Foundations for Graduate Study in Business

Activity 3:

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Overview• Purpose

– Learn Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy

– Learn how Northcentral deals with Academic Integrity violations

– Learn how to avoid all forms of plagiarism, intentional and unintentional.

• Time Required– 10 to 13 hours

• Readings• Compare/contrast two chapters• Write 2-3 page paper

Assignment- Readings (links in Course Room)

• Northcentral Academic Integrity Policy• Northcentral Academic Integrity Tutorial• Northcentral Academic Integrity Questionnaire.• Writing Center: Successful vs. unsuccessful

paraphrases.• Basics of APA Style.• Frequently Asked Questions about APA Style.• Book chapters from What the Best CEOs Know : 7

Exceptional Leaders and Their Lessons for Transforming Any Business by Jeffrey A Krames:– Chapter 2 (about Michael Dell)– Chapter 5 (about Andy Grove)

Graded Assignment

• Write a 2-3 page (double-spaced) paper

• Make sure you cite correctly using APA. Will be assessed using TurnItIn

• Deadline: 11:59:59 AZ time Sunday – http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

Graded Assignment - Continued

• What your paper must include (use as headings):– Identify each business professional and briefly

describe their main contributions to the field.– Discuss the resistance that each encountered in

presenting and furthering their research, ideas, or programs.

– Discuss any similarities you see in their professional stories.

– Note how each one differed. – Finally discuss what factor(s) you think

(environmental, professional, personal) may have impacted their success.

Graded Assignment - Continued

• I will provide an example paper using two other chapters in the book– Look for the attachment in the

Pre-Activity 3 Letter I send on Mondays

• I will also provide a TurnItIn report for the example paper– Look for that attachment as well

Tips

• Spread the work out and give yourself sufficient time– For the paper spread out the work

• Read the two book chapters• Read the paper content requirements• Go back and reread the chapters and highlight

what satisfies content requirements• Draft paper by first adding 5 headings• Edit paper/reread chapters and add/edit citations

Tips – Continued

• Consult The Writing Center > Writing Handbook:– Prewriting Strategies> What Works

Best: Outlining or Writing? – Drafting>

• Crafting a Topic Sentence for Each Paragraph • Crafting Paragraphs (MEAL Plan)• Choosing to Summarize, Paraphrase, or Quote• Integrating Summaries, Paraphrases, and Quotes

Tips – Continued

• Consult The Writing Center > Resources for Writers– APA FAQs and Guides– APA Style

• If needed, use SMARTTHINKING tutor

• Use my example paper as a model

Grading

• Your instructor has 4 days (until Thursday) to grade and give you feedback on your Foundations work.

• Your paper will be submitted to TurnItIn– Assess how well you discussed ideas in your

own words using appropriate citations– Instructor will share the report with you so you

can see how you did.