ENIAC.
World War I began in 1914.
Answer: Gaslight units were very popular for rich home aquariums.
Question: Ashford plagiarism policies apply to all students.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: What is wrong with this reference:
Kryptoschool. Business management controls a guide. Retrieved from https://kryptoschool.org/course.com/primary/library/Ashford.edu
Answer Choices:
nothing, it is correct.
the title of the book should not be italicized.
the year of publication is missing.
the author’s first name should be written out.
Answer: nothing, it is correct.
Question: When should you paraphrase?
Answer Choices:
When you need an authority on the topic.
When you want an alternative to quoting.
None of the above.
A and B.
Answer: A and B.
Question: Out of the following two statements, which one is subjective?
The City Council approved a city ordinance that allows a private company to staff and manage the city swimming pool.
The pool will be much cleaner and the pool staff much friendlier this summer.
Answer: both.