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DISCUSSION FEEDBACK

WEEK 1 – 74%

In this assignment, you discussed innovation, exploitation of workers, and class struggle. All of these are important ideas in the work of Karl Marx. And the information you provided in this initial assignment is accurate. The assignment is also clearly written. However, it is too brief to give you an opportunity to display your understanding of the work of Marx. It barely met the 600-word limit. As noted in the instructions for the assignment 

"The minimum length requirement for your responses to the discussion questions in order to earn any credit is 600 words (does not include references). Not surprisingly, the most effective responses to discussion questions well-exceed the minimum. "

In moving forward, I need you to present more specific information Incorporated and cited from the course material. You only have a single piece of information in each of the first three paragraphs in Part A. Keep in mind that this course provides you with an opportunity to develop the ability to respond effectively to the questions on the comprehensive exam you will be taking at the end of your program. The more thorough and detailed your responses are to those questions, the more likely you are to have a successful outcome. And remember that when you take the exam you will not have access to notes or any other resources. I posted a sample student discussion question response for everyone to review to give them an idea of what the expectations are regarding successful analyses. Please make sure to review this essay before doing the assignment for next week.

In Part B you demonstrated critical thinking in discussing each of the three concepts in the context of modern American capitalism. You also used information from all three required sources. To improve upon this in your future work I need you to more thoroughly cite the source of the information you present to support your opinion and explain what you mean. For instance, you wrote:

"The free market makes it easy for organizations to exploit workers."

This is a very good point but you need to tell your readers how the freeness of the market facilitates the exploitation of workers. What is it about the modern free market that allows companies to take advantage of the workers in those companies? Present the information on this and follow it with a citation.

You earned credit for your replies to your classmates. But please keep in mind that to earn the maximum 30 points you must incorporate, cite, and reference at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your replies, as per the grading rubric.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to connect with me.

WEEK 2 – 81%

The first two sections of Part A are really significant improvements in the extent to which the descriptions are thorough and well-developed. The third paragraph on religion is more brief and could benefit from additional information. Try to be consistent in fully developing each section of our assignments.

In Part B you demonstrated critical thinking in drawing some connections between the three concepts and crime in modern society. However, the instructions for Part B state the following:

"In section B, in addition to information from the textbook, you must also use information on crime in modern America from at least two outside sources. "

You did include information from outside sources in Part B, but you did not include anything from the textbook. Always go back and reread the instructions after completing your draft. This will help you to avoid leaving parts out.

Finally, you have cited all of the quoted passages in your analysis. However, you have numerous paraphrased passages for which no citations were provided. As I indicated in the video for the Module 1 assignment (at 2:22), you must cite not only quoted information but paraphrased information as well. This is information you have taken from a source but rewritten entirely in your own words. Here is an example. You wrote:

"Another idea from Durkheim’s work is that social life is religious. The purpose of religious ceremonies is to worship social life. Religions enhance cohesion among members of a society. They reaffirm ideas and sentiments that bring members of a society together. Religious ceremonies enable members to stick together."

This is accurate and in paraphrased form, but you haven't followed it with a citation. The only citation you have in that paragraph is for a quoted passage. Failing to cite paraphrased information is plagiarism, so please focus on this in our subsequent assignments. If anything about this is still unclear, please connect with me so that I can provide whatever additional clarification you need.

In the Module 2 discussion assignment, you earned credit for your replies. But please remember that you can earn the full 30 points by incorporating, citing, and referencing at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your replies.

WEEK 3 – 47%

In the first paragraph of Part A you discussed class and used information to support this part of the discussion from one of the textbook articles by Weber. The second paragraph of Part A uses information from the commentary by Garner and Hancock (p. 103) and from the article by Ritzer (p. 119) rather than by Weber (Ritzer was not part of the assigned reading). The third paragraph, on capitalism, uses information one piece of information from The Spirit of Capitalism but also once again from the commentary by Garner and Hancock instead of the writings of Weber. As you know from the assignment instructions, they asked you to:

"You have three assigned readings from Weber (see "Things to do"). One idea/concept must come from each of them."

In moving forward, in Part A of our assignments, you need to incorporate and cite plenty of information from the assigned articles by the theorists, not from the commentary by Garner and Hancock or from articles that have not been assigned. Remember that Part A of the assignment is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the work of the theorists.

