Write two pages in response to the following questions: • How would you summarize the strategy of U.S. Steel for improving its competitive position?

• How could tariffs help U.S. Steelat this point in time?

• Why were the imposed tariffs not enough to restore U.S. Steel to profitability?

• What problems could tariffs not solve?

Q1. Read Karon’s “A Positive Solution for Plagiarism (Links to an external site.).” What’s this?!? It’s as if you get to see behind the Great Oz’s curtain! This discussion of common causes for plagiarism and common solutions that professors employ to combat it is revealing for two reasons. First, you, as a student, get to consider the other side of the plagiarism issue (and it is an issue!) The information you may have received about this topic to date has been directed at keeping you from falling, intentionally or unintentionally, into it. Karon walks through some of the common approaches to quelling/addressing plagiarism and then proposes a solution that has worked in his classes. Your task in this discussion board is to apply what you learned about refutation in the second essay and to write a two paragraph refutation of his proposal. Remember that a strong rebuttal can also acknowledge where the author is correct.

👉 Choose anyone from (A-C)

A. While Karon’s article was informative and gave some decent pointers on ways to decrease plagiarism, I think there were areas that could be improved. Karon lists the four general ways that plagiarism can be minimized and he describes why he believes each one of those things should happen in the process. I can agree that those four general ways can positively contribute, in some way, to potentially decreasing plagiarism. However, I was unsure of the method he shared as his own way to combat the amount of plagiarism that his students partake in.

While I think that having them complete an assignment on plagiarism is beneficial and also important in order to raise awareness, I think his process could backfire in certain situations. By telling his students about a website that is openly used for cheating and obtaining free essays, he could be providing them with resources that they had no idea about. Some students genuinely do not care what grade they recieve on assignments and would be willing to download a free essay, change a few things, and use it regardless. While I can understand where he is coming from, I believe that he could find a better process for his assignment, that does not involve providing students with negative resources that can be used for cheating.

B. Karon made a lot of great points when it came to discussing the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to addressing plagiarism with students, but he also made many assumptions without providing any supporting evidence to back it up. For instance, Karon stated that a committed discussion about plagiarism is an ineffective way to address it, but he never states how he came to that conclusion. Furthermore, he seems to pile all types of plagiarism into a single simple category and suggests the solution is to ignore it all, regardless of how intentional it may be, and focus only on making students more aware of it. This seems quite unfair to the students who put in the time and effort to do the assignment, as well as unfair to the people who may have had their work stolen.

Later in the article, in the section “A workable solution,” Karon says that his preferred method is to instruct students to explore random websites and download free essays, then jot down some notes about them. While this may sound like a good way to make students more aware of plagiarism, having students download examples of free essays from sketchy websites would be irresponsible for an instructor to do. First off, downloading random Word documents may contain malicious code that could infect the student’s computer. Secondly, this strategy could have the reverse effect by making students feel more comfortable with this type of behavior. That’s like telling someone to go buy drugs because it will help them understand the negative impacts drugs have.

C. In Karon’s proposal to address plagiarism he utilizes some strongly worded ideas on why students decide to plagiarize in the first place but is not clear on what the specifics are in which students are plagiarizing. In reading his proposal it seems that he is using personal belief on why students choose to plagiarize in the first place, opposed to utilizing facts or resources that solidify his thoughts on the matter. One could agree that in fact people do plagiarize because it’s easy or even that people will always find ways to cut corners to get an easy grade or steal an old idea and make it new without giving credit where credit is due.

It seems as if Karon’s outlook on this subject is to give up on spending countless hours trying to peruse students plagiarizing so professors may avoid countless hours of combating it, and just allow for the behavior to take place. If this direction came to fruition, it could potentially stop students from forming new ideas, and hinder the education of countless students in the future. Another approach that could be taken instead is to utilize those students found cutting corners, and find out exactly what they did in order to be successful, that way systems that are currently in place could be upgraded in order to assist in combating this epidemic for professors. Condoning plagiarism is not the idea here, it’s the thought of taking one’s mind that is creative enough to beat the system and win then turning it into something that can assist others in the future to avoid these types of concerns.

