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Assigning provocative or controversial topics for papers.
"I find that the quality of the papers I get often depends on the quality of the assignment I give," says a professor of business administration. He tries to give provocative topics as paper assignments.
For example, a recent assignment asked students to respond to the question, "If you were working in a company that illegally pollutes the environment what would you do and why?" Giving provocative assignments not only challenges the students and makes for more interesting reading but also diminishes the chances that the papers will be plagiarized.
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