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PJT 488/489/490

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Course-Specific Resources

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Leadership

jeinnes — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:50:44 CST

These resources are relevant to several courses at Cleary, including

MGT 412, Leadership and Teams, and
LED 450, Group Dynamics and the Virtual Team

Resources


TelePresence Cisco Systems(~ 3 min)		Cisco TelePresence creates life-like, in-person experiences between individuals, businesses, and events. Now, people everywhere can work, live, play, and learn together, in person -- over the network
Eric SchmidtCEO of Google discusses trends (42 min)		Eric Schmidt speaks at the Economic Club on June 9, 2008 in Washington, DC.
AT&T and Cisco(~1 min)		On April 21st, AT&T announced the industry's first, fully managed Cisco TelePresence solution that will allow companies to connect to their customers, suppliers and partners worldwide.

MichiCard

jeinnes — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:02:23 CST

Michigan's Statewide Library Card

Cleary University participates in the MichiCard network to provide you with on site access to 305 public and academic libraries across the state of Michigan for research or personal use. Through the MichiCard network Cleary students, faculty and staff are eligible to to borrow books from any participating library, at no charge.

It is simple to enroll in the MichiCard program, in fact you may already be enrolled! Current students, faculty and staff simply need to bring their Cleary ID to Cleary's nearest campus center and ask to be enrolled in the MichiCard program. You will be issued a MichiCard sticker to be placed on the back of your ID card. If you are an online student, or misplaced your ID card, bring a state issued photo id (drivers license, passport, ext.) on your next visit to campus and a campus center associate will be more them happy to issue you a new ID card. You may have been issued a MichiCard sticker during your student orientation; look on the back of your student ID card for the MichiCard sticker.

ProQuest

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Library

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Michigan Electronic Library

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CountryWatch

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LexisNexis

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NetLibrary

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MarketResearch.com

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Hoovers

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360 Search

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NoodleTools

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Finance

jeinnes — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:32:33 CDT

Professional Associations

Young Bankers Association (YBA), http://iweb2.na.abnamro.com/young_bankers_association/about_yba.htm

The YBA actively organizes two main complementary types of activities. One being business related activities, such as lectures and readings from senior management and external speakers, seminars, bank wide discussions and workshops on key strategic issues, and international exchange visits. The other being purely social gatherings such as sport tournaments, galas or cultural events.

American Bankers Association, www.aba.com.
The web site is full of all kinds of banking related information. Legal, Economic, Government Relations, they also offer training and e-learning if you need help understanding a topic.

Sources of Financial Information

Aggregate Economic Data

Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Banks
Survey of Current Business

Investment Advisory Resources

Mergent (Moody's)
Standard & Poor's
Value Line
Morningstar

SEC Filings, Periodicals, and Journals

Securities and Exchange Commission Filings
Periodicals and Newspapers Journals

Databases available in Cougar (centralized) Search:

Databases available within Lexis/Nexis

Additional Databases

Faculty Recommended Sites

Reference Works

eCleary Essentials

jeinnes — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:16:47 CDT

Please note: The Cleary Wiki is not set up for unmonitored participation. Anyone can register as a user and post comments, but only content experts, by invitation, can modify the existing content in the wiki.

eCleary Essentials is a collection of information and resources that will help you during your 6-week class.

Classroom Discussion and Participation
Course Elements and Weights
CLEARY ONLINE LIBRARY
Standard Grading Scale
Navigating your way through eCleary - See the attachments at the bottom of this page additional tutorials

Resources

Rubrics Capstone/Written Assessments Discussion forum participation In-class participation Presentations Please note that these are the standard rubrics issued to instructors by the University. If your instructor provides you with different rubrics, please refer to them throughout your specific course.	Writing Resources Purdue Online Writing Lab University of Victoria Writer's Guide Under the Grammar Hammer - Word document attached at the bottom of the page.	APA Resources Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the PDF document *APA in a Nutshell* Scroll to the bottom of this page to find the PDF document *The Annotated Bibliography* NoodleTools, APA citation generator All Cleary students have access to NoodleTools. Check with the librarian if you don't have or have forgotten your User Name or password) Purdue Online Writing Lab - APA Formatting and Style Guide Cleary Online Library (password required)	Important Cleary Policies Academic Integrity at Cleary Information about academic integrity, plagiarism and cheating, along with consequences of cheating or plagiarizing Attendance Policy Standard Grading Scale Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Policy

Rubrics

Capstone/Written Assessments
Discussion forum participation

In-class participation

Presentations

**Please note that these are the standard rubrics issued to instructors by the University. If your instructor provides you with different rubrics, please refer to them throughout your specific course.**

Writing Resources

Purdue Online Writing Lab

University of Victoria Writer's Guide

Under the Grammar Hammer - Word document attached at the bottom of the page.

