New Mexico State University

Graduate Assitants Orientation Certificate Exam for Academic Year 2009-2010

Please fill out the following information and answer the multiple choice questions that follow.

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To receive your training certificate, all graduate assistants must complete the certificate exam below. The deadline for completing the exam is August 28, 2009. You must answer all questions correctly to receive your certificate.

This is an open web site exam. You can review the power point presentations and the web sites of the units that the persenters represent. You can also review the Graduate Student Services web site and the web site of the Graduate School.

Sharing of answers to this exam could lead to the termination of your graduate assistantship.

1) In the Student Code of Conduct, how is plagiarism defined? Select the correct answer from the statements below.

) “Paraphrasing an author’s work without providing a proper citation”
) “Taking a complete paragraph from a book, web site, article and newspaper and using it as your own without giving the author credit for their work”
) “Using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own”
) None of the above

2) On the web site of the Library, there is a Best Practices list to avoid plagiarism. What do they say is the best way to avoid plagiarism? Select one answer.

) Put a citation in a footnote at the end of the idea or sentence.
) Either quote exactly, or use all your own words and then cite the source.
) Give the beginning and end of what you borrowed with a quotation and give the argument and then give the citation in a footnote at the end of the argument.
) All of the above

3) What should you do if you suspect that a sutdent has cheated on an exam? Select one answer.

) Inform your supervisor
) Collect evidence to show proof that the incident occurred
) Confront the student in private
) Give the student a failing grade
) Answers a and b

4) To be eligible for employment as graduate assistants, students must be admitted to the Graduate School and an academic department at the time of hire. What other requirements must be met? Please select one answer.

) Enroll as a full-time student taking at least 9 graded graduate credits
) Have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average
) Have not exhausted years of state level support
) Be enrolled as a regular graduate student
) Answers a and b
) Answers a, b, and d
) All of the above

5) What happens if a graduate assistant drops below the 9 graded graduate credits? Select one answer.

) They could be charged out-of-state tuition
) They could lose their graduate assistantship
) Nothing
) Answers a and b

6) If a student works as a graduate assistant during the summer months, are they required to enroll in courses? Select one answer.

) Yes
) No

7) In the Graduate Assistant Handbook, we provide help in preparing a syllabus. As indicated in the Handbook, a syllabus is a contract between the instructor and the student. Besides the reading list, office hours, list of homework assignments and due dates, what is the most important item to put in the syllabus? Select one answer.

) Grading scale and grade composition
) Attendance policies
) Statements on Cheating and plagiarism
) Americans with disabilities act
) All of the above

8) What is the maximum number of credits that a graduate assistant can enroll in during a given semester? Select one answer.

) 9 credits
) 12 credits
) 15 credits
) 18 credits

9) In the Graduate Assistant Handbook the general responsibilities of research assistants are listed. Of the five activities listed below, which one is not listed as a general responsibility?

) Conducting literature searches
) Review or summarize manuscripts
) Write portions of papers
) Help collect data
) Run the experiment
) Prepare and submit the paperwork for Human Subjects Participation
) Clean experiment instruments

10) Graduate students receive services from both the Graduate School located in Anderson Hall and Graduate Student Services which is located in the Educational Service Building. If a graduate student needed to change their Program of Study Form, which office do they need to contact to obtain a change form?

) Graduate Student Services
) Graduate School

11) Is an application for graduation required at NMSU at the beginning of the semester of graduation?

) Yes
) No

12) The Graduate School offers several awards to graduate assistants as indicated on our web site. How much money would a Graduate Assistant receive if they are awarded a Merit Enhancement award?

) $1,000
) $2,000
) $4,000

13) Which of the following are the responsibilities of all graduate students?

) Provide a written schedule of work hours
) Provide contact information to the supervisor
) Contact your primary supervisor if you can't come to work
) Maintain a 3.0 grade point average
) Enroll in 9 credit hours
) Learn about graduation requirements
) Learn and use campus resources
) Request written and oral performance evaluations
) Answers a, b, c, and h
) All of the above

14) What do you need to do to submit a conference travel application to the Graduate School. Select one answer.

) Print the application off the Grad School web site
) Be an enrolled student during the travel period
) Show proof that the proposal has been accepted
) Find some financial support from another unit on campus
) Show proof that your faculty has reviewed your work
) Provide an abstract or a copy of the paper to the Graduate School
) Answers a, b, c, d, and f
) All of the above

15) What date will the workshop "How to Survive Graduate School" be offered? Select one answer.

) October 6th and 7th
) September 22nd
) October 13th
) October 27th

16) The Graduate School reviews all theses and dissertations. What should a graduate student bring to the Graduate School to ensure that their thesis/dissertation is approved? Select one answer.

) A copy of their transcript
) The Thesis Intake Form
) A copy of the thesis/dissertation
) Forms and Procedures for Degree Completion Checklist
) Thesis Guidelines Checklist
) Signature Page for Faculty and Student
) All of the above
) Answers b, c, d, e, and f

17) Graduate Assistants on the University sponsored health insurance should use the Student Health Center as their primary healthcare proveder.

) True
) False

18) Prescription medications are covered by the GA health insurance.

) True
) False

19) Where is the Library's Reference Desk?

) First floor Branson Library
) First floor Zuhl Library
) Second floor Branson Library
) Second floor Zuhl Library

20) If a graduate student receives funding from the Graduate Student Council (GSC), what are his/her obligations to the GSC?

) Once a graduate student receives funds from the GSC, he/she is required to present their research at the next Graduate Research & Arts Symposium (GRAS)
) A graduate student does not have any obligations to the GSC
) Student is required to pay back funding the following semester

21) Does a Graduate Student Organization (GSO) have to be departmental?

) Yes
) No

22) What service, other than processing admission applications, does Graduate School Services provide?

) Change residency requirements
) Process degree requirement forms
) Attend oral exam

23) What form must be completed to change either degree elevel or graduate program?

) Change of level/major form
) Change of advisor
) Transfer of credit

24) How do graduate assistants enroll in the GA health insurance?

) Visit the employee benfits office
) Online
) Register at the Student Resources website

25) What are the coverage begin and end dates for Grad Assistants enrolled in health coverage for the academic year?

) 8/16/2009 to 8/15/2010
) 8/31/2009 to 8/30/2010
) 9/16/2009 to 9/15/2010
) 9/31/2009 to 9/30/2010

26) A research project can be done with human subjects, whether it is an in-class project or with an advisor without Institutional Review Board approval.

) True
) False

27) If you do not finish gathering your data even though you have passed the timeline you submitted to the Institutional Review Board, you can continue to gether data as long as you have made no changes in the research study.

) True
) False