tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post6196162308747619781..comments2023-10-11T04:04:39.751-07:00Comments on Funny Researcher: Plagiarizing studentFunny Researcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02971957974804668620noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-59031421562513575952015-08-28T02:59:48.157-07:002015-08-28T02:59:48.157-07:00sir, you may check his depth of technical knowledg...sir, you may check his depth of technical knowledge and his vision of research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-83130140007011657942014-05-14T14:43:56.033-07:002014-05-14T14:43:56.033-07:00Yes I am taking this into account but the stage th...Yes I am taking this into account but the stage that he is at; this is a big red flag for me. He could have been an undergrad who did the same thing and I would have let it go. He has a masters thesis with 8 or so publications.<br /><br />Also I agree with you that there is a lack of training in third-world countries. I know this for sure coz I use to be a citizen of a third world country. But at this stage almost every one knows that plagiarizing content is a serious crime. Anyway I will only report him to the department and let the department take the decisions.Funny Researcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971957974804668620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-22885427325944410742014-05-14T09:24:07.300-07:002014-05-14T09:24:07.300-07:00I should add that since this person is from a deve...I should add that since this person is from a developing country, there is usually a stark lack of training in the responsible conduct of research there. So it is possible that the student did not have malicious intent but was instead lazy and/or ignorant. Obviously, that is not the kind of trainee you want in your lab, but I wouldn't be too hard on him either beyond reporting to the department.Dr. Noncoding Arenaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-13735602963663355022014-05-13T22:32:14.414-07:002014-05-13T22:32:14.414-07:00Plagiarizing from online books for a thesis? I'...Plagiarizing from online books for a thesis? I'd second the suggestion on reporting him to the department/admissions committee. TheGrinchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-4415337514859050972014-05-13T15:42:05.039-07:002014-05-13T15:42:05.039-07:00I think it is reasonable (and also prudent) to inf...I think it is reasonable (and also prudent) to inform the department of your observation. I would do that and then let it go.Dr. Noncoding Arenaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-15474486731327996712014-05-13T07:08:25.520-07:002014-05-13T07:08:25.520-07:00He copied from books that were available online an...He copied from books that were available online and were not his books or publications. I could see the plagiarized content just by randomly googling parts of his chapters.Funny Researcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971957974804668620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061048297624093491.post-49259855928523252752014-05-13T05:55:39.493-07:002014-05-13T05:55:39.493-07:00As long as he is not plagiarizing himself (i.e. hi...As long as he is not plagiarizing himself (i.e. his papers), I think your plans are fine. Some universities require the thesis to contain elements of, if not verbatim copying of, your papers while in grad school. I'm assuming this is something else - he copied other papers. And yes, I agree they should know better. Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252953539557435895noreply@blogger.com