ACDEMIC INTEGRITY

Course Context
In their academic lives, students exhibit
integrity by being truthful about their own
academic work and properly acknowledging
This course supports the Social Services
sources of ideas and information. Violating ECF 375
concentration for the Educational Studies major.
the principle of academic
It is designed as an integrity is acourse and
introductory
serious matter. See portions of Policy
provides students with a broad base 5.4.1.3
of knowledge Readings and Research
(below) ofof the Bob Jones
the social University Policy
services.
Manual, This
2021.
goals:
course supports the following institutional 2023-24 Second Semester
5.4.1.3.1 Cheating • Unauthorized use or
attempted1.useToofdevelop in students
assistance, the cultural
information or breadth
MWF 8:00 AM
and social skills
aids in any academic assignment than enhance their lives and
to equip them to communicate biblical truth Al215
effectively.
5.4.1.3.6 Plagiarism The intentional or This course introduces
2. To direct
unintentional use to anystudents
degreetoward
of theaideas
biblical life view
that integrates God’s Truth into practical students to
or words of one’s source material without
Christian living educational and social
proper acknowledgement. Plagiarism is
services inquiry and is
theft, and thecourse
This Scriptures arethe
supports clear that we
following liberal arts
are to respect the property of others and to
core goals: guided by a skills-
be honest and above reproach in all things based approach that
1. Demonstrate
(Exod. 20:15; essential
Rom. 12:17; Heb. communication
13:18). will support students
skills in reading, writing, listening, and in learning how to
speaking. the use of an
Failure to acknowledge
engage in research.
author’s 2. Understand
ideas the essential
or organization features of
by footnote
human
or identification experience:
of the civilization,
source in the text of
government, and economics. This course is intended to be
the paper. Incomplete paraphrase (mere
3. Demonstrate critical thinking in analyzing, practically useful to students’
rearrangement of syntax and substitution of
evaluating, and synthesizing
synonyms for the author’s words) is information future both as educators and
and ideas.
plagiarism. Verbal—Failure to acknowledge practitioners or future graduate
4.anIntegrate
the use of author’s all of life
words by in a Biblical worldview.
quotation work. This course offers students
marks, as well as by footnote or the opportunity to apply critical
identification in the text. analyses of readings in
educational and social services
fields and in developing more
systematic understanding of how
to read and apply professional
literature.
By the end of the semester the student Assignment Overview Contacting me:
will be able to:
1. Reference List and Resource Notes The best way to reach me is through
1. recognize the need for information.  Project 1: Prepare a list of email.
2. identify the most appropriate ways to find references for 50-100 articles I am in my office daily at 2:00. I generally
information. related to your topic of interest. check my email until 5:00 and not again until
3. develop and implement successful search
strategies.
 Project 2: Create a Source around 7:00 in the morning.
4. evaluate sources of information Summary Table/spreadsheet.
5. follow ethical principles and responsibilities  Project 3: Select your Literature
of the research process. Review topic.
6. describe quantitative, qualitative, and mixed  Write a thesis statement.
methods of research. 2. Annotated Bibliography
7. complete a basic literature review/annotated Food and beverage
 Project 4.1: Annotated in the room: No act of
bibliography.
8. employ improved academic writing skills Bibliography of sources 1-6 kindness,
 Project 4.2: Annotated You are welcome to
and the ability to communicate clearly and
bring a beverage to however
concisely. Bibliography of sources 7-13
9. develop a research question and plan for  Project 4.3: Annotated class if it is in a bottle small, is
analysis. or travel mug with a ever wasted.
Bibliography of sources 14-20
10. give a public presentation on a sociological lid. Please do not
3. Literature Review Outline – Aesop
issue or question. bring food into the
4. Literature Review Term Paper
5. Oral Presentation of the Literature classroom.
Review
6. Biblical Worldview of Social Services
Essay There is no greater joy nor greater
7. Responses to textbook assignments reward than to make a fundamental
8. Responses to videos difference in someone’s life. –
Mary Rose McGeady