Plagiarism is a serious offence in research - Dr.G.D.Dubey

Yesterday, the seven day online workshop on Research Methodology organised by the IQAC,Tilak Dhari Postgraduate College, Jaunpur concluded with the valedictory session.The session started with a welcome address by Dr. Saroj Singh, Principal of the college to laudued the organisers ,and participants of the workshop for the event and making a fruitful use of the time.Dr.G.D.Dubey, Associate Professor of the college delivered a lecture on Ethics in Research with special reference to Plagiarism, Documentation,and Review of Literature.In his address,Dr. Dubey stressed the need for observing the principles of ethics in conducting any research project.He deplored the declining quality of research over the last two decades. Unethical practices are high in research.One of such unethical practices is plagiarism.In many universities and research institutes,there are frequent cases of plagiarism.The government and the UGC have introduced several effective measures to check the practices of plagiarism.Dr.Dubey also suggested some concrete  methods for avoiding plagiarism in any research work.One such method is making a proper documentation of the resources from where a researcher borrows ideas and information.There are specialised manuals of documentation according to discipline.In humanities and literature MLA style is regarded as the standard style of documentation.Finally ,Dr. Dubey closed his talk with a few remarks on the meaning and the significance of literature review in research.More than one hundred fifty participants benefited from this workshop.