Spelling – Databases are international in scope so students will need to include both the UK and US spelling forms; e.g., ageing and aging, behaviour and behavior.
Truncation – Truncation replaces the end of a search term with a symbol, usually an asterisk (*), or a dollar sign ($). This allows students to retrieve not just the root word but all of its possible endings; e.g., therap$ will return therapy, therapies, therapeutic etc.
Wildcard – a wildcard symbol, usually a question mark(?), replaces non or more letters in the middle of a search term so that variations in the spelling can be retrieved; e.g., behavio?r will find behaviour or behavior.
These symbols vary between databases so select the online help.
Additionally, search terms can be used in combination to broaden or narrow the scope of a student’s search. This is commonly achieved using the Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT which work as follows:
And narrows a search by finding documents which contain all the terms; e.g., eating disorders AND teenagers will find documents which contain both terms
Or broadens a search by finding documents which contain at least one of the terms; e.g., teenagers or adolescents will find results that contain either term.
Not excludes terms so that each search result does not contain any of the terms that follow it; e.g., treatment NOT therapy will find results containing the term treatment but not the term therapy. Note well—NOT needs to be used carefully as it can exclude useful documents where treatment and therapy both occur.
Listing of Acceptable Journals. Many of these journals (but not all) are available through SE library electronic databases. There are other journals that may be acceptable but I wanted to provide you a sampling of sources.
Obtain books; Review syllabus; email Instructor any questions: cvonbergen@se.edu
Moral Challenge Preview
Read Chapters 1-3 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Survival: The challenge of
right versus wrong
Read: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
DB # 1
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
Submit Syllabus Understanding thru Assignments on or before 01/16
Send Instructor Title of Book for SafeAssignment Term Paper by 01/16; Book must be approved by Instructor
1/13: Last Day to Enroll In or Add a Class (1st 8-Week Class)
1/15: Last Day to Drop a Class with No Grade Record (1st 8-Week Semester Class)
1/15: Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund/No Charges (1st 8-Week Semester Class)
01/17
Read Chapters 4-5 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
The challenge of right versus right
Read Antigone by Sophocles at http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/antigone.html
DB # 2:
Antigone
01/24
Read Chapters 6-7 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
The challenge of a moral dilemma
Read “Blessed Assurance” in White People by Allan Gurganus
The challenge of new principles
Read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
DB # 3:
Thread A: Blessed Assurance
Thread B: Things Fall Apart
01/31
Read Chapters 8-10 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Reasoning from moral theory
Read Trifles at http://www.one-act-plays.com/dramas/trifles.html
Read excerpts from “Moral Theories” in Appendix 1 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Reasoning from personal perspective
Read The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks
DB # 4:
Thread A: Trifles
Thread B: The Sweet Hereafter
02/07
Read Chapters 11-12 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Reasoning from a moral code
Read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Reasoning from multiple
moralities
View the movie, A Man for All Seasons;
Review Study Guide for A Man for All Seasons:http://www.timelinetheatre.com/man_for_all_seasons/mfas_study_guide.pdf Transcript of play instead of movie (can be confusing): http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/man-for-all-seasons-script.html
DB # 5:
Thread A: The Remains of the Day
Thread B: A Man for All Seasons
02/14
Read Chapters 13-15 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Exercising authority
Read The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Earning legitimacy
Read TheSecret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
DB # 6:
Thread A: The Prince
Thread B: The Secret Sharer
2/19: Final Day to Drop a Class/Withdraw (1st 8-Week Class)
02/21
Read Chapter 16-17 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Balancing benefits and
harms
Read Truman and the Bomb in Appendix 2 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Read excerpts from Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer
Taking a stand
Read Personal History by Katherine Graham (pp. 433-508)
Read A Good Life by Ben Bradlee in Appendix 3 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Read Chapter 18 in Sandra Sucher’s The Moral Leader
Read American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche
DB # 8:
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
Course Paper of 20 (+ or – 2) pages due 03/02; Submit thru Assignments in BB.
3/04:Last Day of Class (1st 8-Week Class)
Grading and Important Dates to Remember
Anticipated Grading Structure
Required Tasks
Point Value
Class Participation (8 DBs @ 81 points)
648
The Moral Leader Course SafeAssignment Term Paper
700
Total Course Points (TCP)
1348
Anticipated Grade Distribution
Percentage of the TCP
Grade
90% - 100%
A
80% - 89%
B
70% - 79%
C
60% - 69%
D
59% and below
F
Important Dates to Remember
There are a number of important dates for this semester listed below. Students can review these dates by clicking on the following link and then scrolling down: http://www.se.edu/dept/registrar/calendar/spring-2016-calendar/
Students with Disabilities Any student needing special accommodations due to a disability should contact the Coordinator for Disability Services, GDJ Student Union, Suite 328 or call (580) 745–2392 (TDD# 745–2704). It is the responsibility of each student to make an official request for accommodations to the Coordinator.
Counseling Center Information
“Any student experiencing mental or emotional issues who desires free, confidential, clinical counseling is encouraged to contact the SE Counseling Center at (580) 745-2988 to schedule an appointment during normal working hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For after-hours mental health emergencies, please call SE Campus Police at (580) 745-2911 or the Mental Health Crisis Hotline at 1-(800) 522-1090”.
