In the footsteps of plagiarism towards the culture of academic honesty
Online pre-defense of both bachelor and master levels thesis have been recently taking place at Eurasia International University. Unlike previous years, this year the thesis papers have been evaluated prior to final defense and all the problems have been reviled by the Quality Assurance Center and Research Incubator of Eurasia International University. It should be noted that the students had been given an opportunity to participate in the “Research Methods” course to learn various quantitative and qualitative methods prior to the start of their thesis work.
Assessing the requirements of the current labor market, the development of research skills has become the number one priority at the university. The university encourages its students to develop research skills and apart from providing trainings on the issue, it has transformed the research guidelines thoroughly introducing the new requirements for research completion to students and their supervisors in detail throughout the year.
During the pre-defense process, the students received constructive suggestions for the improvement of their final paper from the professors of the faculty, from the Quality Assurance Center and the Research Incubator of the University, and were given opportunities to adjust their works before the final defense.
Although a large number of works were carried out in accordance with the new requirements and instructions, there were still some works copied from various sources. From now on, the EIU student knows, that in case of any violation of academic honesty, the paperwork will be subjected to revision, or in some cases, the student will have to re-conduct the research and defend it in the following year.
Given the above-stated information, EIU focuses on the fundamental change of the research culture of the university by providing feedback to students, as well as through the implementation of various trainings. For the following purpose, the current requirements for professional training are being revised.
To be competitive in the labor market, a graduate must have research skills and be able to create or refresh knowledge. Most importantly, academic dishonesty must no longer exist at the university.