APA Resources

Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the PDF document APA in a Nutshell

Scroll to the bottom of this page to find the PDF document The Annotated Bibliography

NoodleTools,
APA citation generator
All Cleary students have access to NoodleTools. Check with the librarian if you don't have or have forgotten your User Name or password)

Purdue Online Writing Lab - APA Formatting and Style Guide

Cleary Online Library
(password required)

Important Cleary Policies

Academic Integrity at Cleary
Information about academic integrity, plagiarism and cheating, along with consequences of cheating or plagiarizing

Attendance Policy

Standard Grading Scale

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Policy

Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Cheating

jeinnes — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:57:39 CDT

What is Academic Integrity?

Academic integrity is approaching your studies at Cleary University in a responsible and honest manner. Once lost or tainted, your record of academic integrity your academic reputation is difficult to rehabilitate. All academic work and the grades should be the result of your individual effort in mastering a specific content area. Your work should involve original thought and evidence of critical thinking: synthesizing and interpreting information, creative problem solving, distinguishing between fact and fiction. Additionally, any written submissions must include permissions (where appropriate) and proper citing.

What is Cheating?

Cheating is misconduct that involves the unauthorized use of resources, materials or other assistance in order to complete an assignment or test.

What is Plagiarism?

One form of cheating is plagiarism. Plagiarism is stating or implying that another person's work is yours. You commit plagiarism if you:

Submit a paper to be graded that you have not written.
Copy answers or text from another classmate and submit it as your own.
Quote or paraphrase from another paper without crediting the original author.
Cite data without crediting the original source.
Propose another author's idea as if it were your own.
Fabricate references or intentionally use incorrect references.
Submit someone else's presentation, program, spreadsheet, or other file with only minor alterations.

These are only a few examples. Any action that implies (intentionally or unintentionally) that the work of someone else is yours can constitute plagiarism. Read the OWL Avoiding Plagiarism Web site for an explanation on difference between using other people's research and plagiarism.

Specific Examples of Plagiarism

Wholesale copying ~ obtaining a complete paper from another source
Cutting and pasting ~ copying large chunks of text from one or more original sources and inserting it into the assignment
Inappropriate paraphrasing ~ quoted text is altered slightly from the original and no acknowledgment of the original author is given

Why Is Citing Important?

To strengthen your position. Otherwise, what you say is simply your opinion. Providing sources allows the reader to understand and evaluate your assertions. It's important to cite only sources that you have critically evaluated. Information on evaluation websites can be found on the Cleary University's Library website.
To give credit to others for their ideas. Taking credit for someone else's ideas is considered a violation of academic integrity, subject to severe penalties.
To provide evidence of research and critical thinking .
To direct the reader back to the source material. Researchers often use reference lists to gather additional information on a topic.

What Should Be Cited?

You should cite a source anytime you incorporate an idea, quote (written or spoken), data, image or other content that is not yours unless it is common knowledge.

Facts (specific bits of information, statistics) produced by a specific person or organization. You do not need to cite the date of an event or other facts that are considered common knowledge, but you should cite facts, data, statistics, and percentages.
Ideas and words of others. Using someone's ideas or words without acknowledgment is plagiarism.
Graphs or numbers taken from another source or if you CREATE a graph from numbers/data you found from another source. If someone, like a professor or business colleague, provides you with data or information in person or via email, you cite that as a "personal communication" in the body of your paper but you do not provide a corresponding entry in your reference list.

