You have an online quiz to do for one of your subjects. You and your classmates decide to discuss the questions and share your answers for the quiz. Its only worth a few marks and probably wont affect your final grades. That's not cheating is it?

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You have an online quiz to do for one of your subjects.  You and your classmates decide to discuss the questions and share your answers for the quiz.  Its only worth a few marks and probably wont affect your final grades. That's not cheating is it?

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When evaluating this scenario, the first step is to consider the nature of cheating and collusion in an academic context.
Option 1: 'No. If its not really going to affect your grade there is no advantage.' This view is flawed because cheating and collusion are about accessing or sharing answers in a quiz in a way that gives an unfair advantage, regardless of the perceived impact on final grades. The reliability of the outcome or weight of the grade does not determine whether the act is cheating. 
Option 2: 'Yes. This is cheating and collusion.' This statement aligns with common academic integrity policies: sharing questions or answers for an assessment, discussing them with others to influence responses, and coordinating effort to gain a shared benefit constitutes cheating and collusion. It undermines individual accountability and the fairness of the assessment process.
To unpack the issues, consider what constitutes cheating: any act that misrepresents one’s own independent work, or that inappropriately cooperates with others to gain an advantage on an assessment. Collusion specifically refers to collaborating with others in ways that are not permitted by the instructor or the policy, such as sharing answers for a quiz that should be completed individually. 
In contrast, many instructors require individual work for quizzes, exams, or assignments, and sharing answers—even for a low-stakes task—can still violate these rules and set a precedent for exploiting loopholes. 
Additionally, from an integrity perspective, even if the grade impact seems small, the practice erodes trust, reduces the reliability of the assessment, and may have consequences if detected. 
Summarizing the reasoning: the problematic element is the collaboration to obtain or share answers during an assessment that is intended to be completed individually; thus, option 2 correctly identifies the behavior as cheating and collusion, while option 1 overlooks this ethical and policy dimension and incorrectly categorizes the act as harmless or permissible.

ACOF001 Academic Integrity Compulsory Quiz (2025)

You have an online quiz to do for one of your subjects. You and your classmates decide to discuss the questions and share your answers for the quiz. Its only worth a few marks and probably wont affect your final grades. That's not cheating is it?

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