• Determine three ways that employee layoffs can affect other employees in the organization. Examine two additional ways that employee layoffs can affect the organization as a whole.
• Imagine that you are a manager of the HR department of a company and you are required to lay off one of your employees. Propose two ways that you can ensure you are abiding by the laws that govern employment and ethical practices. Respond and evaluate another learner’s comment. Ground students will do this through discussion.

SOC 350: Social Interaction

Theory Identification Paper

Class

For this assignment please write a 5-page paper (not including title/reference pages),

focusing on the four social interaction theories discussed in the text and in lectures. The

paper must define, discuss and evaluate each theory in detail, discuss the differences

and similarities between each theory as well as provide a critical evaluation of each

theory. Please feel free to use the internet and/or other resources to complete the

assignment successfully and in detail.

Assignment Requirements: The theory identification paper must discuss each of the

four theories listed below in detail:

1. Pragmatism

2. Symbolic Interactionism

3. Phenomenology

4. Ethnomethodology

In addition, please use the guidelines provided below to assist in writing and completing

your theory identification paper:

• The general context of each theory—write about the significance of studying this

aspect of each theory in social interaction

• Explanation of the key elements of each of the theories

• Critical evaluation of each of the four theoretical key elements

• Strengths and weaknesses of each of the theories

• Discussion of ways in which each theory can be applied to the concept of social

interaction in an interpersonal/group setting and in the social environment.

Successful completion of this assignment requires research and using the appropriate

materials needed for your theory paper in order to complete the assignment as required.

The theory identification paper should be a well-written and based upon readings and/or

library research; feel free to seek out additional materials related to each theory. Part of

the assignment is to define each theory in detail as well as discuss key elements related

to the theory as well as critically evaluating each theory. Remember that your paper

must be submitted in Microsoft Office Word format.

This paper should be at least 5 typed pages. For all assignments written for this course,

papers must be written in proper form using APA documentation format including a title

page, a reference page, in-text citations and at least three references.

Theory Identification Paper – Grading Rubric

Assignment Rubric for Grading: Below is the grading rubric for this assignment.

Please follow the assignment directions as well as use the grading rubric to complete

your assignment. Your paper will be graded according to the grading rubric.

Grading Rubric Format Scoring: The paper is at least 5 pages in length, typed and

double-spaced. The paper follows APA guidelines including a title and reference page

with at least 5 references as well as provides in-text citations (10 points). Please note

that if one or more of these requirements are missing you will be deducted the full -10

points.

Rubric Grading Part One: The required theories are identified, defined and discussed

as required (20 points max)

• Pragmatism

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Phenomenology

• Ethnomethodology

Rubric Grading Part Two: Each of the required assignment guidelines for the paper

are followed (70 points max)

• The general context of each theory including the significance of studying this

aspect of social interaction is stated.

• Explanation of the key elements of each of the theories is provided.

• Critical evaluation of each of the theories key elements are provided.

• The strengths and weaknesses of each of the theories are provided.

• The paper discusses the ways each theory can be applied to the concept of

social interaction in an interpersonal/group setting and in the social environment

is stated.

Rubric Grading Part Three: The paper follows the required format and is at least 5

typed pages, follows APA guidelines including a title page, a reference page, in-text

citations and at least three references (10 points max). Please note that if one or more

of the formatting requirements and/or APA guidelines is missing you will be deducted

the maximum points -10 points.

**Remember that your paper must be submitted in Microsoft Office Word format.

Your Response Papers can be no longer than one to one and half single-spaced page written in 12pt Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins. Longer responses will be returned to be edited down to fit the page limit and may incur grade penalties. Response Papers should contain the following parts:

• A concise summary of the main point(s) of two readings from the week or week before in which you answer the question. (1-2 small paragraph)
• An analytical response to the question posed. (1 -2 paragraph) with references to specific course material, examples, or counterevidence. (be sure to cite accurately). An analytical response means that this is not merely your opinion, but it is an informed critique of the information posed. You may use your experience to discuss, but your answer should cite directly from readings and show an application of the sociological perspective—side note, you don’t have to agree with a sociological understanding, but you must explain the sociological perspective and then present counterclaims and examples with evidence.