HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01
HMEMS80 SEMESTER 1 2026
ASSIGNMENT 01
DUE DATE: 30 March 2026
Unique No: 198068
INSTRUCTIONS
Note that there are two documents for this Assignment.
1) This INSTRUCTION document provides the tasks and the information that you need
to correctly complete the assignment.
2) A TEMPLATE FILE (that you must RENAME to indicate your details) on which you
will complete your answers.
This is the ONLY file you will submit online in PDF format for this assignment.
This is a written assignment, and it consists of two parts, multiple-choice questions and a
literature review section.
IN YOUR PREPARATION, TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
• Week 2 Resource 8 – The research proposal template
• Weekly Content material – Week 4, especially section 4.3 titled: ‘Referencing’.
• Week 4 Resource 3 – APA 7th EDITION GUIDELINES (You can also visit this library
link on APA 7th edition referencing: Library APA 7)
• Week 0 Resource 4 – Unisa’s Policy of copyright and plagiarism
Section A (page 2 below) consists of 10 multiple-choice questions for 10 marks.
Note that you must indicate your answers in the table in the template – since the
ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT must be contained in a single PDF document for onscreen marking
purposes. Section B consists of the literature review (see page 4 below) for 50 marks.
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, HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 10 marks
We provide the multiple-choice questions here so that you can prepare your answers. You
will indicate your answers to these multiple-choice questions in the table provided for doing
so IN THE TEMPLATE FILE THAT YOU POPULATED WITH YOUR DETAILS!
Answer the following questions:
Question 1: The HMEMS80 module has a specific email address that students need to use
to communicate with the lecturing team. Is this statement true or false?
a) True
b) False
Question 2: Which one of the following statements is a specific outcome for the module?
a) Explain the purpose, principles and characteristics of scientific research.
b) Conduct a literature search, integrate and present appropriate literature in a suitable
academic and scientific style.
c) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles, concepts and
methodology of scientific research.
d) Differentiate between and critically reason about quantitative, qualitative and mixed
method research approaches.
Question 3: Which of the following actions does not constitute academic dishonesty?
a) Copy-pasting portions of the articles and presenting those as your own work.
b) Using ChatGPT to write sections of your literature review.
c) Sharing your assignment with other students in your study group.
d) Directly quoting information from an article and appropriately citing the source.
Question 4: Following the APA (7th edition) in-text referencing guidelines, which one of the
following is the correct way of referencing?
a) According to Sadiki and Ungerer, (2023), …
b) Sadiki and Ungerer (2023: 221) argued that …
c) Sadiki & Ungerer (2023) argued that …
d) According to Sadiki and Ungerer (2023), …
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HMEMS80 SEMESTER 1 2026
ASSIGNMENT 01
DUE DATE: 30 March 2026
Unique No: 198068
INSTRUCTIONS
Note that there are two documents for this Assignment.
1) This INSTRUCTION document provides the tasks and the information that you need
to correctly complete the assignment.
2) A TEMPLATE FILE (that you must RENAME to indicate your details) on which you
will complete your answers.
This is the ONLY file you will submit online in PDF format for this assignment.
This is a written assignment, and it consists of two parts, multiple-choice questions and a
literature review section.
IN YOUR PREPARATION, TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
• Week 2 Resource 8 – The research proposal template
• Weekly Content material – Week 4, especially section 4.3 titled: ‘Referencing’.
• Week 4 Resource 3 – APA 7th EDITION GUIDELINES (You can also visit this library
link on APA 7th edition referencing: Library APA 7)
• Week 0 Resource 4 – Unisa’s Policy of copyright and plagiarism
Section A (page 2 below) consists of 10 multiple-choice questions for 10 marks.
Note that you must indicate your answers in the table in the template – since the
ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT must be contained in a single PDF document for onscreen marking
purposes. Section B consists of the literature review (see page 4 below) for 50 marks.
1
, HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 10 marks
We provide the multiple-choice questions here so that you can prepare your answers. You
will indicate your answers to these multiple-choice questions in the table provided for doing
so IN THE TEMPLATE FILE THAT YOU POPULATED WITH YOUR DETAILS!
Answer the following questions:
Question 1: The HMEMS80 module has a specific email address that students need to use
to communicate with the lecturing team. Is this statement true or false?
a) True
b) False
Question 2: Which one of the following statements is a specific outcome for the module?
a) Explain the purpose, principles and characteristics of scientific research.
b) Conduct a literature search, integrate and present appropriate literature in a suitable
academic and scientific style.
c) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles, concepts and
methodology of scientific research.
d) Differentiate between and critically reason about quantitative, qualitative and mixed
method research approaches.
Question 3: Which of the following actions does not constitute academic dishonesty?
a) Copy-pasting portions of the articles and presenting those as your own work.
b) Using ChatGPT to write sections of your literature review.
c) Sharing your assignment with other students in your study group.
d) Directly quoting information from an article and appropriately citing the source.
Question 4: Following the APA (7th edition) in-text referencing guidelines, which one of the
following is the correct way of referencing?
a) According to Sadiki and Ungerer, (2023), …
b) Sadiki and Ungerer (2023: 221) argued that …
c) Sadiki & Ungerer (2023) argued that …
d) According to Sadiki and Ungerer (2023), …
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