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Ohec warns unis on academic plagiarism

 
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slapntickle



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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 12:30 pm    Post subject: Ohec warns unis on academic plagiarism Reply with quote

The Office of the Higher Education Commission (Ohec) has warned universities they are responsible for placing more emphasis on the quality of teaching, especially at the graduate level, after two cases...

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/955793/ohec-warns-unis-on-academic-plagiarism
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plumpy nut



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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 5:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Ohec warns unis on academic plagiarism Reply with quote

slapntickle wrote:
The Office of the Higher Education Commission (Ohec) has warned universities they are responsible for placing more emphasis on the quality of teaching, especially at the graduate level, after two cases...

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/955793/ohec-warns-unis-on-academic-plagiarism

I'm sure that it will bring about profound ethical changes to an appalling system just like everything the government has done.
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suphanburi



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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only difference is that unis are now requiring grad students to run their thesis / dissertation through turnitin before submission.

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slapntickle



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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Thais bring their nasty plagiarism habits to universities in the UK. Most think it perfectly exceptable to copy or have a 'professional' write their papers for them. Something really does need to be done about this.
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spiral78



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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The only difference is that unis are now requiring grad students to run their thesis / dissertation through turnitin before submission.


Won't catch them if they paid someone to write it, so long as the writer was honest.
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sigmoid



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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you work as an editor, you'll find that many Thais do honest research and occasionally publish in journals in numerous fields.
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