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MBA Year 1

For my second trimester I'm taking 3 subjects which are the following:
1. Financial Accounting
2. Information Management
3. Business Economics

I'm hoping that with an MBA I'd be more capable in performing certain functions in my line of work more effectively and efficiently. So far, MBA has proven to be quite a novelty for me. I always look forward to classes as an escape from work.

Research on Plagiarism

Definition

Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.

Within academia, plagiarism by students, professors, or researchers is considered academic dishonesty or academic fraud and offenders are subject to academic censure. In journalism, plagiarism is considered a breach of journalistic ethics, and reporters caught plagiarizing typically face disciplinary measures ranging from suspension to termination. Some individuals caught plagiarizing in academic or journalistic contexts claim that they plagiarized unintentionally, by failing to include quotations or give the appropriate citation. While plagiarism in scholarship and journalism has a centuries-old history, the development of the Internet, where articles appear as electronic text, has made the physical act of copying the work of others much easier, simply by copying and pasting text from one web page to another.

Plagiarism is not copyright infringement. While both terms may apply to a particular act, they are different transgressions. Copyright infringement is a violation of the rights of a copyright holder, when material protected by copyright is used without consent. On the other hand, plagiarism is concerned with the unearned increment to the plagiarizing author's reputation that is achieved through false claims of authorship.

Policies of various schools

In the academic world, plagiarism by students is a very serious offense that can result in punishments such as a failing grade on the particular assignment (typically at the high school level) or for the course (typically at the college or university level). For cases of repeated plagiarism, or for cases in which a student commits severe plagiarism (e.g., submitting a copied article as his or her own work), a student may be suspended or expelled. Many students feel pressured to complete papers well and quickly, and with the accessibility of new technology (The Internet) students can plagiarize by copying and pasting information from other sources. This is often easily detected by teachers, for several reasons. First, students' choice of sources are frequently unoriginal; instructors may receive the same passage copied from a popular source from several students. Second, it is often easy to tell whether a student used his or her own "voice." Third, students may choose sources which are inappropriate, off-topic, or contain incorrect information. Fourth, lecturers may insist that submitted work is first submitted to an online plagiarism detector.^[1]

In many universities, academic degrees or awards may be revoked as a penalty for plagiarism.

There is little academic research into the frequency of plagiarism in high schools. Much of the research investigated plagiarism at the post-secondary level.^[2] Of the forms of cheating (including plagiarism, inventing data, and cheating during an exam), students admit to plagiarism more than any other. However, this figure decreases considerably when students are asked about the frequency of "serious" plagiarism (such as copying most of an assignment or purchasing a complete paper from a website). Recent use of plagiarism detection software (see below) gives a more accurate picture of this activity's prevalence.

For professors and researchers, plagiarism is punished by sanctions ranging from suspension to termination, along with the loss of credibility and integrity. Charges of plagiarism against students and professors are typically heard by internal disciplinary committees, which students and professors have agreed to be bound by.

The University of Leeds for example has this flowchart in handling plagiarism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism

http://www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/plagiarism/penalties.php

http://www.dlsu.edu.ph

Research for the Best P40,000.00 Laptop currently in the market

The Aspire 4710 is a stylish 14.1" entertainment notebook delivered in coll new chassis design of Acer and backed by a selection of powerful Inter Core 2 Duo mobile processors and radiant graphics. A Dolby-certified surround sound system with S/PDIF support provides a dramatic video playback and solid multimedia performance while the Acer Video Conference solution offers easy real-time video and voice connections; ideal for the budget-conscious consumer.

Specifications:

Memory RAM: 1 GB
Hard Disk Size: 80GB
Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Size, Color Display: 14.1" WXGA
Card Reader: 5-in-1
Processor: Intel Core DUo T2350 1.8 GHz
Hard Disk Type: Serial ATA
Operating System: Linux
Bluetooth: YES
Weight: 2.59kg

Where to purchase

The laptop can be purchased online through TipidPC, or PC Express among others.

Reviews

"Very Good Configuration at a low price"

by starlight86 on September 1, 2007

Pros: A good set of features

Cons: Not encountered any

Summary: The configuration given is of Acer Aspire 4710Z and not of Acer Aspire 4710 which has a Core 2 Duo processor(1.66GHz, 667FSB, 2MB L2 Cache), 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB hard drive. I have bought this a few days ago and it's doing really well.

"ill give it a 5/10 rate"

by coizen on May 14, 2008

Pros: cheap, quality speakers, elegant design

Cons: problem with webcam, is this really for vista?

"This product has design flaw; while using the notebook its Screen turns White Color, Do not buy it"

by truefeedback on January 17, 2008

Pros: Looks good. Specs are great for its price, but

Cons: bad product with no service support.

Summary: Most Acer products are cheap hence quality is really poor. Aspire 4710 has great specs for its price; hence it turned out to be very poor quality products. In fact, it has a design flaw. While using this product screen turns white and user cannot do any thing. You loose all the work and only option is to cold power off. Though, speakers are supposed to be Dolby but sound is very weak and lack depth.
Acer has not been to resolve this issue and the service is very poor. Acer has lots of issues with service.
Hence even if price looks very attractive do not buy Acer products because you would be left high and dry, without any support.
They have many hidden and anti-customer terms and conditions on their site regarding warranty.

Do not touch Acer laptops.

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