APA Citation Requirements

Only material cited in the body of your essay is included in your reference list.
Your parenthetical citation or signal phrase (Jones, 2006) must lead the reader to the corresponding reference in your list.
Personal correspondence or email is not verifiable and therefore does not appear in your reference list. You should mention the source in your essay.
The purpose of your reference list is to lead the reader back to the source material you are citing. Requirements differ for citing a proprietary (fee-based or subscription database like Proquest or CountryWatch) than for citing freely accessible web pages. Check with the Cleary librarian if you are in doubt.

ACADEMIC ACTIONS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHEATING OR PLAGIARISM

(This section primarily taken from Saupe, 1998)

Cases involving violations of this policy are confidential. No discussions will take place other than those needed to determine guilt or appropriate sanction, and all records under the University's control are destroyed if the student is exonerated. There is no statute of limitations that precludes faculty or staff from acting on the discovery of alleged violations either during the term or subsequently, including after the student has graduated.

An instructor who finds proof of plagiarism will first discuss with the student the nature of the case, including its moral implications and its academic ramifications, and seek input from the student as to the circumstances. Faculty is encouraged to consult their Department Chair (Academic Disciplinary Actions, 2000). Plagiarism normally results in a failing grade for the plagiarized work. The instructor also has the right to fail the student in the course. He or she may end the matter with his or her own action, if it is a non-flagrant or unintentional occurrence, or pass the case on to the Chair.
The Chair will report flagrant violations to the review committee (Academic Faculty Committee) with any recommendations for suspension or expulsion.
Students have the right to present their cases to the review committee before it deliberates. The decision of the review committee is final. If the faculty member involved is a member of the review committee, s/he does not participate while the appeal is being considered.

Practice Exercises

" How to Recognize Plagiarism " (Indiana University)
" Is it Plagiarism? " (University of Maine)

Additional Resources

Cleary University Policy on Cheating
Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue Online Writing Center "OWL")
Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it (Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services)

Conclusion

Cheating and plagiarism are not acceptable. Ignorance of what constitutes plagiarism does not excuse the act. Take the time to familiarize yourself with Cleary's plagiarism policy and when in doubt, cite. Plagiarism is a serious offense with serious consequences -- from failure in the course to expulsion. One case of plagiarism can jeopardize all of your coursework (past, present, future).

Obtain permission before you cite any information from proprietary materials (e.g., employee manuals, policy statements, organizational charts) at your workplace.. Failure to obtain permission could conceivably jeopardize your employment and/or undermine your integrity among supervisors and co-workers. If you draw material from sources, you must provide citations. This applies to material from articles, books, and the Internet. Your instructor will most likely recognize material that you did not write or come up with yourself. Don't take a chance, because the consequences will be quite severe when you are caught.

Remember that instructors have access to the same Internet you do. Understanding what constitutes plagiarism and the consequences of plagiarizing is your responsibility.

Technology Tips

jeinnes — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:42:00 CDT

This page is monitored by Mitch Kuch, Multimedia Technician at Cleary University. If you have content suggestions, add a thread below or email Mitch directly.

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Policy

jeinnes — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:53:56 CDT

All Cleary University students, faculty and staff are required to follow the University’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy which includes complying with all copyright laws. Compliance with this policy requires that students, faculty and staff not share copyrighted material over the University network, including Web pages, peer-to-peer file sharing software, and e-mail. This applies to both University owned computers and personally owned computers used to access the University network. All members of the University community have the responsibility to ensure that the proper rights for any material made available on or sharing via the University network have been secured. All members of the University community should make the assumption that if there is any doubt to whether an item being shared is legal, it may well not be.

Any sharing of copyrighted materials on the University network is a violation of the Technology Acceptable Use Policy, and may lead to University disciplinary proceedings and, in some cases, legal action. Although peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing can sometimes be used for legitimate reasons, any use of P2P software on the campus network may result in Internet access being disabled. Individuals who need to use P2P software for legitimate purposes can discuss their needs with the IT Service Desk. In addition to consuming bandwidth and technological resources, P2P file-sharing also exposes the University network to viruses, spyware and other attacks. It also is frequently used for illegally distributing copyrighted works. Some file-sharing programs that could trigger action are Ares, Azureus, BitTorrent, BitLord, KaZaA, LimeWire, Shareaza and uTorrent.

Welcome to the Cleary Research Wiki!

jeinnes — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:35:38 CDT

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