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SSL101c - Academic Skills (Fullset) 3 .Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context. 4.Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study. 5.Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information. - 1.1.1.1, Which of the following are learning objectives for this MOOC? Check 3 options.
- Communicate clearly across a variety of different contexts and to a wide range of audiences by adapting communicative styles appropriately according to cultural and societal expectations.
- Recognize and apply analytical problem solving techniques.
- Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.
- Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study.
- Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information.
- Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture. 35% - 1 .1.1.2, What percentage of your total marks is the final summative assessment worth? A. 20% B. 25% C. 30% D. 35% 1.In video questions & polls 2.Short quizzes after each lesson - 1.1.1.3, Which of the following are NON- assessed activities on this MOOC? Check 2 options. (Partial marks awarded.)
- In video questions & polls
- Short quizzes after each lesson
- Quizzes after each module
- Discussion board posts
- Final summative assessment.
- Academic integrity
- Critical thinking
- Intellectual inquiry and communication
- Ethical contribution - 1.1.2.1, Which of the following are some of the core values and expectations of academic culture mentioned by academics 1.2a? Check 4 options.
- Academic integrity
- Freedom
- Critical thinking
- Intellectual inquiry and communication
- Ethical contribution
- The contingency of knowledge
- Writing an email to your lecturer at university.
- Creating a LinkedIn profile. - 1.1.2.2, Which of the following actions would need some level of digital literacy? Check 2 options.
- Knowing how to set up a personal computer.
- Writing an email to your lecturer at university.
- Creating a LinkedIn profile.
- Reading a book on an e-reader Beginning an assignment with one opinion, but changing your opinion as you gather and read more information sources with contrary evidence. - 1.1.2.3, According to the experts in 1.2b, which of the following is an example of the contribution of information and digital literacy to the values of academic culture? A. Beginning an assignment with one opinion, but changing your opinion as you gather and read more information sources with contrary evidence. B. Giving a presentation C. Cataloging information on a library website. D. Making a valid argument
- Complete course readings in advance.
- Prepare for assignments in advance. - 1.1.3.1, What aspects of time management does Jessa Collings say are most important at university? Check 2 options.
- Complete course readings in advance.
- Enroll for classes in advance.
- Arrive for lectures and tutorials in advance.
- Prepare for assignments in advance.
Which of the academic values is this referring to? A. Honesty B. Trust C. Fairness D. Responsibility Facilitation of academic misconduct of another student. - 1.1.5.1, "It's 4.30, and Mary has just taken the final exam for Introduction to Microbiology. She feels pretty confident she did well when she runs into her friend Jane. Jane is in the evening class rather than the afternoon class that Mary is in, and is about to take the exam. She is a little nervous as she hasn't studied enough, so Mary tells her a few of the more difficult questions, and her answers for those questions." What kind of misconduct is happening? A. Plagiarism B. Self-plagiarism C. Cheating D. Fabrication or falsification of data or results. E. Facilitation of academic misconduct of another student. The contingent nature of academic knowledge. - 1.1.5.2, "Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard." - Gene Wolfe What quality of academic culture does this relate to? (Refer to 1.2) A. The contingent nature of academic knowledge. B. The need for evidence to support opinions. C. The use of research to produce knowledge. D. The importance of independent learning. The importance of independent learning. - 1.1.5.3, "Most English-speaking cultures stress the role of the individual in society .... This attitude is reflected in the education system. From pre-school onwards, children are encouraged to express themselves in many different ways, and are expected to explore activities, subjects and ideas that interest them." - Jean Brick What quality of academic culture does this relate to? (Refer to 1.2) A. The contingent nature of academic knowledge.
