HED4812 Assignment 1 Due 20 March 2026 - Distinction Guaranteed

HMEMS80 Assignment 1 2026

DUE 20 MARCH 2026


SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


Question Number Correct Answer

Question 1 A (True)

Question 2 B

Question 3 D

Question 4 D

Question 5 B

Question 6 B

Question 7 A

Question 8 B (False)

Question 9 B

Question 10 A (True)




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,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) - As indicated in Tutorial Letter 101, HMEMS80 has a dedicated course
email address () that students must use for all module-
related communication to ensure proper tracking and response.

Question 2: Which one of the following statements is a specific outcome for
the module?

B - "Conduct a literature search, integrate and present appropriate literature in a
suitable academic and scientific style." This aligns directly with Assignment 1
requirements and the module outcomes focused on developing literature review
skills.

Question 3: Which of the following actions does not constitute academic
dishonesty?

D - Directly quoting information from an article and appropriately citing the source is
correct academic practice. The other options (copy-pasting without attribution, using
AI to write sections, sharing assignments) all constitute academic dishonesty.

Question 4: Following the APA (7th edition) in-text referencing guidelines,
which one of the following is the correct way of referencing?

D - "According to Sadiki and Ungerer (2023), ..." This is the correct narrative citation
format with "and" (not &) in the sentence, no comma after the second author's name,
and no page number for a general citation.

Question 5: A research student wants to study the effect of student support on
academic performance among the HMEMS80 students. She collects data on
the rate of use of student support offered in the module (student support) and
their performance in the assessments (academic performance). What is the
independent variable in this study?

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, B - Student support is the independent variable the presumed cause or predictor ,
while academic performance is the dependent variable (the outcome being
measured).

Question 6: Which one of the following is not correct regarding plagiarism?

B - "There is no limit to the use of direct quotations, it is encouraged as direct
quotations add weight to your arguments." This is incorrect because excessive direct
quotations are discouraged in academic writing; paraphrasing and synthesis
demonstrate better understanding.

Question 7: To avoid being penalized for plagiarism in your literature review
assignment, you should

A - Cite all sources used in-text using the APA (7th ed) referencing style. This is the
fundamental requirement for avoiding plagiarism.

Question 8: In a literature review, it is not required that you acknowledge your
sources in cases where you have combined sections of other people's work,
including those taken from the internet with your own words and phrases. Is
this statement true or false?

B (False) - Sources must always be acknowledged, even when paraphrasing or
combining information from multiple sources. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.

Question 9: Which of the following statements is not true about the literature
review?

B - "Literature review provides corresponding arguments only and excludes
contradicting evidence." A proper literature review must present both corresponding
AND contradictory viewpoints to provide a balanced analysis.

Question 10: The HMEMS80 module does not have a supplementary
examination, students who do not get a pass mark will be required to
reregister. Is this statement true or false?




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