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QUESTION FOR ESSAY:

1. Adam Smith believed that a flourishing economy requires moral restraint in the pursuit of economic self-interest, universal economic rules, and free competition in all markets. Given these conditions, Smith thought economic growth would benefit all elements of society.

 

According to Karl Marx, each of Smith’s presuppositions is a fantasy. In the real world, capitalism corrupts morality; a ruling class defines the rules; and free competition gives way to monopolistic exploitation.

 

Compare these two views and indicate which you find to be more persuasive and why?

 

THE RESEARCH ESSAY (30%)

 

Your Research Essay (approximately 2500 words) should be double-spaced and typed. The following rules apply to Research Essays:

 

1) Your essay must be on one of the prescribed topics.

2) Essays are to be submitted to the University's plagiarism detection tool and

to Professor Day by email

3) Always keep a copy of your essay until you receive a grade for it.

4) Essays are due on December 2.

5) Late essays will be subject to a penalty of 5% per day (including weekends)

of the total marks for the assignment. Essays submitted 5 calendar days

beyond the due date will be assigned a grade of zero. Essays handed in after

the work has been returned to the class cannot be marked for credit.

Accommodations due to late registration into the course will not be approved.

6) Plagiarism in any course work will be severely punished. Speak with Professor

Day if you have any questions. Note: it is an academic offence 'To submit

work containing a purported statement of fact of reference to a source which

has been concocted'. Freely translated, this means 'DON'T FAKE THE

'CITATIONS!'.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTES CONCERNING CITATIONS AND SOURCE MATERIAL

 

Why Proper Citations are Necessary

 

Many students mistakenly believe that the sole purpose of proper citations and referencing is to safeguard against suspicion of academic dishonesty. In fact, a reader may wish simply to learn more about the issue in question, and citations make that possible. Students should understand that:

 

Academic inquiry is an ongoing ‘conversation’ within a scholarly community. Proper references are the ‘record’ of that conversation.

 

The advance of knowledge presupposes such a record. Proper references enable scholars to do research that builds upon, complements, or challenges views reached by other members of the community.

 

A reference or a citation is therefore a claim that the author has read the material, understood it, and proposes either to build upon it or to contest its validity. An author who offers a citation or a reference is therefore claiming familiarity with the material cited or referenced.

 

When Citations and References are Required

 

While references always involve judgments, there are commonly accepted reasons to cite source material:

 

 

To indicate the source of every direct quotation;

To indicate the source of material that is being paraphrased or summarized;

To acknowledge indebtedness to other authors for opinions, data and ideas that are not generally regarded as common knowledge;

To lend authority to a claim that the reader may reasonably be expected to question;

To support a statement for which there is either a single authority or about which there are conflicting perspectives;

To inform the reader of where to find alternative perspectives, corroborative authorities, or more extensive discussion of the topic.

PROPER DOCUMENTATION IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IN SCHOLARLY WRITING. CARELESS AND INCORRECT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

 

The in-text system of author-date references that UTM POL uses by default comes from the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, which is available through the UTM Library website:

https://guides.library.utoronto.ca/c.php?g=251103&p=1741147

Students should consult chapter 15, the basic features of which are summarized in a ‘Quick Guide’:

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html (last accessed July 31 July 2021).

 

The ‘Quick Guide’ offers examples both of parenthetical citations and of the corresponding entries that occur in a reference list at the end of the essay. To provide additional commentary or information that would otherwise disrupt the main text of the essay, footnotes are used in the traditional manner. The reference list is arranged in alphabetical order by authors’ surnames. If there is more than one title by the same author, they are arranged in chronological order. Extensive details concerning more complex issues are available in Chapter 15 of the Manual.

 

HELPFUL WRITING GUIDES

 

Margot Northey & Joan Mckibbin, Making Sense: A Student's Guide to Research

and Writing (Oxford University Press, 2005)

Vincent Hopper, Cedric Gale, Ronald C. Foote & Benjamin W. Griffith, Essentials

of English: A Practical Handbook Covering All the Rules of English Grammar

and Writing (Barrons Educational Series, 2010)

For the fundamentals of punctuation see: Notes on Punctuation.pdf

Before you submit your essay, please make certain to run your spelling and grammar checker.

 

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PLAGIARISM DETECTION IN THIS COURSE:

"Normally, students will be required to submit their course essays to the University's plagiarism detection tool for a review of textual similarity and detection of possible plagiarism. In doing so, students will allow their essays to be included as source documents in the tool's reference database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University's use of this tool are described on the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation web site ( https://uoft.me/pdt-faq )            If, as a student, you object to using the plagiarism detection tool, you must speak with Professor Day by 21 October to discuss alternative arrangements for submission of your written assignments. These arrangements will include some or all of the following: submission of drafts, rough work and notes; submission of hard copies of sources along with call numbers and web site addresses of sources cited in the paper; a personal meeting with the Instructor.           Plagiarism detection is  used in North American universities as protection for students and instructors against academic fraud. It is a useful tool for protecting the integrity of your original work as well as your UTM degree.           In normal circumstances, course work must also be submitted in hard copy to the Professor. However, since this course will be taught online, you will submit your written work to the plagiarism detection tool and also by email to Professor Day ( richardb.day@utoronto.ca ). Always retain a copy of any written work until it has been finally graded.        The plagiarism detection tool scans student essays against a database which includes public websites, paper-writing services, other essays submitted to the tool,and academic journal articles. The service produces a report on the originality of the essay. The instructor then reviews the reports (as well as your essay).         Assignments are not accessible to the general public once submitted to the plagiarism detection tool.  The student retains copyright ownership of his or her original work. Your essay is automatically added to the tool's archive for comparison against subsequently submitted material, thus ensuring that your work is not plagiarized. Should a match be found between assignments subsequently submitted in other courses and your essays for this course, the tool will inform the instructor that a match has been found with an archived document, and provide contact information for your instructor in this course. Your material will not be released to other tool subscribers even if such a match is found.