...DescriptionThe West Point Academy Honor Code states that "A cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal nor tolerate those that do" (President and Fellows of Harvard College, 1981). In 1976 theAcademy and the Honor Code came under scrutiny due to a broad range cheating incidentamongst cadets in an electrical engineering course. In the class of 823 cadets, it is believedthat 300-600 cheated on the assignment. Cheating is a direct violation of the Honor Codeand all those found guilty by the Honor System are subject to expulsion. Because of thecheating incident, the Academy gained tremendous national exposure and publicity. Thecadets caught in the scandal are questioning the Academy, the Honor Code and the Honor System itself. Lt General Sidney Berry, Acting Superintendent of the Academy, must sortthrough all information and satisfy the wishes of Congress, the Department of the Army,alumni, current cadets and the merciless public.DiagnosisThe Academy produces battle-ready offices. Some of the "macro level" stressors that arevisible are; competitive pressures, bureaucratic rules, restrictive untrusting culture, tightcontrols, centralized decision making, lack of participation in decisions, punitive appraisalsystem and physical and mental strain all of which exist at the school (Luthans, 2011).At the center of all the practices at West Point is the Honor Code. A change in the Honor Code would go against the what the Academy had always stood for and would hold futurecadets to lower standards...
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...A Knack for Excellence Is striving to graduate with Honors really worth the struggle? You might be wondering, is he really taking it there? Well, Yes I am. What if you gave and dedicated your life and soul, solely on achieving this honor and still don’t make it? Yes, I’m sure it looks great on a resume and one may feel like they have accomplished life’s greatest feat, especially when graduating from a Harvard, Yale, Princeton or any other highly-notable University with such prestigious of a honor; but neither life nor success in life is solely characterized by acquiring A’s in school. So is it really worth it, and what does it truly mean to graduate with honors? As the film “With Honors” depicted, for Harvard it meant everything, but he realized the bigger picture in the end. I believe graduating with ‘Honors’ should be considered more than a goal. It should be considered a way of life, a lifestyle so to say. In the film, “With Honors”, ‘Harvard’ was at the mercy of Simon, the ‘Harvard Bum’ who found his thesis paper. Even though Harvard failed to graduate with honors from Harvard, he essentially did one thing right when he chose to chase a dream of graduating with Honors. He set his goals high! He set his eyes on the prize and began a figuratively climb upward the likes of a Mt. Everest; with Mt. Everest being his graduation from Harvard with quote, unquote, honors. Simon taught them that just graduating with a flimsy piece of paper can only get them so far, that...
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...traditions is the ‘Aggie Honor Code’ which entitles “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do.” This straight edged message which represents an Aggies honor and respect is written on a plaque which is attached to a statue right outside of the Corps of Cadet headquarters. This statue was donated by Dr. John and Carol Heit, fellow Aggies from the class of ’43. The Aggie Code of Honor statue seizes the attention of every Aggie that walks by it and with the use of pathos, ethos, and logos this statue is able to connect with the emotions of every single Aggie and convey Texas A&M’s six core values. The statue with the help of pathos and the purge of emotions suggests that the Aggie Ring is only attainable if you follow the path of the...
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...steal nor tolerate those who do”, reads West Point’s honor code, allegedly violated in 1976. The West Point Cheating Incident revolves around an incident from 1976, where over 100 juniors were alleged to have cheated on an electrical engineering exam. Cheating on an exam can have damning ramifications at any school, but when it comes to West Point; it is a direct violation of the schools highly held honor code. The honor code is a West Point tradition, and has helped mold military leaders with high integrity and strong values. Due to the sheer number of individuals, who were alleged to be involved, and where the scandal was happening, the event garnered national attention. Due to the uproar in the press and across the country, more pressure was placed on General Sidney Berry, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy by bureaucrats and politicians alike. Diagnosis West Point is not your ordinary school setting. It is a breeding ground for training our nation’s best and brightest future military leaders. In the United States Military, it is imperative for soldiers to lead with character, while remaining calm under fire. It seems West Point, at the time of this event, concerned itself more around punishing for crimes than it did developing character. If West Point was truly interested in developing leaders with high character, it would not utterly dismiss individuals for any perceived violation of the honor code. “[E]ach organization is embedded—more or less—in...
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...that does not play by the rules set by the school. There is an established authority structure and an unwritten code among students. The last point is there must be a conflict between said outsider and power structure, ending in either the school being changed by the outsider permanently or the school re-asserting its control, either way a balance of power is again found. Old School's outsider is the main character and unnamed narrator. The schools authority is strict and it has unannounced animosity towards Jewish people. The conflict between Outsider and the schools authority structure comes when the narrator believes he can cheat his way into winning a contest and plagiarizes, breaking one the the schools rules and defying the code of honor that the students follow when in contest with each other. The narrator in Old School is not the traditional outsider character, it is not his pears or the staff that labels him as such. It is himself, he puts the label on himself within his own mind. The narrator has a Jewish background on his fathers side; At his school there is an unspoken infamy for Jewish people. "Yet it seems to me that Jewish boys even the popular ones, [...] had a subtly charges field around them."(pg.60) We know that he feels his background sets him apart, even though nobody knows, from the other boys. This is...
