October 1, 2012
The Turnitin Report — What students MUST know
Plagiarism is a serious form of academic dishonesty. At University of Phoenix and in
the School of Advanced Studies, plagiarism — intentional or unintentional — is a
serious offense. Plagiarism can result in one or more of the following consequences:
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Documentation in a student’s University file
A failing grade for a plagiarized paper, or for the entire course
An interrupted proposal or dissertation review
Suspension or expulsion from the University
The Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) Plagiarism Checker is a tool to help
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students identify plagiarism in their work. The CWE has partnered with Turnitin.com ,
a digital plagiarism assessment provider, to detect exact word matches from a
paper’s text with various online sources.
The Turnitin Report — Is there an acceptable percentage? In a word … no
Although students are ultimately accountable for the academic integrity of their work,
Faculty and dissertation chairs serve an important role in helping students avoid
plagiarism. Faculty and dissertation chairs must advise students that there is
never an “acceptable” percentage of unoriginal material in a Turnitin report.
Even a paper with a very low similarity index could contain plagiarism. Faculty and
dissertation chairs are encouraged to advise students to analyze the Turnitin report
and eliminate exact word matches despite a low-similarity index.
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What are the requirements for a dissertation ready for final quality results
review QRF)?
What resources can students use to identify appropriate dissertation
sections/chapters?
What services can students outsource without violating academic integrity?
When is it appropriate to use the term “effect”?
When is it inappropriate to claim a “causal relationship”?
Technical support for SPSS and SAS statistical programs
Dissertation students who need SPSS or SAS should not call University of Phoenix
technical support. Students should call IBM at 800.426.7378.
Scholarship opportunities
Click here to view upcoming conferences in 2012.
SAS student workshops
Basic Doctoral Writing Lab (SAS students only) — ONWDWL 101
This five-day lab provides students with basic writing conventions specific to the academic community.
The lab promotes doctoral writing excellence through interactive, application-based exercises.
Students will receive feedback from a doctoral writing facilitator.
Advanced Doctoral Writing Lab (SAS students only) — ONWDWL 102
This five-day lab is designed to acquaint doctoral students with the advanced writing skills needed for
academic success culminating in the doctoral dissertation. Students will complete interactive exercises
and receive feedback from a doctoral writing facilitator.
Doctoral APA Sixth Edition Lab (SAS students only) — SASLA 101
This exercise-driven five-day lab provides intensive training on the APA Sixth Edition conventions for
manuscript preparation, citations and references. Students complete exercises on each topic and
receive feedback from a doctoral writing facilitator. To attend this course, you will need to have the
second printing or later (Oct. 2009) of the APA Sixth Edition manual.
Doctoral Plagiarism (SAS students only) — SASDP 101
This four-day workshop provides an overview of plagiarism, and highlights strategies for preventing
plagiarism in content courses and dissertation work.
Publishing
This workshop will provide students with advice on how to become a published author and/or
presenter. The materials and discussions will contain insights and suggestions designed to help
students gain a better understanding of academic publishing and presenting in collaboration with
faculty and other SAS students.
Dissertation Problem and Purpose Statements Workshop (students)
This one-week, self-guided workshop for students focuses on the development of problem and
purpose statements for dissertation research. The workshop contains suggested readings,
presentations and other support materials on writing problem and purpose statements.
Dissertation Literature Review Workshop (students)
This one-week, self-guided workshop for students focuses on how to successfully write the literature
review for their dissertation research. The workshop contains suggested readings, presentations and
other support materials to assist in the process of writing the literature review.
Dissertation Methods Workshop (students)
This one-week, self-guided workshop for students focuses on how to select a method for their
dissertation research. The workshop contains suggested readings, presentations and other support
materials to assist in consideration of different methods, and eventually selecting the one they will use
for their dissertation research.
Dissertation Data Analysis, Presentation and Interpretation Workshop (students)
This one-week, self-guided workshop for students focuses on how to complete the analysis, reporting
and discussion of their data. The workshop contains suggested readings, presentations and other
support materials to assist students with the process of completing their dissertations.
Dissertation Conclusions and Recommendations Workshop (students)
This one-week, self-guided workshop for students focuses on how to draw conclusions from data and
develop recommendations. The workshop contains suggested readings, presentations and other
support materials to assist students with the process of developing their conclusions and making
recommendations based on their dissertation data.