Part B is designed to give you an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking. You have tried to do this by drawing connections between banks and Weber's ideas. However, please remember that the information you present to support each of these sections of Part B must come from the sources cited to support that information. For instance, in describing banks you wrote:

"They have professionals with expertise in various fields. Individuals are hired and promoted based on merit (Besley et al. 2022, p.39"

But after reviewing the Besley et al. article there is nothing in it about banks and hiring on merit (or about banks and hiring at all).

In the third paragraph of Part B you wrote:

"Bank workers uphold ethical values such as honesty, accountability, professionalism, and confidentiality. Their work ethics leads to higher team productivity and individual performance (Hudson, 2021, p.558)."

But there is nothing about bank workers or ethical values leading to higher productivity in the Hudson article. Presenting information and then citing it to sources that do not contain that information is a violation of the Troy University academic integrity policy. In light of this, I cannot give you credit for Part B of the assignment unless you can show me where in those two articles the information can be found. If you can demonstrate this, I will be more than happy to revise the grade for this assignment. 

In moving forward, please remember that the information you present must be accurately cited to the sources of that information. In addition, in Part A of our assignments, please focus on providing thorough and detailed descriptions of the work of the theorists from the writing of the theorists as specified in the assignment instructions. I am always available to answer any questions if there is anything in the instructions for our assignments that is not clear to you.

With regard to replies to classmates, I gave you credit for your reply to Ana, but I could not give you credit for the reply to Winston, as you cited on page 186. But in your reply to me, you indicated that page 181 should be p. 105. If that is true, then there cannot be information on Weber on page 186. If you can explain this issue, I will rethink credit for the reply to Winston.

WEEK 4 – 89%

This is a significant improvement over last week. Good work overall on Part A of the assignment. The sections on the sick role and on Merton were the most well-developed. The opening section is accurate but more brief. In Part B, you did effective work in trying to draw some connections between the concepts described in Part A and modern social conditions. The point about the mechanisms through which we learn and internalize values, such as through schools and families, is right on the mark. In the final paragraph of Part B you wrote about "eliminate the effective social constraint over means employed to this end." This is certainly true, but this application does not mention the disjunction between goals and means that lead to the deviant behavior that is not effectively controlled.

You did an effective job in replying to your classmates on their Module 4 posts and earned the majority of points. But please remember that you can earn all of the points by incorporating, citing, and referencing at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your required replies.

WEEK 5 – 100%

This is your best assignment of the term thus far. You did an outstanding job in both describing the date and making connections between the events associated with the date and the work of the two theorists, Becker and Goffman. This demonstrates both an understanding of key elements in the work of the two theorists as well as critical thinking in applying their ideas to a specific social circumstance, in this case a date. Thank you for your work on this!

Your replies to your classmates for the Module 5 discussion were effective and incorporated and cited multiple pieces of information from the course material to support each of your responses. You earned the full 30 points for this part of the grading rubric for this module.

WEEK 6 – 92%

Very good work overall. The strongest sections of this assignment are the sections on social capital and habitus. The information on fields is accurate but more limited. Try to be consistent in fully developing each section in your assignments. The analysis is well supported, and you demonstrated critical thinking in Part B in applying some of his ideas to modern conditions. 

I do need to ask you not to rely on so many quotations. Quotations should be used sparingly to make a special point, and you are encouraged to use them to do so. But you have about 15 quotations in this one analysis. Please take a look at the link I provided in the Module 1 discussion instructions on how to use quoted material. I did not deduct any points for this as I did not mention it in my feedback to you previously.

For the Module 7 discussion, you earned most of the points for your replies to your classmates. We only have two more discussion assignments to do in the course. In doing them, keep in mind that you can earn the full 30 points by incorporating, citing, and referencing at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your two required replies.

WEEK 7 – 65%

In my feedback to you last week, I provided the following guidance to help you:

"I do need to ask you not to rely on so many quotations. Quotations should be used sparingly to make a special point, and you are encouraged to use them to do so. But you have about 15 quotations in this one analysis. Please take a look at the link I provided in the Module 1 discussion instructions on how to use quoted material. I did not deduct any points for this as I did not mention it in my feedback to you previously."

In your work this week, you ignored this guidance. Once again, you have 15 quotations in your analysis. It is difficult for me to assess your level of understanding when so much of your work is represented in passages copied from your sources.