B. The need for evidence to support opinions. C. The use of research to produce knowledge. D. The importance of independent learning. Time management - 1.1.5.4, Consider the following situation. "In Jeong Woo's first semester at university he often forgot to get his course readings done in time, and had to ask for an extension twice for his assignments as he couldn't complete them. In his second semester he became a lot more aware of when he needed to have completed readings and assignments, which resulted in better grades and greater contributions to tutorials." Which survival skill mentioned in lesson 1.3 does this refer to? (Refer to 1.3) A. Time management B. Collaboration C. Noticing how your field structures knowledge. D. Study skills The importance of finding good evidence to support your argument. - 1.1.5.5, Consider the following situation. "Fatima is writing an essay for her Macroeconomics course on the Great Recession. She is firmly convinced that a lack of government regulation of the financial industry was responsible for the crisis. However, she wants to find some evidence to support her argument before she starts writing." In lesson 1.2b Michelle Harrison refers to 3 ways that information and digital literacy contribute to the values of academic culture. Which way does Fatima's situation refer to? (Refer to 1.2b) A. The importance of finding good evidence to support your argument. B. The flexibility to change your opinion on an issue based on evidence to the contrary. C. The ability to identify a problem or research question. D. The importance of using academic journal databases to find information. Information - 1.2.1.1, (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soc-net-paten- growth-chart.png) Is the graph above an example of information or knowledge? A. Information
A. Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References B. Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References
- Google
- library aggregated search
- YouTube - 1.2.3.1, You are doing an assignment on media representations of women in business. Where would be a good place to begin your search? Check 3 options.
- Google
- library aggregated search
- YouTube
- An academic database entitled, "Commmunication Source, Focussing on Media Studies".
- An academic database called JSTOR, which has journal articles from fields such as film studies and literature, sociology and more.
- academic journal database
- library website aggregated search - 1.2.3.2, Which of the following places will give information sources with greater quality, but with a more limited range of sources? Check 2 options.
- Google
- academic journal database
- library website aggregated search
- YouTube
- Boolean searching
- Use key words from assignment. - 1.2.3.3, According to Pat, how can you search sites such as academic databases more efficiently to get the information you want? Check 2 options.
- Boolean searching
- Precision when looking for academic journal articles.
- Use key words from assignment.
- fine-grained searching
Definition of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments - 1.2.4.1, Consider the following question. "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments? The first step in developing a search strategy is to break the question down into sub-topics. Choose the best set of sub-topics for this question. A. Definition of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments B. Historical overview of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments C. Different cultural definitions of privacy, technology privacy issues for citizens, technology privacy issues for governments surveillance, computers, civilians, subjects, state, politics - 1.2.4.2, Consider the following question. "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments? Another important step in developing a search strategy is to develop a set of search terms using synonyms of key words in the question. Choose the best set of synonyms of key terms from the groups below. A. solitude, computers, civilians, subjects, state, politics B. surveillance, computers, inhabitants, dwellers, state, politics C. surveillance, computers, civilians, subjects, state, politics D. surveillance, machines, civilians, subjects, state, politics The search is too wide because using OR as a search term widens the search. - 1.2.4.3, Consider the following question. "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it" (Scott McNealey, 1999). What is privacy? How have changes in technology made privacy an issue for citizens and governments? A student has run the following search term while researching the question: "privacy OR citizens OR government OR technology OR politics" It has returned too many results, many of which are irrelevant. Why? A. The search is too wide because using OR as a search term widens the search.
B. Introduction C. Methodology D. Results E. Discussion F. Conclusion Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References - 1.2.5.4, Which of these options is the usual structure of a humanities journal article? (Refer to 2.2b) A. Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References B. Abstract, Introduction, Results, Methodology , Discussion, Conclusion, References C. Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References D. Abstract, Introduction, Body, References, Conclusion
- Google Scholar
- An academic journal database called Web of Science which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the sciences. - 1.2.5.5, You are an undergraduate pharmacology student researching approaches to protein therapeutics over the last 20 years. Where would you begin your search? (Refer to 2.4) Check 2 options.
- Google Scholar
- Yahoo
- An academic journal database called Humanities and Social Sciences Collection which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the humanities and social sciences.
- An academic journal database called Web of Science which gives broad coverage to journal articles in the sciences. What you're looking for. - 1.2.5.6, What is the most important thing that determines where you look for information sources, according to Pat Norman in lesson 2.3? (Refer to 2.3) A. The academic field you're studying. B. How easy it is to access.
C. How fine-grained you want your information to be. D. What you're looking for.
- Because they provide more detailed and specific information on a field.
- Because they can only be accessed via academic databases. - 1.2.5.7, Why do academic journal articles, rather than textbooks or course notes, allow you to enter into the academic conversations of your field? (Refer to 2.2a) Check 2 options.
- Because they contain broad and basic subject knowledge.
