Eliminating Plagiarism from Student Project Work
Vol.10,No.1(2020)
Project work has been very popular for decades and students regularly encounter various project tasks during their studies. By the time they start university, they have had a lot of experience in project work; however, many students often lack basic academic skills, especially in relation to academic dishonesty and plagiarism. The paper attempts to identify typical violations of ethical academic behaviour in final business English course projects, such as not stating authorship of ideas, intentional and unintentional plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrasing, unacceptable use of citations, or other issues related to the use of resources. The authors discuss the causes of such behaviour and solutions that go beyond the use of sophisticated plagiarism checkers. In addition to the need for appropriate training incorrect citation, paraphrasing and summarizing, they also point to the need for reassessing the relevance of the task that is essential for the proper completion of the project task. This will not only achieve the uniqueness of the results, but also the authenticity of the work and the development of relevant skills for the 21st century, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, information literacy, productivity and reliability. The acquisition of these skills leads to the development of autonomous lifelong learning.
plagiarism; project work; business English; 21st century skills; task
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