Introducing key terms transcript
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Students:
Ross: Okay, welcome to All My Own Work. We thought we'd start off, um, by unpacking some of the terms we're going to be talking about today.
Erica: So as you can see, we've got our four key terms written up here. All we want at this stage is to find out what you might know about these key terms and what they might mean.
Ross: That's right. So first off, does anyone know what any of these terms mean?
*Sounds of uncertainty from students*
Luke: Uh, no.
Emma: Um, academic integrity is like…
Luke: It's like being a good academic, I guess.
Emma: Yeah.
Jai: Yeah. Like telling the truth about academic stuff?
Luke: I don't know what malpractice means, but it sounds bad.
Emma: Mm. Yeah. Like bad practice or something?
Jai: What is bad practice?
Emma: I don't know.
Jai: Uh, plagiarism. I actually think I might know it.
Emma: Oh yeah?
Jai: Yeah. It's like copying um, other people's work?
Emma: Oh, okay.
Luke: Mm. Yeah. No, that, that sounds right. That sounds right.
Emma: Okay. What about acknowledgement?
Luke: Uh, yeah. It's like acknowledging something I guess.
Jai: Yeah, but I don't know what it means for our schoolwork though.
Luke: Yeah, me neither.
Erica: Alright, well that was pretty good.
Ross: Yeah. You were kind of in the right area with some of those.
Erica: You should give yourselves a big pat on the back because some of those terms are really tricky and we don't expect you to come into All My Own Work knowing exactly what all of these things mean.
Ross: That's right. So let's break down some of the definitions of each of these terms. So, we know what academic means.
Emma: Mm. Like school and, and everything to do with school and like learning?
Ross: That's right. And what about integrity? This one's a bit more difficult.
Emma: Um.
Jai: Integrity is like whether you can be trusted with stuff?
Erica: Yeah. That's pretty close. It's basically about being honest.
Ross: So academic integrity means... behaving honestly in every part of your learning.
Luke: Mm. Yeah. That makes sense.
Jai: Yeah. Behaving honestly in every part of your learning. Yep.
Emma: Right. So like telling the truth about your schoolwork, basically?
Erica: That's the gist. Yeah.
Jai: Oh, then I was sort of right.
Luke: Sort of.
Ross: So next up we've got academic malpractice.
Erica: Yeah. Malpractice is a tricky one. Basically it means the wrong way to do something.
Emma: Oh, okay.
Jai: So like, how not to behave like, when it comes to your schoolwork.
Ross: Essentially, yes. Academic malpractice is... doing something dishonest that attempts to give you an unfair advantage.
Luke: Like cheating or lying about your work or something.
Ross: That's a big part of it. Yes. But academic malpractice actually comes in lots of different forms, so it's super important to understand it so that you know to avoid it.
Luke: Right. So academic malpractice is doing something dishonest that attempts to give you an unfair advantage.
Erica: That's right.
Ross: Right. So next we've got plagiarism. Now Jai, you were pretty close when you said that it's about copying other people's work. Plagiarism is... pretending other people's work, words or ideas are yours.
Jai: Yeah, I think I've heard about this before.
Luke: Yeah, sounds familiar.
Emma: Pretending other people's work, words or are ideas are yours. So like stealing other people's work, basically.
Erica: Spot on. Plagiarism is a form of theft.
Ross: Which brings us onto, last but not least, acknowledgement. Now, you all said that you weren't sure what acknowledgement means in the context of your schoolwork, which is a really good question. So, let's find out. Acknowledgement means... making it clear that the work, words or ideas you've used belong to someone else.
Luke: By acknowledging them.
Erica: Exactly.
Emma: Right. So if you're quoting someone else in an essay, you need to acknowledge that you're using their words?
Jai: Yeah. Or if you read a book, you got some ideas or something, you need to say where you got it from.
Erica: Those are really good examples and it is always a good idea to acknowledge anybody's ideas and contributions in your practical tasks and not just your written work.
Jai: Oh, okay.
Luke: So if you don't acknowledge, then it's plagiarism because you're saying it's from you when it wasn't.
Ross: Precisely.
Erica: That's right. And you'll learn all about acknowledgement and when and how to use it later in All My Own Work.
Ross: So, do we all feel like we're across these terms and ready to get
stuck in? Jai: Yeah.
Luke: Definitely.
Emma: Yeah.
Erica: Okay, great. Let's get started.
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