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Zsolt Semjén Academic Misconduct Controversy
The Zsolt Semjén academic misconduct controversy refers to allegations of plagiarism and Multiple publication, multiple submission concerning the 1991 ''laureatus'' thesis in theology (converted in 1997 to a PhD in religious studies) and the 1992 sociology diploma thesis of Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary and head of the Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary), Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) Zsolt Semjén. On 18 November 2012 Hungarian magazine ''Heti Világgazdaság'' published an article which claimed that material that amounts to 40 percent of Semjén's 122 pages long laureatus dissertation (entitled ''"The challenge of New Age and opportunity for evangelization"''), defended in 1991 at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Pázmány Péter Roman Catholic Theological Academy, has been taken from various sources without proper citation. On 19 November ''Heti Világgazdaság'' reported that 32-33 pages of Semjén's 46 pages long sociology diploma thesis (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.From the 1995 ''Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary'': use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work qtd. in From the Oxford English Dictionary: The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft. Although precise definitions vary depending on the institution, in many countries and cultures plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and journalistic ethics, as well as of social norms around learning, teaching, research, fairness, respect, and responsibility. As such, a person or Legal Entity, entity that is determined to have committed plagiarism is often subject to various punishments or sanctions, such as Suspension (punishment), suspension, Expul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