Dissertation Oral Defense Workshop (students)
This one-week, self-guided workshop for students focuses on how to prepare for and complete the
oral defense of their dissertation research. The workshop contains suggested readings, presentations
and other support materials to assist students with the process of completing their oral defense.
Qualitative Analysis Using NVivo™ Workshop (students)
This three-day, self-guided workshop provides an orientation to students considering the use of NVivo
software. The workshop explains principles of good qualitative analysis, how to do quality grounded
theory studies, and a walk-through of NVivo 8 software and how NVivo can be used as a support
program for qualitative analysis. Additional documents are provided as resources that include more
detailed instructions for completing an analysis of qualitative data using NVivo. NVivo is a registered
trademark of QSR International Pty Ltd Corporation, Australia. QSR International Pty Ltd, Level 2, 651
Doncaster Road, Doncaster, VIC, 3108, Australia.
Dissertation Process; From RES 711 — Graduation
This dissertation workshop connects the dots from the first research course (RES 711) to the
submission of a SAS-approved dissertation. Special focus is on the connection between research
courses and residencies in years two and three. Participants will gain a broad understanding of the
integration of online coursework, residencies and dissertation courses.
To register for these workshops, please contact your Academic Advisor.
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School of Advanced Studies — Scholarship Opportunities
Call for Papers
2013 International Conference of the Association of
Global Management Studies
Clark Kerr Conference Center, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif. (March 4–5, 2013)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Lyons, Bank of America, dean and professor of business, Haas School
of Business, UC Berkeley
Theme: Globalization, Innovation and Management Scholarship
International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS) provides a
platform to discuss challenges pertaining to contemporary issues in management studies. It also
fosters multidisciplinary research involved in the development of theoretical and practice knowledge of
all business and related fields by researchers, educators and practitioners.
Conference tracks:
1. Corporate Governance, Accountability and Control
2. Cross-cultural Management
3. eLearning/Distance Learning
4. Entrepreneurship Management
5. Globalization and Sustainability
6. Human Capital
7. Human Resource Management
8. Knowledge, Innovation and Technology Management
9. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
10. Managing Projects
11. Marketing and Retail Management
12. Organization Development and Change
13. Pedagogy, Teaching and Curriculum in Management Education
14. Perspectives in Management Studies
15. Strategic Management and Organization Ecology
16. Workplace Diversity
17. Workplace Dynamics and Employee Engagement
Submission of papers: No submission to the 2013 International Conference of AGMS should already
have been published in a journal, presented at another conference, or be currently under
consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere.
All submissions are reviewed by the track chairs, program committee and selected reviewers. All
reviews are double-blind. The editorial board will make the final determination as to whether the
accepted papers are published in the 2013 AGMS Proceedings or qualify for publication in the
International Journal of Global Management Studies (IJGMS) or the International Journal of Global
Management Studies Professional (IJGMSP).
All AGMS journals and proceedings are refereed and registered with the Library of Congress (IJGMS
– ISSN: 1945-3876 print copy and ISSN: 1945-3884 online; IJGMSP – ISSN: 1945-385X print copy
and ISSN: 1945-3868 online and AGMS Proceedings 2013 – ISSN: 2150-8461 print copy and ISSN:
2150-8488 online).
Format of submitted papers:
Papers should follow the style recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Manual. The language of the conference and related publications is English. Each
accepted paper must be presented at the conference and be accompanied by paid registration. Each
submitted paper must include an abstract and must conform to the following format:
First Page: Title, authors, mailing address, phone, fax, email address and abstract. Second and
subsequent pages: Title and full manuscript (limited to 25 double-spaced pages). Authors of accepted
conference papers will be notified on a rolling acceptance basis, and the last day for accepted paper
notification is Dec. 15, 2012.
Please submit electronic copy in Microsoft® Word format to the Conference Co-Chairs, Dr. John Saee
or Dr. Mukesh Srivastava, 2013AGMS@editor.org or editor@ijgms.org no later than Jan. 15, 2013.
Any submission that is received after the deadline, exceeds length requirements, or does not adhere
to the format will be rejected without review.
Deadlines:
Submission deadline: Dec. 15, 2012
Conference acceptance notification: Rolling acceptance until Jan. 20, 2013. Final version due: Jan.
30, 2013 IJGMS and IJGMSP journal.
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