Filling Out the Problem Map

Brainstorm some more: download the problem map from our class in moodle.

You may change the appearance of the template as much as you like, but the assignment is to get text typed in each box, save, and post it in the Moodle forum at the end of class today.

Homework:

1. Work on the Problem Map at home, and post an improved version to the same forum (reply to today's post) before class on Monday.

2. Draft #1 is due Tuesday. This draft needs to define the problem and begin discussing causes and effects.

3. TWFTD: credible in OED.

More About Problems

The assignment.

The assignment sheet. This is not a full-blown research paper, but you do need to do some online reading to find out more about the problem you choose to write about. KEEP TRACK OF ANY SITES YOU VISIT on your topic. You will cite your sources if you use information from another source.  Make sure your browser history will help you with this?

Thinkwrite: using the theme "Don't get me started," go ahead. Feel free to rant on a problem that is presently bugging you. But what about something that you know little about and have mostly questions? Ask away....

Now back to intellectual property, and associated problems. What's a patent?

Have you heard of patent trolls?  https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_curtis_how_i_beat_a_patent_troll

What kinds of things are NOT protected? https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture

Have you heard of creative commons? Wikipedia's explanation.

And in the automotive industry, terms and conditions? For suppliers? "4) grant GM licenses for all background intellectual rights relating to the goods and services in question, including those
developed prior to the contract; ....." ("Top Legal Issues Facing Suppliers in 2014")

 Homework:

1. Create some sort of brainstorming page about possible "problems" you might be interested in writing a paper about. Be prepared to discuss this tomorrow.

2. TWFTD:   rant in OED

Sum/ Eval/ Response Paper Due

Turn in your Final Version with all drafts and comment sheets.

Critical Thinking practice: problems.

Define plagiarism in your own words.

Here's a definition of plagiarism. Here is intellectual property.

First of all, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan

1. Identify a problem in this story. State it.

Helene

2. Why so different? Is there a problem here?State it.

Herr Guttenberg

3. Was this the "right" outcome? Is there a problem here?

Beyond "plagiarism" to "intellectual property":

Book covers?

4. Was this a case of theft? Is there a problem?

If the courts are in charge...

Down Under

Comparison.

5. Do you see a problem here?

If there's time....better news, for some: music... TV iTunes

6. Whom do you think the law says that TV news footage "belongs" to? What do you think? Have you heard of "fair use"?  Is there a problem?

All the questions above are answered in the daybook.

Homework:

1. Be thinking about problems that interest you. Your next paper is a "Problem" paper. You choose the problem. (One prohibition: gun control as a problem.) Possible ideas:  issues with emissions/ fuel/ consumers.  GMOs. Global trade issues. Technology? Robotics? What's a problem that's bugging you? Politics?

2. TWFTD:  intellectual property from Wikipedia?

Preventing Accidental Plagiarism

What's plagiarism, again?

 But what about this: http://questioncopyright.org/minute_memes   

Thinkwrite: Do you agree or disagree with this short? Explain.

But you "Always give credit where...."

Not only do you need to quote accurately, you must avoid this tricky problem:

Student paraphrase: He is scarcely able to hold a knife to a raw chicken, let alone someone’s throat.

Staples' essay:  As a softy who is scarcely able to take a knife to a raw chicken -- let alone hold one to a person' throat -- I was ....

How would you fix this situation?

Now we see what TurnItIn can do to help you check that you are citing your sources clearly.

Open your draft in the Turnitin document reader.
In your daybook, copy down one of YOUR sentences that uses coordination to connect two or more clauses, and one sentence that uses subordination to connect two clauses.

You have time to do some final proofreading/editing and create your bibliography page using EasyBib.

Homework:

1. The Final Version of Summary/ Evaluation/ Response is due tomorrow. Bring ALL drafts/ comment sheets to turn in.

2. TWFTD:  stint in OED (used in Kate's example paper).

Draft #2 Due

We go over the sub/ coord worksheet.

You post your draft in TurnItIn in moodle.

You read each others' drafts.

DAYBOOKS DUE.

Homework:

1. Work on your paper. If you make large changes, submit the newer version to TurnItIn in Part 2 .