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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Plagiarism Case Study:
1. Read the following article about John Walsh's, the Democratic senator from Montana – http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/walsh-drops-out-of-u-s-senate-race/article_44061fbc-fd60-583b-bc9b-61f41ebb49e0.html -- dropping out of his re-election campaign in 2014. Or, read https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/us/politics/john-walsh-drops-campaign-under-pressure-from-democrats.html?_r=0 Uncited John Walsh, Democrat, Confronts Questions of Plagiarism (New York Times ) July 23, 2014.
2. In your opinion, should he have not quit over such a “trifle” failing when he was a mere student? Can you cite other examples personal or otherwise where the consequences were not so severe?
3. From what you know about “academic dishonesty” if you were a classroom instructor, how might you use these incidents to reinforce a lesson about the seriousness of plagiarism to your student learners?
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