HMEMS80 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

HMEMS80 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references. 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), … Downloaded by Pied Zulu () lOMoARcPSD| HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01 3 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? a) Academic performance. b) Student support. c) HMEMS80 module. d) Not enough information to enable a differentiation. Question 6: Which one of the following is not correct regarding plagiarism? a) The sources for graphs, charts and figures must be acknowledged as they represent the ideas and work of another person. b) There is no limit to the use of direct quotations, it is encouraged as direct quotations add weight to your arguments. c) When paraphrasing, it is not enough to change one or two words in a sentence as that does not show your understanding of the topic. d) Ideas, direct quotations, examples, paraphrasing and summaries from someone else’s work must be referenced. Question 7: To avoid being penalized for plagiarism in your literature review assignment, you should .. a) cite all the sources used in-text using the APA (7th ed) referencing style b) rather use the prescribed book to define the variables and the problem statement c) combine sections of information from various articles and present as your own work d) avoid using internet sources as they cannot be appropriately referenced 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? a) True. b) False. Downloaded by Pied Zulu () lOMoARcPSD| HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01 4 Question 9: Which of the following statements is not true about the literature review? a) Literature review integrates various findings from different studies to draw a conclusion. b) Literature review provides corresponding arguments only and excludes contradicting evidence. c) Literature review provides a background for your study and helps to define variables and theories relevant for the study. d) Literature review provides a critical analysis of existing research to show how studies relate to one another. 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? a) True. b) False. SECTION B: LITERATURE REVIEW 50 marks Prepare a proper scientifically written literature review for a research proposal of between 9 and 12 pages that summarises and integrates relevant information on the following topic: Promoting student academic integrity amidst artificial intelligence advancements • Use 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman) and include a table of contents and reference list – these form part of the number of pages required. If you break down the task into smaller parts, you will notice that you must: 1. consult relevant references, 2. summarise and integrate what you learn from these references in a proper scientifically written document, and 3. reference the sources that you used appropriately according to the APA 7th edition guidelines. PART 1: For the first part of the task (consulting relevant references), we provide several references that you can use and include in your literature review. Downloaded by Pied Zulu () lOMoARcPSD| HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01 5 Use at least 5 of the references we provided and do your search to find 2 or 3 additional scientific, relevant and recent sources to add to your literature review and the reference list. It is recommended that you use the 2 or 3 additional articles to conceptualise and contextualise your literature review within a distance education institution. Farhi, F., Jeljeli, R., Aburezeq, I., Dweikat, F. F., Al-shami, S. A., & Slamene, R. (2023). Analyzing the students' views, concerns, and perceived ethics about chat GPT usage. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 5, 100180. Guadu, A., Dibekulu, D., & Menberu, A. W. (2026). Academic integrity in the age of AI: challenges and strategies for African higher education, Discover Education, 5(21). Gulumbe, B. H., Audu, S. M., & Hashim, A. M. (2025). Balancing AI and academic integrity: what are the positions of academic publishers and universities? AI & Society, 40, . Hutson, J. (2024). Rethinking plagiarism in the era of generative AI. Journal of Intelligent Communication, 4(1), 20-31. Mhlongo, P. (2025). Reimagining academic writing in higher education in the age of artificial intelligence. South African Journal of Education, 45(4), 1-9. Mmari, W. (2025). Association Between Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity in Higher Education in Tanzania. The Journal of Informatics, 5(1), 201-226. Singh, M. (2023). Maintaining the integrity of the South African university: the impact of ChatGPT on plagiarism and scholarly writing. South African Journal of Higher Education, 37(5), 203-220. Downloaded by Pied Zulu () lOMoARcPSD| HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01 6 PART 2: For part 2 of the task, you need to write a literature review. We know that some students find this to be a daunting and difficult task. Writing does not come naturally for many people. We have many styles of writing – a note to a partner, a love letter to a romantic partner, a memo to a boss, an email to a friend, a report to colleagues, and then there is academic/scientific writing – in a class of its own! To assist you with this written part of the assignment, we provide additional material on scientific writing as an additional resource uploaded in the folder for Assignment 01 on the HMEMS80 myUnisa website. The additional material ranges from some fun exercises to guiding steps and helpful hints and we hope that exploring the different facets and problems typically associated with writing will help you to produce quality academic writing as an output for this assignment! Also, review the checklist for academic writing included at the end of the additional resource to finalise and evaluate your writing before you submit the assignment. The format of the literature review should include at least the following aspects/headings (Adapted from the Week 2 Resource 8 document): Front page and table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION – provides an overview of the context and background to the topic. An introduction should provide an overview of what the rest of the document entails namely to “set the scene” for what is to come. 2. VARIABLES - Identify the variable/s. Each variable should be identified first and then defined under a heading. 2.1 Variable 1 2.2 Variable 2 3. PREVIOUS RESEARCH – this includes a variety of research related to the variable/s; it includes exposing different viewpoints, that is, which views concerning the variable/s did you find corresponding and which ones did you find to be contradictory? And what does the literature say about the relationship between the variables and maybe, other variables? 4. PROBLEM STATEMENT 4.1 Flowing from the discussions in the literature review identify the research problem – formulate the research question. Downloaded by Pied Zulu () lOMoARcPSD| HMEMS80_2026_S1_ASS 01 7 4.2 Highlight how the existing body of knowledge (as presented in the literature review) links to the identified research problem (research question). 4.3 The need/value/motivation for the research. REFERENCE LIST