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In the Chapter 9 case study, what does Igor do that is considered plagiarism?
He buys a paper that was written by someone else and turns it in as his own work.
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TRUE or FALSE: You can go study at Wilson Library 24/7 because it never closes.
FALSE. They have a 24/7 online chat service, but the building is not open 24/7.
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In the Ch 7 case study, Ibrahim goes to talk to both his professor Dr. Miller and the dean. Who has more authority in the college--Dr. Miller or the dean?
Deans have more authority than faculty.
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If you want to know your professor's office hours, where can you find that information?
On the syllabus
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What does "agree to disagree" mean?
"I won't change your mind. You won't change my mind. Let's move on."
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Jimmy is writing a history paper about Roman architecture. He finds a book that explains Roman architecture in a simple way that looks like the way he usually writes. He decides that it's okay to copy large portions of text from this book and put them in his paper (without citation). Is this plagiarism?
YES
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What's a call number?
It's the combination of letters and numbers that identifies a book's location on the library shelf.
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In the Ch 9 case study, Igor has to go to his professor's office to discuss his paper. Igor tells his professor that the paper is his work--he did not plagiarize. How does the professor give Igor a chance to prove himself?
He asks him to write an abstract of the paper right there in the office.
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How often should you probably check your university email?
Every day
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We watched two different scenes of a group assigning roles for a project. In the first scene Sun gets stuck with the role of doing statistics (again). In the second scene, Sun does NOT get stuck doing statistics. What does he do differently in the second scene?
He speaks up clearly, but respectfully. He explains his reason for not wanting to do statistics again.
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Lynn's professor hands back an assignment with no grade on it--it just says PLAGIARIZED in big letters on the front. According to the University's penalties for plagiarism, what is one thing the professor might do?
Give Lynn a failing grade for the assignment. Give Lynn a zero on the assignment. Give Lynn a warning. Report Lynn to the college.
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In the Chapter 1 case study, Mei visits her professor Ms. Kramer to discuss her mid-term grade. When Ms. Kramer asks Mei if she has any questions, how does Mei answer?
"I don't know." (Basically, she doesn't say anything).
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TRUE or FALSE: You only have to worry about knowing the material your professor talks about it class.
FALSE. You're expected to take notes on readings--even if you don't cover the readings in class.
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Your professor bases your grade on non-academic criteria. This is wrong. Give an example of non-academic criteria.
1) You had a disagreement with your professor, and now you are being "punished." 2) Your professor has displayed prejudice toward your identity (religion, race, culture, gender, etc) 3) You and your professor have different political views.
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Ali gets a written assignment back with a several sentences circled and his teacher's comment "Your own words?" written next to them. Ali is shocked because they ARE his own words. Ali goes up to the teacher to explain this after class. How does he communicate his message respectfully and effectively?
Many answers... Use modals... Recognize the teacher's point-of-view.... Don't accuse
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Your classmates X, Y, Z and Double Z gave a presentation on the student service BLAH BLAH BLAH. What is the main reason a person would go to get help from BLAH BLAH BLAH?
If BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH a student would go to BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.
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The purpose of our textbook is to make you aware of broad academic expectations at a U.S. university. Assuming this is true, what is the lesson the textbook is trying to convey by including both the case studies on Molly (who identifies as a lesbian) and Ibrahim (who identifies as a Muslim)?
In college you should expect to encounter a variety of people who may differ greatly from you, however, you need to be able to respect their freedom to be who they are.
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The attendance requirement in MELP is 90%. In class we looked at the attendance requirement on syllabi from 3 different academic courses. Therefore, what can you expect about a course's attendance requirement?
It varies. Some professors are very strict and you could fail if you miss only 4 classes; others just expect that you will come, but don't keep track of your attendance.
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In the video we watched about a group assigning roles for a project, at least one of the group members showed "bad" body language (non-verbal expression). What's an example of bad body language?
Looking at your phone; not making eye contact; not nodding your head to show agreement; slouching in your chair; arms crossed; sitting further away from everyone else.
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Pahnia spends so much time paraphrasing correctly and formatting quotations that she doesn't have time to add citations or a works cited list to her paper. Could Pahnia be accused of plagiarism?
YES
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Your classmates A, A- , C and D+ gave a presentation on the student service BLAH BLAH BLAH. What is the main reason a person would go to get help from BLAH BLAH BLAH?
You know...
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In the Ch 12 case study Dita is having a hard time with culture shock. Why doesn't she seek advice or comfort from her American friends?
She doesn't have any friends! She feels her roommate is too different.
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If you arrive 10 minutes late to class, how should you enter the room?
Come in quietly and take a seat near the door. (Don't knock; don't apologize; don't stride across the room in front of the professor)
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What is a "controversial" topic?
One in which people have different opinions and intense emotions.
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