2-1 Discussion: Intellectual Property and Copyright
After reading about intellectual property this week, create an original post in which you discuss the following: Why do we care about intellectual property? How successful have our attempts to protect intellectual property been? Have all countries defined and protected intellectual property the same way?
Finally, in responding to your peers posts, reflect on the impact that copyright infringement has had on information technology by referencing a recent story in the news that is an example of this impact.
Graduate Discussion Rubric
Overview
Youractiveparticipationinthediscussionsisessentialtoyouroverallsuccessthisterm.Discussionquestionswillhelpyoumakemeaningfulconnections
betweenthecoursecontentandthelargerconceptsofthecourse.Thesediscussionsgiveyouachancetoexpressyourownthoughts,askquestions,andgain
insightfromyourpeersandinstructor.
Directions
Foreachdiscussion,youmustcreateone initial postandfollowupwithatleasttwo response posts.
Foryourinitial post,dothefollowing:
Writeapostof1to2paragraphs.
InModuleOne,completeyourinitialpostbyThursdayat11:59p.m.Eastern.
InModulesTwothroughTen,completeyourinitialpostbyThursdayat11:59p.m.ofyourlocaltimezone.
Considercontentfromotherpartsofthecoursewhereappropriate.Usepropercitationmethodsforyourdisciplinewhenreferencingscholarlyor
popularsources.
Foryourresponse posts,dothefollowing:
Replytoatleasttwoclassmatesoutsideofyourowninitialpostthread.
InModuleOne,completeyourtworesponsepostsbySundayat11:59p.m.Eastern.
InModulesTwothroughTen,completeyourtworesponsepostsbySundayat11:59p.m.ofyourlocaltimezone.
DemonstratemoredepthandthoughtthansayingthingslikeIagreeorYouarewrong.Guidanceisprovidedforyouinthediscussionprompt.
Rubric
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value
Comprehension Developsaninitialpostwithan
organized,clearpointofviewor
ideausingrichandsignificant
detail(100%)
Developsaninitialpostwitha
pointofvieworideausing
appropriatedetail(90%)
Developsaninitialpostwitha
pointofvieworideabutwith
somegapsinorganizationand
detail(70%)
Doesnotdevelopaninitialpost
withanorganizedpointofview
oridea(0%)
20
Timeliness N/A Submitsinitialpostontime
(100%)
Submitsinitialpostonedaylate
(70%)
Submitsinitialposttwoormore
dayslate(0%)
10
Engagement Providesrelevantand
meaningfulresponsepostswith
clarifyingexplanationanddetail
(100%)
Providesrelevantresponse
postswithsomeexplanation
anddetail(90%)
Providessomewhatrelevant
responsepostswithsome
explanationanddetail(70%)
Providesresponsepoststhatare
genericwithlittleexplanationor
detail(0%)
20
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value
Critical Thinking Drawsinsightfulconclusions
thatarethoroughlydefended
withevidenceandexamples
(100%)
Drawsinformedconclusions
thatarejustifiedwithevidence
(90%)
Drawslogicalconclusions(70%) Doesnotdrawlogical
conclusions(0%)
30
Writing (Mechanics) Initialpostandresponsesare
easilyunderstood,clear,and
conciseusingpropercitation
methodswhereapplicablewith
noerrorsincitations(100%)
Initialpostandresponsesare
easilyunderstoodusingproper
citationmethodswhere
applicablewithfewerrorsin
citations(90%)
Initialpostandresponsesare
understandableusingproper
citationmethodswhere
applicablewithanumberof
errorsincitations(70%)
Initialpostandresponsesare
notunderstandableanddonot
usepropercitationmethods
whereapplicable(0%)
20
Total 100%
