4 MCQ
4.1 General information
You must answer a set of multiple-choice questions that relate to the course content covered in weeks 1-4. This includes lectures, data skills, labs, and academic writing tutorials.
In total, this assessment is worth 5% of your final course grade.
The deadline for submitting the MCQ is October 25th 2024.
The quiz will open one week prior to the deadline, so you can complete the quiz in your own time. However, you must start and finish the quiz in one sitting. Once you start, you must finish.
4.2 How to do well in this assessment
Keep up with the course content on a weekly basis.
Complete the essential reading for each lecture.
4.3 Common mistakes
Not keeping up with the lecture content and reading.
Failing to read the question carefully.
Failing to answer all questions.
4.4 Why am I being assessed like this?
Testing your knowledge of the course content helps you actively engage with the material, meaning you will learn more.
Distributed practice is important for learning, so have a few low-stakes assessments early in the course to encourage you to keep up with the content, while being low weighted to reduce the pressure on your overall course grade.
Engaging with the material on the course will help build a strong foundation for the rest of the RM1 course and your subsequent assessments.
4.5 Academic Integrity
Please note that when submitting your work for assessment we accept it on the understanding that it is your own effort and work and unique to the set assignment.
To support you in understanding what plagiarism is and in avoiding it, please read the following resources that the University provides:
Avoiding plagiarism and engage in good academic practice (a Moodle course you can self-enrol in)
University statement on AI: The advent of free AI tools is transforming our world and offers many opportunities to help us deal with large amounts of information. While we support students in learning how to use these tools to help them study, you should not submit for assessment something generated by an AI tool as though it is your own work. Please carefully read the University’s position on AI.
Statement on groupwork: We encourage students to form a study group and peer feedback groups. However, this assignment is not a group work assignment, so your work must be your own individual contribution. If you make a study group or a peer review group, avoid sharing your final answers.
4.6 Feedback information
4.6.1 How is this assessment graded?
The MCQ has 22 questions with each question being worth 1 point. Your grade will be converted into an alphanumeric grade on the standard 22-point scale (e.g., a score of 16 = B2).
4.6.2 What type of feedback will I receive for this assessment?
Once the quiz has closed for all students, you will be able to see which questions you got right and wrong, what the correct answer was, and your overall grade.
4.6.3 Who assessed my work?
The MCQ is scored automatically within Moodle. The course leads created and proof read the quiz to ensure the scoring is accurate.