Ethical Writing Workshop

Ethical Writing: How to write without plagiarism and other dubious writing practices

The process of academic/scientific writing can be intellectually-demanding and strenuous. This is because it simultaneously requires remarkable levels of both conciseness and precision: two aspects that are frequently at odds with each other. The characteristics of robust writing include clear articulation, conciseness, precision, and honesty. However, research in the present day is frequently constrained in different ways and by conflicting pressures. Consequently, the resulting literature may be lacking in one or more of the required components.

Inadequate precision or conciseness is usually not deliberate and can be simply rectified by using typical learning and/or editorial measures. Similarly, shortfalls in reporting accuracy, such as incorrect observations, imperfect interpretation of outcomes, can also be presumed to be unintentional. The consequences of these unintentional shortfalls, however, can be considerable and adverse if not rectified.

On the other hand, the gravest threat to research are the deliberate omissions in the integrity of research as such wrongful behavior is contrary to the chief objective of research, the pursuit for truth. In this regard, plagiarism is the gravest and most commonly known ethical lapse.

The Cambridge Dictionary  defines plagiarism as:

           “the process or practice of using another person’s ideas or work and pretending that it is your own”

The American Association of University Professors defines plagiarism as

          “taking over the ideas, methods, or written words of another, without acknowledgment and with the intention that they be credited as the work of the deceiver”

Plagiarism is frequently associated with terms such as “kidnapping of words,” “kidnapping of ideas,” “fraud,” and “literary theft,” and can be demonstrated in different ways. A simple example is of a university rescinding a degree after finding that sections of a student’s thesis had been plagiarised.

Two kinds of plagiarism are commonly found: of ideas and of text. Regardless of the form, plagiarism even on a small scale may have extremely negative outcomes.

How then should a writer avoid plagiarism?

By adhering to a few key guidelines, such as the following:

• Always acknowledge the contributions of others
• Use quotation marks to enclose direct extracts from another source and use citations
• Use your own words to summarise and convey the meaning of the extracts from a source and use citations

Who is conducting the session?

The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Ganasoundari, PhD. As the Founder and Managing Editor of Rehoboth Academic Services, she has over 26 years of industry experience in handling thesis from different subjects. With a PhD, numerous international publications and experience in working in the publishing industry, she is perhaps one of the best individuals to guide aspiring researchers. She conducts the following workshops regularly on Art of Thesis writing, Research Paper writing, Systematic Review, Academic Integrity, SPSS Foundation & Advanced Statistical, Jamovi, JASP, SmartPLS and Structural Equation Modeling workshops.

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