With all the wonders of the Internet comes the temptation of purchasing papers from student paper-selling sources. The Turnitin software, however, reports to the professor and student what is driving up the similarity score. And, often, the software reports exactly where the original wording comes from.
Turnitin, High Similarity Score, Plagiarism … “Oh, my!
In this first discussion, we will take a look at the Trident’s Academic Integrity Policy and the importance of paraphrasing and citing sources.
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Where is the Turnitin Similarity Report for a Submitted Assignment?
Review the following help video showing how to find the similarity score:
Trident University International. View your TurnItIn Similarity/Originality Report and Feedback; View TurnItIn Report. Retrieved from http://support.trident.edu/?page_id=3025
What Does Turnitin’s Similarity Report Tell Me?
If the similarity score is over 15%, be sure to click on the colorful box to see what is driving up the score. It could be that the match is just a citation, a heading, or the assignment instructions. But, if the report shows a match to another student’s paper or to another author or source, this may indicate that you are improperly using work prepared by someone else.
Quickly, before the first submission is graded, ask your professor not to grade it, if you choose to rework and resubmit it. It is in your best interest to submit papers a few days before the deadline so there is still time for the rework to arrive and be awarded timeliness points.
Scores that show a student “borrowed” wording from another source is a “red flag” to your professor that this may be a plagiarism issue.
Danger, Danger! Improperly Using Papers (and Parts of Papers) Written by Others
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With all the wonders of the Internet comes the temptation of purchasing papers from student paper-selling sources. The Turnitin software, however, reports to the professor and student what is driving up the similarity score. And, often, the software reports exactly where the original wording comes from.
Trident professors are trained how to respond in these instances by following the Academic Integrity policy.
Trident’s Academic Integrity policy
According to the policy–
Trident regards academic integrity as vital to the success of its students and to the reputation of the University as an institution of higher learning. Students attain their educational goals and enjoy an enriched academic experience only when there is effective learning. Effective learning occurs when students conduct their own research and are the sole authors of their work. The assessment of that learning is undermined when the originality of students’ work is questionable.
Trident therefore expects students to adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity in all their work.
Plagiarism
The most common form of academic dishonesty is presentation of the work of another person as one’s own, referred to as “plagiarism.” Plagiarism is a serious academic infraction that tarnishes everyone associated with it. Civil and criminal penalties may also apply where conduct violates U.S. copyright laws. Also, violating this policy by failing to submit original work may be subject to loss of eligibility for tuition assistance or financial aid, including cancellation of awards and disbursements of aid.
In addition to the most common form, plagiarism includes but is not limited to:
Contract Cheating: Hiring another person or organization to prepare and/or complete academic work on your behalf.
Copy and Paste: Piecing together the work of other people, section by section or as a whole, and presenting such copied work as your own.
Direct Duplication: Manual or electronic copying of the work of another person, including from an article, website, book, online repository, or another student, and presenting such copied work as your own.
Paraphrasing: Restating another person’s work with minor changes, but maintaining the essence or meaning of the statement without properly citing the source.
Submitting or Facilitating the Submission of Prior Work: Submitting work previously submitted for assessment whether created by oneself or another student.
Facilitating academic dishonesty is also a violation of Trident’s Academic Integrity policy. It includes but is not limited to:
Intentionally assisting another student to commit an act of academic dishonesty.
Attempting to assist another student to commit an act of academic dishonesty.
While facilitating academic dishonesty may not directly benefit the facilitator, it does assist another student in violation of the policy. To avoid plagiarism:
Never represent the work of another person as your own. Use your own words in referring to the ideas or concepts of others, even when collaborating with other students.
When you do use the idea of another person, give credit to the author/source. For example, you may state: “Another point of view, as espoused by Smith (2000), is that…”
Use quotation marks for material (up to about 40 words in length) written by another person, and properly cite the source.
Separate material (consisting of 40 or more words) written by another person by indenting a half inch, using no quotation marks, and properly citing the source.
You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the course guidelines and the elements of a well-written paper. For questions or concerns regarding plagiarism, you are urged to contact your professor.
For the entire Academic Integrity policy, see 2019-2020 University Catalog—Policy Handbook, p. 45. Retrieved from https://www.trident.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Policy-Handbook_2019-2020.pdf
Writing Papers with the Highest Integrity
You can access a list of useful reference sources on how to write graduate-level papers…including APA citation style.
