BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SEMINAR I
Winter 2016
Felipe Polina

Felipe Polina

Schedule:
Wednesdays Group 1: 12:00 - 13:30 room 10.003

Thursday's Group 2: 08:30 - 10:00 room 10:003

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Felipe Polina
Room: 17.019
Office hours: Tuesdays 11:00 - 12:30
polina.felipe@fh-swf.de

Business Administration I
Enrolment key: c4Eye_pe
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INTRODUCTION
We will be working on a 3 week cycle
A) Case study presentation / Case study submission
B) Homework (where you get to read and analyse the case)
C) Case study presentation / Case study submission
Read the case study before the corresponding seminar
Attendance is compulsory (.3 deduction for each non-attendance)
5 minutes tolerance policy for tardiness. After that there will be no
access to the classroom
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INTRODUCTION
Business cases
Team work (pairs)

Strongly encourage you to find someone that you

don't know (once established you will not be
allowed to change your partner).

Be sensible and wise with your choice.

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GRADING
Classwork + Uploaded material + attendance
Cases must be uploaded into the learning
platform ONLY (NO EMAILS)
No late submissions
Deduction of .30 points on the final mark
for every non-attendance*
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ARE YOU STEALING

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
ADAPTED FROM INSTRUCTOR THERESA IRETONS IN-CLASS PRESENTATION

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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM
Presenting anothers original thoughts or ideas as
your own
Using anothers exact words without proper
citation

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STRATEGIES TO AVOID
PLAGIARISM
Isolate the reasons why plagiarism occurs
Identify the different types of plagiarism
Integrate plagiarism prevention

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UNINTENTIONAL PLAGIARISM
Paraphrasing poorly: changing a few words without changing the
sentence structure of the original, or changing the sentence
structure but not the words.
Quoting poorly: putting quotation marks around part of a
quotation but not around all of it, or putting quotation marks
around a passage that is partly paraphrased and partly quoted.
Citing poorly: omitting an occasional citation or citing inaccurately.
MLA handbook for writers of research papers. (7th ed.). The Modern Language Association of America. New York: 2009. Print.

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INTENTIONAL PLAGIARISM
Passing off as ones own pre-written papers from the Internet or other
sources.
Copying an essay or article from the Internet, on-line source, or electronic
database without quoting or giving credit.
Cutting and pasting from more than one source to create a paper without
quoting or giving credit.
Borrowing words or ideas from other students or sources without giving
credit.
MLA handbook for writers of research papers. (7th ed.). The Modern Language Association of America. New York: 2009. Print.

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PLAGIARISM PREVENTION:
BE AUTHENTIC
Develop a topic based on previously written material but write something new
and original

Rely on opinions of experts on a topic but improve upon those opinions

Give credit to researchers while making your own contribution

Follow a standard documentation method such as MLA or APA format

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THE FIRST TYPE OF

PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of Words
The use of anothers exact words without citing the author
Incorrect
Plagiarism is the reproduction of someone elses words, ideas or findings and
presenting them as ones own without proper acknowledgement.
Correct
Plagiarism is the reproduction of someone elses words, ideas or findings and
presenting them as ones own without proper
acknowledgement (Undergraduate Course Handbook: 2008, p.24)
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THE SECOND TYPE OF

PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of Structure
Paraphrasing anothers words by changing
sentence construction or word choice with
citation
Paraphrasing while maintaining original sentence
construction with acknowledging the source
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THE THIRD TYPE OF

PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of Ideas
Presenting anothers ideas as your own without
giving the person credit
Submitting a paper without citing or incorrectly
citing anothers ideas
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THE FOURTH TYPE OF

PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of Authorship
Turning in a replication of anothers work
Submitting a paper that you got off the internet
or from a friend and presenting it as your own

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THE FIFTH TYPE OF

PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of Self
The use of previous work for a separate
assignment
Although these were you original words and
thoughts, receiving credit for a previous
assignment is considered cheating
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TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
#1. CLONE
Submitting anothers work,
word-for-word, as ones own

#2. CTRL-C
Contains significant portions
of text from a single source
without alterations
#3. FIND - REPLACE
Changing key words and
phrases but retaining the
essential content of the
source
#4. REMIX
Paraphrases from multiple
sources, made to fit together
#5. RECYCLE
Borrows generously from the
writers previous work
without citation

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#6. HYBRID
Combines perfectly cited
sources with copied passages
without citation
#7. MASHUP
Mixes copied material from
multiple sources
#8. 404 ERROR
Includes citations to nonexistent or inaccurate
information about sources
#9. AGGREGATOR
Includes proper citation to
sources but the paper
contains almost no original
work
#10. RE-TWEET
Includes proper citation, but
relies too closely on the
texts original wording and/or
structure