Academic Honesty. Academic honesty is expected at all times. All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the Instructor. The submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. To avoid plagiarism, do not “copy and paste” into any assignments without using quotations marks and citing in APA format the source of the material. More information on the School of Business Academic Honesty Policy is provided below:
I. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES Academic honesty and ethical behavior are essential to existence and growth of an academic community. These principles are central concepts in the educational experience of the student taking courses in the School of Business. A School's intellectual reputation rests on the development and adherence to the highest standards of intellectual ethics and honesty. A commitment to these standards by a student attending any course in the School of Business is an expectation and requirement for a passing grade. Any breach of the expectations of academic honesty and academic ethics will be considered unacceptable and will merit censure.
The breaches of academic honesty and ethical behavior includes cheating, plagiarism, and the unauthorized possession of exams, papers, computer applications or other class materials that have not been formally released by the Instructor. Academic dishonesty can be simply stated as misrepresenting another's ideas and efforts as one's own. These efforts may take the form of examinations, written assignments, computer applications, research or any other work product required of the student.
Faculty in the School of Business has endorsed this policy. The School of Business will support the Faculty in their attempts to enforce a rigorous standard of academic honesty and academic ethics in all classes and at all levels of academic standing.
II. DEFINITIONS OF VIOLATIONS A. CHEATING--Cheating may be defined as using unauthorized materials or giving or receiving unauthorized assistance during an examination or other academic exercise. Examples may include:
*copying the work of another student during an examination OR other academic exercise (including computer exercises), or permitting another student to copy one's work;
*taking an examination for another student, or allowing another student to take one's examination;
*possessing unauthorized notes, study sheets or other materials during an examination or other academic exercise;
*falsifying or tampering with examination results; and
*completing, copying, or using the results of any other student's computer assignments.
B. PLAGIARISM--Plagiarism may be defined as the use of another's ideas or words without acknowledgement. Examples of plagiarism may include:
*failing to use quotation marks when quoting from a source;
*failing to document distinctive ideas from a source; and
*fabrication or inventing sources.
C. UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OR DISPOSITION OF ACADEMIC MATERIALS--Unauthorized possession or disposition of academic materials may include:
*selling or purchasing examinations or other academic work;
*taking another student's academic work without permission;
*possessing examinations or other assignments not formally released by an Instructor; and
*submitting the same paper for two different classes without specific authorization.
III. SANCTIONS Breaches of academic honesty or academic ethics will result in disciplinary measures that may include:
*a failing grade for a particular assignment or examination;
*a failing grade for a particular course;
*suspension from the School of Business program at any level; and
*application from the School of Business to the Vice President for Student Affairs of the
University for the offending student's suspension for various lengths of time or
permanent expulsion from the university.
IV. PROCEDURES A. If a student is accused of a breach of the Academic Honesty Policy, the faculty member affected must notify the student or students accused of the specific behavior that is alleged to be a violation of said policy. The information of the violation of policy may be a result of direct observations of the faculty member or through information received by the faculty member. The faculty member should give the student an opportunity to explain any extenuating circumstances. If the faculty member reasonably believes that the behavior is a violation of the Policy of Academic Honesty and that the student is responsible for said violation, then the faculty member will discuss with the student the sanction that she/he will assess for this infraction. If the student agrees with the proposed sanction, a memorandum of the matter and its results should be prepared, and both the faculty member and the student should sign it. A copy of the memorandum will be forwarded to the Department Chair and a copy will be placed in the student's advisor file. Copies may also be forwarded to the Dean of the School of Business and the Vice President for Student Affairs if this remedy is called for in the memorandum.
B. If the student does not agree to the sanction imposed, the student and the faculty member will meet with the Department Chair at the soonest time reasonably available. At this meeting the student and the faculty member will be given the opportunity to discuss the infraction. Every reasonable effort should be made to allow the student an opportunity to respond to the allegations.
C. Within fourteen (14) days, the Department Chair will make a decision on the matter and inform both the faculty member and the student in writing of that decision.
D. If the student wishes to appeal the decision, he/she may petition the School of Business Dean for a Grievance Hearing.
E. Any disciplinary actions and decisions should be reduced to writing and be placed in the student's advisor file.
Individuals in this course are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which is both conducive to learning and is ethical. Obviously, cheating is neither conducive to learning nor ethical and will not be tolerated. Pay particular attention to the issue of plagiarism.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the failure—intentional or unintentional—to give someone else credit for his/her words, ideas, or creative work. It can range from improperly documenting a source in a paper to downloading an entire paper from the Web and turning it in as your own work. Find out more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdOYE-FLNuo (turn on speakers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTPv9PtOoo (turn on speakers)
From the SE library:
http://library.nsuok.edu/tutorials/BSOL/bsol_citationplagiarism.html (turn on computer speakers to hear this tutorial)
OTHER INFORMATION Student Handbook: Available at http://homepages.se.edu/student-life/student-handbook/.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs: Students can access the undergraduate and graduate catalogs at http://academics.se.edu/academics/catalogs/.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. Do you give make-ups for class participation? Generally, no.
2. When exactly are assignments late? All assignments are due by the indicated date. Assignments submitted at a later time or date will generally receive NO credit.
3. Can I turn in handwritten assignments? No.
4. Do you give extra credit work? No. However, there may be extra credit assignments.
5. Do you have a preference for the format for the research papers? Yes, the American Psychological Association (APA) format. Please refer to the following sources on APA formatting:
Using APA format (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
APA Documentation Style (UW-Madison Writer’s Handbook)
Electronic References (APAstyle.org)
Mirror Management (Example of paper using APA format)
Many of the published articles by your Instructor are in APA style (see, for example, Vita/Resume on your Instructor’s Homepage: http://homepages.se.edu/cvonbergen).