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...significantly to such a "choice." inadequacies in the Honor System, in the Academy environment which was to have supported this System, and in the administration of the EE 304 examination combined to make a cheating incident practically inevitable. A. Honor System Perhaps the most fundamental of the Honor System's inadequacies has been the expansion of the Code well beyond its intended purpose. Cadets have been found guilty for isolated conduct which cannot fairly be characterized as having made them dishonorable. Recently, for example, a cadet who reported himself for stating that he had done 20 sit-ups, when in fact he had done only 18, was found guilty of violating the Honor Code. A similar incident had occurred in 1970. in July of 1974, a new cadet who reported himself for telling his squad leader, who "did not remember the particular incident," that he had shaved, when in fact he had not, was separated. In 1975, a third classman was found guilty by the Cadet Honor Committee of "intentionally deceiving" in that "he wore a second class dress coat to a motion picture" during the week (a regulation prohibited third classmen from attending weeknight movies). If these cases were aberrations, our concerns would not be as great. They are, however, representative of a significant number of the approximately 180 non-EE 304 cases which have resulted in findings of guilt by the respective Cadet Honor Committees during the 1970s. The Honor Code too...
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... Lt. General Sidney Berry, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point has been faced with a series of difficult decisions after being notified of underclassmen at the campus where caught cheating, a violation of the Cadet Honor Code with the Academy. All cadets that are found guilty by the Honor System are subject to expulsion. The decisions Berry is faced with raises issues concerning ethics, organizational adjustment and change, and action planning to tackle the arising conflict. Through acting in the best wishes of West Point’s standards, Lt. General Berry must also heavily consider the interests of the Department of the Army, Congress, West Point alumni, current cadets on campus, and the public with the gaining acknowledgement of the incident. Diagnosis: Throughout the incident, questions arised in a variety of avenues regarding West Point’s standards and the possibility of misalignment of the discipline displayed versus the objectives of the Academy. Questions such as whether the Honor Code was to general to the extent of not being able to evenly and fairly enforce conduct or whether constitutional guarantees of due process were considered during the adjudication of disputes arising under the Honor Code. This incident could also be simply a result of cadets pushing the limits of the Academy of what they are and aren’t able to get away with; much like a child is with his or her parental figures. Nevertheless, the integrity of not only the Academy...
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...Hansen listens as the search committee discusses a candidate they have just interviewed for the director of nursing position. The candidate is Dr. Saryn Soysa, a heavyset, pleasant young woman. Although she is very much overweight, she looks even younger than her 32 years. Originally from Sri Lanka, she has been educated in U.S. universities and is now a U.S. citizen. Dr. Soysa’s credentials are truly outstanding. She took advanced exams, graduated early from college summa cum laude, and completed advanced graduate work by studying full time on national and international fellowships.With a doctorate from a prestigious U.S. graduate school, this articulate young woman has already won several research grants as well as a number of awards and honors. Her work experience is appropriate for the director of nursing position, and her references laud not only her skills, but also her...
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...Brittany S. Kelley Ms. Leshia Stolt English 105 Research Paper RD 28 April 2009 Death for Dishonour: Lie, Steal, Cheat. Ranjit was 16 when she discovered that her parents were planning to take her to India to marry a much older man. Terrified, she confided in her teacher who contacted a group that helps victims of forced marriages. Taking her courage in both hands, Ranjit (not her real name) went into hiding. Her Sikh family tracked her down and kidnapped her, forcing her to call the police when they got her home to say that it was all a mistake. (Langdon-Down) In the story above, the group against forced marriages informed the police that something might happen to Ranjit. The police then went to her house and saved her from being a victim of a possible honour killing. Although, Ranjit was saved from an honour killing, there are other women and girls that are being killed in the name of “honour”. This is a very important issue that should be addressed now because if we do not, ‘honour killings’ will be considered acceptable as the years go by. Although honour killings are considered a traditional or cultural practice, it is a crime and the perpetrator(s) should be punished. “An honour crime can be defined as any act of violence and abuse, actual or threatened, perpetrated against individuals, mainly women, by male members of the family and community in defense of their honour” (Welchman and Hossain 210). Families and communities commit honour killings...
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...PERSONAL DATA SHEET – NBC 461 NOTE: THIS FORM WILL BE FILLED BY THE FACULTY MEMBERS OF A STATE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. FILL OUT THIS FORM ACCURATELY AND LEGIBLY, TYPEWRITTEN OR HANDWRITTEN. REFER TO ATTACHED NOTES FOR DETAILS. 2. FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE, USE THE SAME SIZE OF BOND PAPER. FOLLOW THE SAME FORMAT. |Name: | |Date of Birth: |Sex: Female Male | |Civil Status: | |Home Address: |Tel. No.: | |Mailing Address: |Tel....