- Because they are written by academics, for other academics.
- Because they provide more detailed and specific information on a field.
- Because they use difficult vocabulary.
- Because they can only be accessed via academic databases. Textbooks, educational technology, educational leadership, teacher training, parental involvement with education. - 1.2.5.8, Consider the following assessment question. "It is important to remember that educational software, like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process. Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers, leadership, and parental involvement" (Keith Krueger). How important is educational technology? The first step in developing a search strategy is to break the question down into sub-topics. Choose the best set of sub-topics for this question. A. Textbooks, educational technology, educational leadership, teacher training, parental involvement with education. B. Importance of educational software, textbooks, importance of teacher training. C. Educational software, teachers, leadership, parental involvement. D. History of educational software, importance of teacher training, importance of educational leadership. The search is too narrow because using AND and NOT as search terms narrows the search - 1.2.5.9, Consider the following assessment question. "It is important to remember that educational software, like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process. Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers, leadership, and parental involvement" (Keith Krueger). How important is educational technology? A student has run the following search term while researching the question:
- A study conducted by an airline company on the relative safety of air travel compared to boat travel.
- A peer-reviewed journal article on the impact of social media on high-school behaviour
- A journal article on the health impacts of a particular fast-food burger that was sponsored by the fast-food chain which makes it.
- A journal article on the health impacts of a particular fast-food burger that was sponsored by the World Health Organisation.
- The authority
- The source's audience is not academic. - 1.3.1.3, Consider our example assessment question. "Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla). Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical, social and economic perspectives. A student has found the information source below for example assessment question. An interview in the 'News' section of National Geographic online with the writer of a book on AI and employment. The writer of the book discusses the economic benefits and drawbacks of AI to the economy. The writer of the article is a professional writer. The article was published in 2015. What is the problem with the source's credibility? Check 2 options.
- The authority
- The source's audience is not academic.
- The source lacks accuracy.
- The source is credible.
- An article in The Economist on "on-shoring" - factories moving back to developed countries from developing countries due to increased use of automation in factories.
- A journal article on a new method of programming driverless cars. - 1.3.2.1, Consider our example assessment question.
"Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla). Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical, social and economic perspectives. Which of the following sources would best meet the needs of this assessment? Check 2 options.
- A first year textbook called Computing Fundamentals that has a couple of pages addressing artificial intelligence.
- A course reader from a course called "Robots and the Modernist Imaginary: Social Utopias and Dystopias".
- An article in The Economist on "on-shoring" - factories moving back to developed countries from developing countries due to increased use of automation in factories.
- A journal article on a new method of programming driverless cars. Partly - 1.3.2.2, Consider our example assessment question. ""Doctors can be replaced by software - 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor" (Vinod Khosla). Discuss the implications of artificial intelligence doing traditionally human tasks from technical, social and economic perspectives." You have found a journal article for your assignment; the abstract of the article is below. Read the abstract and answer the question below. "There are increasing policy debates on the efficacy of universal basic income (UBI) within both political and academic circles. These debates have emerged as a response to failures of the welfare state on the one hand, and the threat to employment posed by increasing automation on the other. While issues surrounding introduction and maintenance of the UBI have been explored at some length in sociological and political science literature, economics as a discipline has been slow to enter this discussion. This paper applies a new institutional economic framework to explore the effects of UBI on the economy as well as broader social effects. It shows that while the costs of implementation and the threat of work disincentives are greater than has previously been indicated, the benefits of introducing a UBI far outweigh the drawbacks, particularly when an ongoing decrease in manual and middle class jobs due to automation is assumed. Implications for welfare and social policy are explored."
