This month in the news, we find Yahoo, the publication Biosystems Engineering, WND, Maneesh Sharma’s latest film, US-Israeli author Naomi Ragen and artist Dani King Heriyanto all on the end of plagiarism charges. As if that’s not enough, Lenore Hart has been accused of lifting material from a book on Edgar Allan Poe. Enjoy. Continue reading
Hi everyone, ‘the Doctor’ here, this time I’m going to look at revision of work that has received a disappointing mark. I hope this will be timely because many of you will, by now, have received the marks for your first assignment and possibly been disappointed by the grade you have been awarded.
However, don’t despair, as help is at hand! Continue reading
Hi everyone, ‘the Doctor’ here, this time I’m going to focus on those of you who have just started at university or college, indeed any form of higher education.
If you remember, a few weeks ago I gave you a few tips on how to approach starting adult education and by now you will probably have settled in, located the library, found the lecture hall and many other vital locations – not forgetting the student bar (as if you would)!
However, you will now be facing up to the reality of tackling your first assignment and that’s what I’m going to try to help you with now. Continue reading
Hi everyone, ‘the Doctor’ here, this time we’re going to look at how you can take a good piece of work and make it even better.
Polishing your work can be an extremely good way of not only gaining extra marks but of learning how and why you might be losing them. Continue reading
Hi everyone, ‘the Doctor’, back again to offer you a little advice on how to make the most of your work during your time at college or university. It should be the best time of your life but it can often be marred by stresses and strains which can be easily avoided or dealt with if you have a little help from someone who has ‘been there’ – and that’s why I’m here!
This time, I’m going to offer you a little advice on presentation. By that, I don’t mean just spelling and punctuating correctly, although it goes without saying that these should always be perfect. No, what I mean by ‘presentation’ is all the apparently ‘little things’ which will make your work stand out. Continue reading
Hello there, ‘The Doctor’ here. I’m back to give you some further tips on various aspects of coping with academic life. This time, as it is the start of a new academic year, I am going to write about the tricky topic of ‘accidental plagiarism’. Continue reading
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Whenever I sit down to scour through the newspapers to bring you stories on plagiarism, I’m never short of things to write about. I’ve dropped about 16 stories for this edition simply because my article’s already near 2,000 words and despite the slease of these stories, I’m sure the topic of plagiarism wouldn’t keep even the driest professor entertained for too long. This time round, we’ve got political scandal, cheating professors, ripped off apps, accusations of homophobia and anti-semitism and much more – who’d have thought all this from a blog on plagiarism, eh? Continue reading
Here’s a useful guide to many different creative problem solving techniques that you may find helps with your course (especially business students!) : creative problem solving – and if you want more, there’s a second lens packed full of problem solving methods.
Hello there, ‘The Doctor’ here. I’m back to give you some further tips on various aspects of coping with academic life.
This week, as the A Level results have just been released and many of you will be thinking about embarking on what will be a new and exciting but challenging experience, i.e. university life, I thought I’d give you a few hints about starting out right. Continue reading