Important: Also view and follow the steps for successful paraphrasing in the video below:
University of Maryland, Baltimore Writing Center. (2017). The Art of Paraphrasing. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=H1qo10dG5Gw.
Important Take-Away:
Do your own work. Discuss questions with your professor.
Don’t risk violating the Trident Academic Policy.
It just is not worth it.
Note: This section is written to start all classmates off with an understanding of academic integrity.
Discussion Assignment:
Early in the first week of Module 1, respond to the following:
Share what you have learned about the term “academic integrity” and how it relates to students preparing class assignments.
Share your knowledge, experience, and/or research related to writing a master’s-level paper that (a) does or (b) does not violate the academic integrity policy. For example, share with your peers any experiences you have had with similarity scores and paraphrasing in your ETH501 Case 1, ETH501 SLP 1, or in an undergraduate assignment from your prior degree program.
Explain which ethical philosophy (or philosophies) relate to academic integrity.
Do you think the university practice of using software to detect plagiarism issues is ethical? Why or why not?
Is finding a similarity score for each assignment a good learning experience for students (i.e., does it teach students to be better writers)? Why or why not? If not, how can it be improved upon?
Remember in this discussion forum that you should respond with substantial detail to this topic early in the module’s first week. This will be your “initial post.” For your initial discussion, also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
Then by week 2 of the module, respond to the posts of at least two of your classmates. Your responses should have depth of critical thought and not simply agree or disagree. For each response, also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
ETH501 Business Ethics
Module 2 Discussion
Is Love All You Need?
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Philosopher and historian Martin Buber (1878–1965) taught that love is not a feeling but a responsibility of one person for another. Feelings may come and go, but the solidarity that people have with each other and the care they take with one another define them as human beings. Thus, love, as responsibility, depends on relationships based on good faith and concern. Business, too, is about relationships. Without a relationship of trust, there can be no exchange of goods or services upon which economies are built.
Many people question the place of love in a business setting. When seen from Buber’s perspective, however, love is not an idyllic feeling, but a driving force for justice and care. This does not deny the need for profit and financial success. It simply emphasizes the other side of the twofold purpose of business (profit and responsibility). In fact, John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods, has said that love has been the basis of his success in business, which translates into care and concern for customers beyond profit and for workers beyond productivity.
If there is anything that transcends time, place, and culture, it is love. The search for a universally applied set of ethics always comes back to it. But what does love look like in a business setting?
IBM expresses their mission: “[IBM] remain[s] dedicated to leading the world into a more prosperous and progressive future; to creating a world that is fairer, more diverse, more tolerant, more just” (Byers and Stanberry, 2018).
Can Martin Buber’s notion of love play a role in business? Why or why not?
If so, what would that look like?
What responsibilities do companies have regarding justice and care?
Should business ethics be grounded on more concrete tenets? Why or why not?
Note:Remember in this discussion forum you should respond with substantial detail to this topic early in week 1 of the module. This will be your “initial post.” For your initial post also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
Then by week 2 of the module, you are to respond to the posts of at least two of your classmates. Your responses should have depth of critical thought and not simply agree or disagree. For each response also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
ETH501 Business Ethics
Module 3 Discussion
Growing Up with a Start-Up
In the summer of 1970, a college senior named Paul Orfalea opened a store near the University of California, Santa Barbara, campus. He called it “Kinko’s” after his own nickname, and, with his partners, he sold college school supplies and around-the-clock copying services for students. After twenty-five years, Kinko’s had grown to 1,200 stores and 23,000 employees, and Orfalea privately and lucratively sold it to FedEx.
Over the many years that Orfalea ran his start-up, his business became amazingly profitable, but also imposed enormous stress on him and his founding partners and coworkers. As he put it, “I don’t hide the fact that I have a problem with anger.” Since selling the company, Orfalea has spent many years mending relationships with those who worked most closely with him while he was building it.
What contributed to the tensions Orfalea felt while managing this burgeoning enterprise? Long hours, of course, but also the need he felt to sustain his initial success, to make each year more profitable than the last. Entrepreneurs often believe they are only as successful as their last quarter’s profit and are driven to exceed it. Orfalea also felt that he alone was equipped to call others to account and veto what he felt were bad business ideas. Anger became a chief enemy he battled.
“In my mid- to late-forties,” he said, “I struggled increasingly to manage my own emotional nature. Sometimes I felt I’d created a monster. The monster wasn’t Kinko’s, it was me.” Orfalea acknowledged the anger and resentment that he often felt toward other longtime staff at the company, which overpowered the respect that he knew he owed them. Consequently, he directed comments and actions at his colleagues that he has spent many subsequent years attempting to redress. All in all, he has labored diligently to repair friendships that he admits were frayed by his behavior alone.