In addition, in my feedback to you on the Module 2 assignment, I provided the following guidance:

"Finally, you have cited all of the quoted passages in your analysis. However, you have numerous paraphrased passages for which no citations were provided. As I indicated in the video for the Module 1 assignment (at 2:22), you must cite not only quoted information but paraphrased information as well. This is information you have taken from a source but rewritten entirely in your own words. Here is an example. You wrote:

"Another idea from Durkheim’s work is that social life is religious. The purpose of religious ceremonies is to worship social life. Religions enhance cohesion among members of a society. They reaffirm ideas and sentiments that bring members of a society together. Religious ceremonies enable members to stick together."

This is accurate and in paraphrased form, but you haven't followed it with a citation. The only citation you have in that paragraph is for a quoted passage. Failing to cite paraphrased information is plagiarism, so please focus on this in our subsequent assignments. If anything about this is still unclear, please connect with me so that I can provide whatever additional clarification you need."

This guidance has also not been followed in your Module 7 analysis. For instance, in Part A of the assignment none of the paraphrased information has been supported with a citation. Here's just one example.

"Different cultures have different norms that determine how gender is constructed."

This paraphrased statement about different cultures having different norms is accurate, but you have failed to support it with a citation to the source of this information about different cultures. There is nothing else in that paragraph about different cultures. As you know, failing to cite the source of paraphrased information is plagiarism.

These issues that I previously provided guidance to help you avoid them re holding you back. I know very well that you are capable of doing effective work but it is essential that you follow the guidance I provide to help you be successful on our assignments. I am always available to answer questions if anything in the guidance I provide, assignment instructions, or course material is unclear to you. Please eliminate these issues in our final discussion assignment for next week.

Thank you for your responses to your classmates in the Module 7 discussion. One last time, I want to remind you that you can earn the full 30 points for this part of the grading rubric if you remember to incorporate, cite, and reference at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your replies. This is encouraged as the more you do this, the more you are working with the concepts in the course material. And the more you "handle" these concepts, the more it contributes to remembering them when the time comes to take the comprehensive exam.

DISCUSSION FEEDBACK

WEEK 1 – 74%

In this assignment, you discussed innovation, exploitation of workers, and class struggle. All of these are important ideas in the work of Karl Marx. And the information you provided in this initial assignment is accurate. The assignment is also clearly written. However, it is too brief to give you an opportunity to display your understanding of the work of Marx. It barely met the 600-word limit. As noted in the instructions for the assignment 

"The minimum length requirement for your responses to the discussion questions in order to earn any credit is 600 words (does not include references). Not surprisingly, the most effective responses to discussion questions well-exceed the minimum. "

In moving forward, I need you to present more specific information Incorporated and cited from the course material. You only have a single piece of information in each of the first three paragraphs in Part A. Keep in mind that this course provides you with an opportunity to develop the ability to respond effectively to the questions on the comprehensive exam you will be taking at the end of your program. The more thorough and detailed your responses are to those questions, the more likely you are to have a successful outcome. And remember that when you take the exam you will not have access to notes or any other resources. I posted a sample student discussion question response for everyone to review to give them an idea of what the expectations are regarding successful analyses. Please make sure to review this essay before doing the assignment for next week.

In Part B you demonstrated critical thinking in discussing each of the three concepts in the context of modern American capitalism. You also used information from all three required sources. To improve upon this in your future work I need you to more thoroughly cite the source of the information you present to support your opinion and explain what you mean. For instance, you wrote:

"The free market makes it easy for organizations to exploit workers."

This is a very good point but you need to tell your readers how the freeness of the market facilitates the exploitation of workers. What is it about the modern free market that allows companies to take advantage of the workers in those companies? Present the information on this and follow it with a citation.

You earned credit for your replies to your classmates. But please keep in mind that to earn the maximum 30 points you must incorporate, cite, and reference at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your replies, as per the grading rubric.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to connect with me.

WEEK 2 – 81%

The first two sections of Part A are really significant improvements in the extent to which the descriptions are thorough and well-developed. The third paragraph on religion is more brief and could benefit from additional information. Try to be consistent in fully developing each section of our assignments.

