UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
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Artificial Intelligence, Academic Writing
and Academic Integrity
HMEMS80 Semester 2 2026 Assignment 01
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Module Code: HMEMS80
Module Name: Honours Research Methodology
Assignment No.: Assignment 01
Due Date: 31 August 2026
Semester: Semester 2, 2026
Unique Number: 559962
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for HMEMS80: Honours Research
Methodology
at the University of South Africa.
,UNISA | HMEMS80 AI, Academic Writing and Academic Integrity
1 Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions
1.1 Question 1
The HMEMS80 students should not email the HMEMS80 academic team directly as the mod-
ule 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
1.2 Question 2
As you prepare your assignment, which one of the following actions would reflect an ethical
academic conduct?
a) Copy-pasting sections of the articles and presenting those as your own work.
b) Using various AI tools to write sections of your literature review.
c) Directly quoting a section of an article and providing appropriate referencing.
d) Sharing your assignment with other students to assist them to complete theirs.
1.3 Question 3
Which one of the following statements is a specific outcome for the module?
a) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles, concepts and scientific
writing of a research article.
b) Demonstrate the ability to plan and apply the process of research in a research proposal
of limited scope, based on given topics.
c) Conduct a literature search, integrate and present appropriate literature in a suitable
academic and scientific style.
d) Differentiate between and critically reason about quantitative, qualitative and mixed
method research approaches.
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1.4 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 Murabi, Sadiki and Bell (2023), . . .
b) Sadiki and Murabi (2023: 221) argued that . . .
c) Murabi & Sadiki (2023) argued that . . .
d) According to Murabi and Sadiki (2023), . . .
1.5 Question 5
If the general aim of the study is: to investigate whether the level of student support can pre-
dict academic performance among the HMEMS80 students. What is the dependent variable
in this study?
a) Academic performance.
b) Level of student support.
c) HMEMS80 module.
d) There is insufficient information to determine the dependent variable.
1.6 Question 6
As a research student, you want to compare the academic performance of HMEMS80 stu-
dents based on their employment status (employed full-time vs not employed). Which vari-
able serves as the independent variable?
a) Academic performance.
b) Employment status.
c) HMEMS80 students.
d) Full-time employment.
1.7 Question 7
To avoid plagiarism and maintain academic integrity in your literature review assignment, you
should:
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Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
⋄
Artificial Intelligence, Academic Writing
and Academic Integrity
HMEMS80 Semester 2 2026 Assignment 01
⋄
Module Code: HMEMS80
Module Name: Honours Research Methodology
Assignment No.: Assignment 01
Due Date: 31 August 2026
Semester: Semester 2, 2026
Unique Number: 559962
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for HMEMS80: Honours Research
Methodology
at the University of South Africa.
,UNISA | HMEMS80 AI, Academic Writing and Academic Integrity
1 Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions
1.1 Question 1
The HMEMS80 students should not email the HMEMS80 academic team directly as the mod-
ule 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
1.2 Question 2
As you prepare your assignment, which one of the following actions would reflect an ethical
academic conduct?
a) Copy-pasting sections of the articles and presenting those as your own work.
b) Using various AI tools to write sections of your literature review.
c) Directly quoting a section of an article and providing appropriate referencing.
d) Sharing your assignment with other students to assist them to complete theirs.
1.3 Question 3
Which one of the following statements is a specific outcome for the module?
a) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles, concepts and scientific
writing of a research article.
b) Demonstrate the ability to plan and apply the process of research in a research proposal
of limited scope, based on given topics.
c) Conduct a literature search, integrate and present appropriate literature in a suitable
academic and scientific style.
d) Differentiate between and critically reason about quantitative, qualitative and mixed
method research approaches.
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1.4 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 Murabi, Sadiki and Bell (2023), . . .
b) Sadiki and Murabi (2023: 221) argued that . . .
c) Murabi & Sadiki (2023) argued that . . .
d) According to Murabi and Sadiki (2023), . . .
1.5 Question 5
If the general aim of the study is: to investigate whether the level of student support can pre-
dict academic performance among the HMEMS80 students. What is the dependent variable
in this study?
a) Academic performance.
b) Level of student support.
c) HMEMS80 module.
d) There is insufficient information to determine the dependent variable.
1.6 Question 6
As a research student, you want to compare the academic performance of HMEMS80 stu-
dents based on their employment status (employed full-time vs not employed). Which vari-
able serves as the independent variable?
a) Academic performance.
b) Employment status.
c) HMEMS80 students.
d) Full-time employment.
1.7 Question 7
To avoid plagiarism and maintain academic integrity in your literature review assignment, you
should:
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