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le-paul

Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Location: dans la chambre
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:09 pm Post subject: Education minister nominee accused of plagiarism |
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full article; http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140617001008
"The nominee for South Korea's education minister is suspected of having plagiarized a thesis written by one of his students while serving as a professor, an opposition lawmaker claimed Tuesday.
Kim published his thesis in an academic journal by introducing himself as the main author and Chung as the second writer, according to Park.
The plagiarism of dissertations has been one of the main ethical lapses in South Korea when professors are tapped as ministers of the Cabinet or other high-ranking government officials." (Yonhap) |
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metalhead
Joined: 18 May 2010 Location: Toilet
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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How is it plagiarism if he cited the student as a second author? If he was the student's supervisor on his/her thesis what is the problem? |
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Captain Corea

Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Plagiarism is so 2011. |
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le-paul

Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Location: dans la chambre
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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metalhead wrote: |
How is it plagiarism if he cited the student as a second author? If he was the student's supervisor on his/her thesis what is the problem? |
Its a bit grey, but I think perhaps the student didn't actually, willingly or knowingly participate in the teachers draft, but his original, published work was cited as being 'a second author' -when in fact it was just plagiarised.
At least that's what I read - I may be in need of correction. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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metalhead wrote: |
How is it plagiarism if he cited the student as a second author? If he was the student's supervisor on his/her thesis what is the problem? |
The student wrote the thesis and should be cited as lead author. |
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Yaya

Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:11 am Post subject: |
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I hear Korean-style tyranny is especially acute in academia, in that professors can get grad students to just about do anything (e.g., hush about plagiarism, provide sex, write papers and get no credit for them), and this charge is nothing new in Korea. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Plagiarism is a big problem. I busted a few students for it this year already. Even despite being warned they still do it. |
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