In Part B you demonstrated critical thinking in drawing some connections between the three concepts and crime in modern society. However, the instructions for Part B state the following:

"In section B, in addition to information from the textbook, you must also use information on crime in modern America from at least two outside sources. "

You did include information from outside sources in Part B, but you did not include anything from the textbook. Always go back and reread the instructions after completing your draft. This will help you to avoid leaving parts out.

Finally, you have cited all of the quoted passages in your analysis. However, you have numerous paraphrased passages for which no citations were provided. As I indicated in the video for the Module 1 assignment (at 2:22), you must cite not only quoted information but paraphrased information as well. This is information you have taken from a source but rewritten entirely in your own words. Here is an example. You wrote:

"Another idea from Durkheim’s work is that social life is religious. The purpose of religious ceremonies is to worship social life. Religions enhance cohesion among members of a society. They reaffirm ideas and sentiments that bring members of a society together. Religious ceremonies enable members to stick together."

This is accurate and in paraphrased form, but you haven't followed it with a citation. The only citation you have in that paragraph is for a quoted passage. Failing to cite paraphrased information is plagiarism, so please focus on this in our subsequent assignments. If anything about this is still unclear, please connect with me so that I can provide whatever additional clarification you need.

In the Module 2 discussion assignment, you earned credit for your replies. But please remember that you can earn the full 30 points by incorporating, citing, and referencing at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your replies.

WEEK 3 – 47%

In the first paragraph of Part A you discussed class and used information to support this part of the discussion from one of the textbook articles by Weber. The second paragraph of Part A uses information from the commentary by Garner and Hancock (p. 103) and from the article by Ritzer (p. 119) rather than by Weber (Ritzer was not part of the assigned reading). The third paragraph, on capitalism, uses information one piece of information from The Spirit of Capitalism but also once again from the commentary by Garner and Hancock instead of the writings of Weber. As you know from the assignment instructions, they asked you to:

"You have three assigned readings from Weber (see "Things to do"). One idea/concept must come from each of them."

In moving forward, in Part A of our assignments, you need to incorporate and cite plenty of information from the assigned articles by the theorists, not from the commentary by Garner and Hancock or from articles that have not been assigned. Remember that Part A of the assignment is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the work of the theorists.

Part B is designed to give you an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking. You have tried to do this by drawing connections between banks and Weber's ideas. However, please remember that the information you present to support each of these sections of Part B must come from the sources cited to support that information. For instance, in describing banks you wrote:

"They have professionals with expertise in various fields. Individuals are hired and promoted based on merit (Besley et al. 2022, p.39"

But after reviewing the Besley et al. article there is nothing in it about banks and hiring on merit (or about banks and hiring at all).

In the third paragraph of Part B you wrote:

"Bank workers uphold ethical values such as honesty, accountability, professionalism, and confidentiality. Their work ethics leads to higher team productivity and individual performance (Hudson, 2021, p.558)."

But there is nothing about bank workers or ethical values leading to higher productivity in the Hudson article. Presenting information and then citing it to sources that do not contain that information is a violation of the Troy University academic integrity policy. In light of this, I cannot give you credit for Part B of the assignment unless you can show me where in those two articles the information can be found. If you can demonstrate this, I will be more than happy to revise the grade for this assignment. 

In moving forward, please remember that the information you present must be accurately cited to the sources of that information. In addition, in Part A of our assignments, please focus on providing thorough and detailed descriptions of the work of the theorists from the writing of the theorists as specified in the assignment instructions. I am always available to answer any questions if there is anything in the instructions for our assignments that is not clear to you.

With regard to replies to classmates, I gave you credit for your reply to Ana, but I could not give you credit for the reply to Winston, as you cited on page 186. But in your reply to me, you indicated that page 181 should be p. 105. If that is true, then there cannot be information on Weber on page 186. If you can explain this issue, I will rethink credit for the reply to Winston.

WEEK 4 – 89%

This is a significant improvement over last week. Good work overall on Part A of the assignment. The sections on the sick role and on Merton were the most well-developed. The opening section is accurate but more brief. In Part B, you did effective work in trying to draw some connections between the concepts described in Part A and modern social conditions. The point about the mechanisms through which we learn and internalize values, such as through schools and families, is right on the mark. In the final paragraph of Part B you wrote about "eliminate the effective social constraint over means employed to this end." This is certainly true, but this application does not mention the disjunction between goals and means that lead to the deviant behavior that is not effectively controlled.