Noda et al_2013_robot surgery - 1.3.3.1, You would like to save the PLos One article on robot surgery to your computer. The article citation is: Noda Y, Ida Y, Tanaka S, Toyama T, Roggia MF, et al. (2013) Impact of Robotic Assistance on Precision of Vitreoretinal Surgical Procedures. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54116. doi:10.1371/journal.pone. According to lesson 3.3a, what would be the best file name to use? A. Yasuo_2013_robot surgery B. Noda et al_2013_robot surgery C. 20170511_sociology of technology assignment D. journal.pone.0054116.PDF 170620_STEC1001_Assignment2 - 1.3.3.2, You are saving a draft answer to our example question. The date is 20th of June, 2017. The assessment is the second assessment for the subject STEC1001 Sociology of Technology. What is the best file name to save it as? A. 170620_STEC1001_Assignment B. 062017_STEC1001_Assignment C. Assignment2_STEC1001_ D. STEC1001_Assignment2_ 2018_Quarter 2 - 1.3.3.3, You have a collection of course notes from your course in Business Communications (BUS1002) from the first year of your undergraduate course in Business Management. You took the course in the second quarter of 2018 and your lecturer was Caroline Ng. What would be the best name for the top level folder in your university folder hierarchy for this information, according to lesson 3.3b? A. BUS B. 2018_Quarter 2 C. Caroline Ng D. Business Communications
- Assess credibility and relevance.
- Understand main ideas. - 1.3.4.1, What are the two purposes of step one in the three step approach to reading?
Check 2 options.
- Gain further understanding.
- Assess credibility and relevance.
- Understand main ideas.
- Make detailed notes. Methodology - 1.3.4.2, Which of these parts of an academic journal article would you probably NOT read in great detail? A. Abstract B. Introduction C. Methodology D. Conclusion Circle or highlight them for later reference. - 1.3.4.3, While reading an information source, what should you do if you find references to other additional relevant information sources? A. Ignore them. B. Circle or highlight them for later reference. C. Immediately look them up. According to categories based on your research question - 1.3.4.4, When you make notes on an information source, how should you organize them? A. Alphabetically B. According to categories based on your research question C. In the order that you read them
- Authority of the author
- Scholarly purpose
- Audience
- Objectivity
- The way a web site looks.
- The use of correct grammar
- Currency - 1.3.5.5, Which of the following can we use to evaluate the credibility of information sources (including web resources)? (Refer to 3.1a and b) Check 7 options.
A. The source's authority B. The source lacks objectivity. C. The source lacks currency. D. The source is credible. Because the level of difficulty of technical vocabulary in a source reflects the audience the source is aimed at and the complexity of concepts used. - 1.3.5.4, If you want to check the relevance of an information source to your assessment question, why is it important to check if it is written at the appropriate level? (Refer to 3.2a) A. Because the level of difficulty of technical vocabulary in a source reflects the audience the source is aimed at and the complexity of concepts used. B. Because sources without appropriately formal language will sound unusual when quoted. C. Because it means that the topic is explored at an appropriate depth. D. Because it means that it is related to the topic of your assessment question. It means the information source is the correct type of source for the assignment (e.g., textbook, primary or secondary source). - 1.3.5.5, When checking for relevance, what does it mean if an information source meets the needs of your assignment? (Refer to 3.2a) A. It means the information source is part of the scholarly record. B. It means the information source is the correct type of source for the assignment (e.g., textbook, primary or secondary source). C. It means that it is in the same academic field that you are studying in. D. It means that the topic is appropriately explored. Author's first name - 1.3.5.6, Which if the following would probably NOT be a good thing to include in a file name? (Refer to 3.3a) A. Author's surname B. Author's first name C. Year of publication D. Name of the article
171205_CSTU1004_Assignment1 - 1.3.5.7, Imagine you are writing the first essay for a cultural studies unit on Modernism (CSTU1004). The topic is on the influence of the First World War. Your lecturer's name is Associate Professor Di Jones. The date today is 5th December 2017 and it is due on the 10th December
- What would be the best name for a draft of this essay, according to lesson 3.3a? (Refer to 3.3a) A. 171210_Assignment1_CSTU B. 171210_Jones_Assignment C. 171205_CSTU1004_Assignment
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Title - 1.3.5.8, You have found the following article for our example assessment question on AI. Read the following summary of the parts of the article. Title: Deep learning neural networks to assess human driver's intentions in driverless cars Abstract: A short summary of the article Introduction: Explains advance of driverless cars in society. Talks about limitations of driverless cars when assessing the driving patterns of human drivers. Outlines the purpose of the study - to assess the performance of a deep learning AI system that learns human drivers' intentions through repeated practice driving on roads. Methodology: Explains the complex set of algorithms in use to learn while driving, and the means by which their performance was assessed via a series of experiments. Results: Compares the deep learning neural networks performance against other AI systems.
