Plagiarism and Cheating

Plagiarism and Cheating

You are asked to summarize the a chapter from the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson. You copy the chapter description from a GenAI answer and don't cite your source. Is this plagiarism?

  • Yes
  • No

This is clearly plagiarism and cheating. You didn't write the chapter summary, nor did you cite your source.

This is clearly plagiarism and cheating. You didn't write the chapter summary, nor did you cite your source.
The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

You take a sentence from a academic journal and reorder the phrases, keeping the meaning and most phrases intact. You do not cite your source. Is this plagiarism?

  • Yes
  • No

This is plagiarism. Simply reordering the phrases does not make the work original. You must either quote and indent the passage as written and cite the source or put the ideas into your own words, with your own phrasing, and cite the source.

This is plagiarism. Simply reordering the phrases does not make the work original. You must either quote and indent the passage as written and cite the source or put the ideas into your own words, with your own phrasing, and cite the source.

The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

You find a paper online that answers your assignment instructions exactly and submit it as your work. Is this plagiarism?

  • Yes
  • No

This is plagiarism. You did none of the work and are telling your instructor that you wrote this paper. This is theft of someone else's work.

This is plagiarism. You did none of the work and are telling your instructor that you wrote this paper. This is theft of someone else's work.

The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

You and a friend decide to work together on an assignment. Because you are in two different streams of the same course, you print out two copies of the completed report, and each submit it as your own individual work. Is this plagiarism?

  • Yes
  • No

This is plagiarism: You are each expected to submit a report which you wrote on your own unless explicitly given permission to do otherwise by your teacher.

This is plagiarism: You are each expected to submit a report which you wrote on your own unless explicitly given permission to do otherwise by your teacher.

The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

Your flatmate took the same math course last year that you are taking now. To save yourself some time, you copy your flatmate's old assignments and turn them in as your own. Is this cheating?

  • Yes
  • No

Copying someone else's work and leading others to believe it is your original work is plagiarism. In the case of copying assignments, it is also considered cheating.

Copying someone else's work and leading others to believe it is your original work is plagiarism. In the case of copying assignments, it is also considered cheating.
The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

You copy another author's ideas to compare and contrast with your own ideas. You indent the text, identify the author, and use quotation marks when stating the author's ideas. You also provide a citation of the work you copied in the bibliography of your paper. Is this plagiarism?

  • Yes
  • No

This is not an act of plagiarism because you formatted the text to indicate the ideas that belong to someone else and cited the original author in your bibliography.

This is not an act of plagiarism because you formatted the text to indicate the ideas that belong to someone else and cited the original author in your bibliography.
The correct response: No

  • No

You copy and paste text from a web site into your assignment and don't cite the original author because everyone knows that material on the web is free for anyone to use. Is this plagiarism?

  • Yes
  • No

This is plagiarism. Just because information is posted at a web site doesn't mean that you don't need to give credit to the original author.

This is plagiarism. Just because information is posted at a web site doesn't mean that you don't need to give credit to the original author.
The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

For your anatomy class you have been assigned to groups and given assignments to complete as a group. Your group completes the assignment and you each turn in a copy of the same report with your individual name at the top of the page and your group's names listed in the first paragraph. Is this cheating?

  • Yes
  • No

Because the teacher made this assignment as one to be completed by the group, this is not plagiarism or cheating.

Because the teacher made this assignment as one to be completed by the group, this is not plagiarism or cheating.
The correct response: No

  • No

Your friend from class has been sick for a week and is behind with her work. You feel sorry for her and offer to help her with the assignment that is due tomorrow. After reviewing your class notes with her, you lend her your report to copy. Is this considered cheating?

  • Yes
  • No

Although it is a good idea to organise study groups and review content together, it is still cheating to allow someone else to copy your work and submit it as their own.

Although it is a good idea to organise study groups and review content together, it is still cheating to allow someone else to copy your work and submit it as their own.
The correct response: Yes

  • Yes

If I take a passage from one of my sources and rework the ideas into my own words I don't have to give the original source credit.

  • True
  • False

Ka pai!

The correct response: false

  • False

Using GenAI is an acceptable way to complete a translation for your te reo Māori assignment.

  • True
  • False

Right, ka pai.

Sorry, incorrect answer.
The correct response: false

  • False

Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of due credit for their work.

  • True
  • False

Right! Ka pai.

Sorry, that's not correct.
The correct response: true

  • True

An acceptable excuse for committing plagiarism is that you ran out of time and forgot to put all of your citations in the bibliography.

  • True
  • False

Right, ka pai.

Accidental plagiarism is still plagiarism.
The correct response: false

  • False

Forgetting to cite a source isn't plagiarism as long as you have the citation information in your notes.

  • True
  • False

Right, ka pai.

Even if your notes are to be turned in with the paper, you still need to include a bibliography with your paper citing all of your sources.
The correct response: false

  • False

Failing to familiarise yourself with the Polytechnic's policies does not constitute an adequate defence for violation of those policies.

  • True
  • False

Right, ka pai.

The correct response: true

  • True
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