You did an effective job in replying to your classmates on their Module 4 posts and earned the majority of points. But please remember that you can earn all of the points by incorporating, citing, and referencing at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your required replies.

WEEK 5 – 100%

This is your best assignment of the term thus far. You did an outstanding job in both describing the date and making connections between the events associated with the date and the work of the two theorists, Becker and Goffman. This demonstrates both an understanding of key elements in the work of the two theorists as well as critical thinking in applying their ideas to a specific social circumstance, in this case a date. Thank you for your work on this!

Your replies to your classmates for the Module 5 discussion were effective and incorporated and cited multiple pieces of information from the course material to support each of your responses. You earned the full 30 points for this part of the grading rubric for this module.

WEEK 6 – 92%

Very good work overall. The strongest sections of this assignment are the sections on social capital and habitus. The information on fields is accurate but more limited. Try to be consistent in fully developing each section in your assignments. The analysis is well supported, and you demonstrated critical thinking in Part B in applying some of his ideas to modern conditions. 

I do need to ask you not to rely on so many quotations. Quotations should be used sparingly to make a special point, and you are encouraged to use them to do so. But you have about 15 quotations in this one analysis. Please take a look at the link I provided in the Module 1 discussion instructions on how to use quoted material. I did not deduct any points for this as I did not mention it in my feedback to you previously.

For the Module 7 discussion, you earned most of the points for your replies to your classmates. We only have two more discussion assignments to do in the course. In doing them, keep in mind that you can earn the full 30 points by incorporating, citing, and referencing at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your two required replies.

WEEK 7 – 65%

In my feedback to you last week, I provided the following guidance to help you:

"I do need to ask you not to rely on so many quotations. Quotations should be used sparingly to make a special point, and you are encouraged to use them to do so. But you have about 15 quotations in this one analysis. Please take a look at the link I provided in the Module 1 discussion instructions on how to use quoted material. I did not deduct any points for this as I did not mention it in my feedback to you previously."

In your work this week, you ignored this guidance. Once again, you have 15 quotations in your analysis. It is difficult for me to assess your level of understanding when so much of your work is represented in passages copied from your sources.

In addition, in my feedback to you on the Module 2 assignment, I provided the following guidance:

"Finally, you have cited all of the quoted passages in your analysis. However, you have numerous paraphrased passages for which no citations were provided. As I indicated in the video for the Module 1 assignment (at 2:22), you must cite not only quoted information but paraphrased information as well. This is information you have taken from a source but rewritten entirely in your own words. Here is an example. You wrote:

"Another idea from Durkheim’s work is that social life is religious. The purpose of religious ceremonies is to worship social life. Religions enhance cohesion among members of a society. They reaffirm ideas and sentiments that bring members of a society together. Religious ceremonies enable members to stick together."

This is accurate and in paraphrased form, but you haven't followed it with a citation. The only citation you have in that paragraph is for a quoted passage. Failing to cite paraphrased information is plagiarism, so please focus on this in our subsequent assignments. If anything about this is still unclear, please connect with me so that I can provide whatever additional clarification you need."

This guidance has also not been followed in your Module 7 analysis. For instance, in Part A of the assignment none of the paraphrased information has been supported with a citation. Here's just one example.

"Different cultures have different norms that determine how gender is constructed."

This paraphrased statement about different cultures having different norms is accurate, but you have failed to support it with a citation to the source of this information about different cultures. There is nothing else in that paragraph about different cultures. As you know, failing to cite the source of paraphrased information is plagiarism.

These issues that I previously provided guidance to help you avoid them re holding you back. I know very well that you are capable of doing effective work but it is essential that you follow the guidance I provide to help you be successful on our assignments. I am always available to answer questions if anything in the guidance I provide, assignment instructions, or course material is unclear to you. Please eliminate these issues in our final discussion assignment for next week.

Thank you for your responses to your classmates in the Module 7 discussion. One last time, I want to remind you that you can earn the full 30 points for this part of the grading rubric if you remember to incorporate, cite, and reference at least two pieces of information from the course material in each of your replies. This is encouraged as the more you do this, the more you are working with the concepts in the course material. And the more you "handle" these concepts, the more it contributes to remembering them when the time comes to take the comprehensive exam.