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...The University of Texas at Arlington – Department of Accounting Course Description: Introduction to concepts, purposes, problems, methodology, and terminology of managerial accounting. Prerequisite: ACCT 5301 or equivalent. Course Objectives: 1. Discuss the nature of management accounting 2. Explain the basic concepts of management accounting 3. Explain the basics of managerial cost analysis 4. Identify and discuss “real world” implications of management accounting information 5. Work in groups. Objectives 1, 2 and 3 will be assessed through successful completion of homework and two exams. Objectives 4 and 5 will be assessed through an evaluation of class participation. Class Policies: The class policies on attendance, grades, and withdrawals will follow the rules and regulations set forth in the current UTA graduate catalog. Students are expected to behave in a professional manner. The instructor reserves the right to dismiss anyone from the class who is violating the right of the other students to receive the full benefit of the class instruction. Attendance and participation in class discussions of the material are important aspects of the course. You must participate in classroom discussions to receive credit for class participation. A sign-in sheet will be passed around during each class period. This is the only record of...
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...Honor killing in our country An honor killing or honour killing (also called a customary killing) is the murder of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators (and potentially the wider community) that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family or community. Honour killings are directed mostly against women and girls. The perceived dishonor is normally the result of one of the following behaviors, or the suspicion of such behaviors: a. dressing in a manner unacceptable to the family or community, b. wanting to terminate or prevent an arranged marriage or desiring to marry by own choice, c. engaging in heterosexual sexual acts outside marriage, or even due to a non-sexual relationship perceived as inappropriate, and d. engaging in homosexual acts. Women and girls are killed at a much higher rate than men. Recently, there has been a spate of honor killings in the country and this has led the government to decide what laws should be put in place to stop this heinous crime. Also whether the Hindu Marriage Act should be reformed or not is being debated. So what is the definition of honour killing and what leads families to commit this heinous crime so that they can protect their family honour? Is this practice prevalent only in India or is it prevalent in other parts of the world also? What are the misconceptions regarding honour killing and what are the solutions to stop this crime from spreading? These are the questions...
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...MIS 201 Principles of Management Information Systems First Semester 1435/1436 Course Syllabus Instructor | Mr. ZIA UL HAQ PARACHA | Office# | S / 142 | Location | College of Business Administration | Email | zparacha@ksu.edu.sa | Website | http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/zparacha/home | COURSE DESCRIPTION: A general overview of management information systems, information systems technologies and how to build information system. Emphasis is on application of the systems. The course is of 3 credit hours. COURSE PREREQUISITES: N/A. COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course introduces the concept of information systems (IS), E-Business, Technologies of Management Information Systems and approaches to designing, managing, and organizing IS using class lectures, case studies, and case presentations. At the completion of this course, students should know: * The definition of a management information system and the various components of an MIS. * How Businesses Use Information Systems. * How information systems influence the decision making process. * Advanced technologies of Information Technology. * How to collect and manage useful data and information. * How to build information system. REQUIRED TEXT: Management Information Systems, Pearson, Global Edition, 13/E, Kenneth Laudon Jane P. Laudon, ISBN-10: 0273790358 • ISBN-13: 9780273790358 REFERENCE: Stephen Haag and Maeve Cummings. Management Information Systems for the Information Age...
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...Honor “Honor- 1. honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs. 2. a source of credit or distinction.” (dictionary.reference.com) If you were to ask someone what honor meant, they would most likely take a few seconds to answer and their response would be something like, “honor is being true to your own ideas.” If we really think about it, most of us don’t really know what honor means. We think we do, but in reality we haven’t thought too deeply into the question. Honor. Years ago it was one of the many traits that made a humble and decent man. Men would go through great lengths to get honor, and to make sure that it wasn’t lost, because back then if you lost your honor, you lost your manhood. In one of Aristotle’s books Nichomachean Ethics he described what an honorable man looked like. Years ago chivalry had a lot to do with honor. You had to protect those who needed protection, and if you succeeded then you had honor. If men showed certain traits they were considered honorable men, and that was what most men wanted.Now, honor has a different meaning than it did years ago. We have all heard of the many different types of honor there are. One of the most common type of honor that I have heard of is ,The Code of Honor, which is a list of requirements for one to obtain respect while being in a group of people. In most groups if the code of honor is not achieved your are to be shamed. There is also the group of honor, which is a group of people who agree and while commit...
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...Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos founder of Amazon.com was born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Jacklyn Gise Jorgensen and Ted Jorgensen who were married just over a year. His mother was a teenage mother who later married when Jeff was five to Miguel Bezos who legally adopted him. Miguel Bezos was born in Cuba immigrated to the United States alone at age 15, worked his way through the University of Albuquerque. After the marriage, the family moved to Houston, Texas, and Miguel became an engineer for Exxon. Jeff attended River Oaks Elementary in Houston from 4th to 6th grade. His maternal grandfather was a retired regional director of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jeff Bezos spent most of his summer of his youth working with his maternal grandfather at the ranch where his grandfather retired to. He showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age by rigging an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings out of his room as well as making the garage into a science laboratory for his projects. Later his family moved to Miami, Florida where he attended high School at Miami Palmetto Senior High School. While in high school he participated in the student’s science training program at the University of Florida which helped him receive a Silver Knight Award in 1982. When he enrolled at Princeton University he planned to pursue a degree in physics which he later changed to Electrical Engineering and Computer...
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