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MERGE_2025_0317 Academic Integrity Quiz

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Read the scenario below and answer the following question. A student has been called in to see their lecturer about a possible case of poor academic conduct.  The lecturer points out a sentence that had been copied directly from another source with no quotation marks and no reference.  The student explains that they had copied and pasted the idea directly into their working document without taking note of the bibliographic information.  So when it came time to finalise the paper they couldn’t find where they got the information from, so they didn’t include a citation. What should the student have done to keep better track of others’ ideas? Select all that apply.

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A.Taken note of the full bibliographic information.
B.Used a consistent note taking approach.
C.Labelled whether an idea was a direct copy or a paraphrase.
D.Only taken handwritten notes.
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First, restating the scenario helps set the context: a student copied text without quotation marks or a citation, and now needs to reflect on how to better track ideas from others. The question asks to select all that apply about what the student should have done to keep better track of others’ ideas. Option 1: Taken note of the full bibliographic information. This is correct. Recording complete bibliograph......Login to view full explanation

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