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After reflection, Orfalea now offers these recommendations to prospective entrepreneurs:
Do not give way to your anger in the midst of the frustrating turns business inevitably takes.
Do not take that anger home with you, either.
Finally, try to be the person you most genuinely are, both at work and at home.
It took Orfalea time to learn these lessons, but they are worthwhile for any would-be entrepreneur to ponder.
What price would you be willing to pay to pursue an entrepreneurial career?
What price would you demand from your partners in the business?
How long could you let work monopolize your life?
In your opinion, was Orfalea right to manage Kinko’s the way he did as it grew?
Were the worries, anxieties, and bad moods he experienced inevitable? How would you avoid these?
Source: Byers and Stanberry, pg. 270.
Note:
Remember in this discussion forum you should respond with substantial detail to this topic early in week 1 of the module. This will be your “initial post.” For your initial post also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
Then by week 2 of the module, you are to respond to the posts of at least two of your classmates. Your responses should have depth of critical thought and not simply agree or disagree. For each response also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
ETH501 Business Ethics
Module 4 Discussion
Why Are You Paid More Than I Am?
European Approaches to the Gender Pay Gap
The policies of other nations can offer some insight into how to address pay inequality. Iceland, for example, has consistently been at the top of the world rankings for workplace gender equality in the World Economic Forum survey. A new Icelandic law went into effect on January 1, 2018, that makes it illegal to pay men more than women, gauged not by specific job category, but rather in all jobs collectively at any employer with twenty-five or more employees, a concept known as an aggregate salary data approach. The burden of proof is on employers to show that men and women are paid equally or they face a fine. The ultimate goal is to eliminate all pay inequities in Iceland by the year 2022. The United Kingdom has taken a first step toward addressing this issue by mandating pay transparency, which requires employers with 250 workers or more to publish details on the gaps in average pay between their male and female employees.
Policies not directly linked to salary can help as well. German children have a legal right to a place in kindergarten from the age of three years, which has allowed one-third of mothers who could not otherwise afford nursery school or kindergarten to join the workforce. In the United Kingdom, the government offers up to thirty hours weekly of free care for three- and four-year-old children, to help mothers get back in the workforce. Laws such as these allow women, who are often the primary caregivers in a household, to experience fewer interruptions in their careers, a factor often blamed for the wage gap in the United States.
The World Economic Forum reports that about 65 percent of all Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries have introduced new policies on pay equality, including requiring many employers to publish calculations every year showing the gender pay gap. Steps such as the collection and reporting of aggregate salary data, or some form of early education or subsidized childcare, are positive steps toward eventually achieving the goal of wage equality.
Revised from Byars and Stanberry (2018) pg. 175.
Which of these policies do you think would be the most likely to be implemented in the United States and why?
How would each of the normative theories of ethical behavior (utilitarianism, deontology, virtue, and justice ethics) view this issue and these proposed solutions?
You recently became CEO of a company with 400 employees where men made 25% more than women on average across all employees. What actions would you take to reduce this gap to under 10% within two years? Would it be realistic to reduce the gap to 0? Why or why not?
Note:
Remember in this discussion forum you should respond with substantial detail to this topic early in week 1 of the module. This will be your “initial post.” For your initial post, also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
Then by week 2 of the module, you are to respond to the posts of at least two of your classmates. Your responses should have depth of critical thought and not simply agree or disagree. For each response, also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.
ETH501 Business Ethics
Module 4 Reflective Discussion
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Hmmm, What Do I Think About this Course?
In the Module 4 Reflective Discussion, please reflect on everything you have learned in this course, by addressing the following:
Paragraphs 1-3:
Given the readings and assignments in the course, identify and discuss three important concepts applicable to your work experience, profession, and/or career plans for the future. Describe how each applies.
Paragraph 4
What part of the course (background materials, assignments, and so forth) helped to shape, reshape, or solidify your views on the following: Does ethics matter?
Note: No outside research or citations are needed with your four paragraphs to the Reflective Discussion. Also, no responses to your peers’ posts are needed.
After responding to the Reflective Discussion questions above, please complete an anonymous Course Evaluation Survey. Instructors are not able to view course evaluation reports until after the grade submission period is over. Thank you for your feedback.
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