MRes 2014 - 2015

1. MRes 2014 - 2015 Research Development Zosia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers Deputy DPD Director of Admissions and Recruitment

2. Research Development Try to make full use of this year At the end you will need references and ~ Marks come first ~ other indicators of responsibility or ~ academic involvement Will help make you stand out from other applicants

3. Research Development Try to make full use of this year At the end you will need references and ~ Marks come first WORK HARD ~ other indicators of responsibility or STUDENT REP / UNI SOCIETIES ~ academic involvement HELP IN LABS / Professional Society MEMBERSHIP Will help make you stand out from other applicants

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6. MRes 2014 - 2015 Good Academic Practice Zosia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers Deputy DPD Director of Admissions and Recruitment

7. Good Academic Practice Why do we have rules in place ? Because we want you to do well !!!!!

8. Good Academic Practice Many aspects • General good practice Scientific and academic • Collusion • Plagiarism Much of this is also in your handbook USE IT, don’t throw it away !!

9. General good practice Attendance: • Attendance at lectures is COMPULSORY • Registers are taken at each session, make sure you sign in • Reading blackboard is not the same • Why? • You are learning from experts, not distance learning • For international students it is a University obligation to the UK border agency • We NEED to know if you have a problem !!

10. General good practice Attendance: Leave of Absence • Full-time Course • Requires minimum 9am to 5pm (or equivalent) • Requires a minimum of 5 days per week • Absences must be approved (by DPD) • Ideally prior to absence • In emergencies after absence • Why? • Progress issue • Can influence marks • Adverse circumstances are taken into account at BoE

11. General good practice Attendance: Sickness • Must let the Graduate School know • Self certification • Doctor’s certificate • Longer absences • Obtain supporting documentation to supply with PEC form • Why? • Progress issue • Can influence marks • Adverse circumstances are taken into account at BoE

12. General academic good practice Submitting work • All work is submitted electronically through NESS, hence the time of submission is recorded

13. General academic good practice Submitting work • We know if it is LATE • Late hand-in of work carries a penalty: • without good cause maximum mark of 50% up to 7 days

14. General academic good practice Submitting work • We know if it is LATE • Late hand-in of work carries a penalty: • without good cause maximum mark of 50% up to 7 days • After 7 days if no extension is granted mark of zero (0%) will apply

15. General academic good practice Submitting work • We know if it is LATE • Late hand-in of work carries a penalty: • without good cause maximum mark of 50% up to 7 days • After 7 days if no extension is granted mark of zero (0%) will apply • If a resubmission and late then receives zero (0%)

16. General academic good practice Submitting work • We know if it is LATE • Late hand-in of work carries a penalty: • without good cause maximum mark of 50% up to 7 days • After 7 days if no extension is granted mark of zero (0%) will apply • If a resubmission and late then receives zero (0%) • Non submission receives a mark of zero (0%)

17. General academic good practice Submitting work • We know if it is LATE • Late hand-in of work carries a penalty: • without good cause maximum mark of 50% up to 7 days • After 7 days if no extension is granted mark of zero (0%) will apply • If a resubmission and late then receives zero (0%) • Non submission receives a mark of zero (0%) • be early, include traffic / computer problems in your plans

18. General academic good practice Submitting work • We know if it is LATE • Late hand-in of work carries a penalty: • without good cause maximum mark of 50% up to 7 days • After 7 days if no extension is granted mark of zero (0%) will apply • If a resubmission and late then receives zero (0%) • Non submission receives a mark of zero (0%) • be early, include traffic / computer problems in your plans • request an extension if required but NOT after deadline. • Remember LATE is BAD

19. General academic good practice Taking notes • Go and consolidate your understanding after each lecture • Don’t wait until the week before exams ! • Remember that for each 1 credit you should be working for 10 hours

20. General academic good practice Taking notes • Go and consolidate your understanding after each lecture • Don’t wait until the week before exams ! • Read what is on the recommended list • DO NOT presume this is ALL you need to read

21. General academic good practice Taking notes • Go and consolidate your understanding after each lecture • Don’t wait until the week before exams ! • Read what is on the recommended list • DO NOT presume this is ALL you need to read • Spend TIME doing literature searches to find reviews/articles that improve your understanding and broaden your knowledge

22. General academic good practice • Remember this is a POSTGRADUATE degree • It is a research degree NOT a taught degree • Do not expect handouts in your lectures • You are expected to take responsibility for your learning

23. General academic good practice Acceptable Sources of Information • Books • Journals • Lecture notes • NOT WIKIPEDIA • NOT unreferenced INTERNET publications • Use References and Parentheses (“”) for ALL sources including illustrations, but with caution.

24. General scientific good practice NOT EVERYTHING THAT IS PUBLISHED IS CORRECT!! ONLY 15% OF PUBLICATIONS ARE TRUSTWORTHY • Be critical, you are now a postgraduate !!!! • Guilty until proven innocent

25. General scientific good practice The peer review process This is designed to evaluate and critically appraise work • do NOT use sources that are NOT peer reviewed.

26. General scientific good practice The peer review process • Aims to eliminate any source of error • Incorrect statistical analysis • Power of study • Absence of essential controls • Incorrect methodology • Over/mis - interpretation of data • Lack of reference to any conflicting data • Falsification of data

27. Falsification of data This something the WHOLE scientific community is concerned about Not just NU As budding scientists you TOO Should be aware, analytical and scientifically critical This is GOOD scientific practice !

28. Peer review cannot guarantee scientific integrity

29. Peer review cannot guarantee scientific integrity

30. Peer review cannot guarantee scientific integrity 2014 examples

31. Peer review cannot guarantee scientific integrity 2014 examples

32. Peer review cannot guarantee scientific integrity

33. Academic and scientific integrity We DO NOT anticipate any such problems with YOU !!! We are training you to understand good scientific practice, integrity and moral responsibility

34. Academic and scientific integrity We DO NOT anticipate any such problems with YOU !!! Accidental problems we have encountered are generally collusion plagiarism

35. Collusion • Some of you will be familiar with working in small study groups • This is fine - • You MUST however complete your assignments INDEPENDENTLY • Do NOT let someone else ‘borrow’ your finished essay You will also be in trouble

36. Collusion • The consequences of collusion are serious • It is a disciplinary offence • The penalty can be a mark of 0%

37. Plagiarism What is plagiarism ? How to avoid plagiarism How plagiarism is detected The outcomes of plagiarising

38. What is plagiarism ? In simple terms, it is copying, that is, passing another persons work off as your own: ‘Text’ - copying text from a book, paper, document etc. ‘Diagrams’ - copying a diagram ‘Idea’ - passing off another persons idea as your own ‘Auto’ - copying from yourself !

39. Text plagiarism • Basically, this is copying the work of another person (text) and using in your own work • Very easy to detect using a computer • Can be very easily avoided

40. Diagram plagiarism • Basically, this is copying the work (diagram) of another person and using in your own work • Not easy to detect using a computer • The lecturer will recognise the source of the diagram • Can be very easily avoided

41. Idea plagiarism • Passing off the ideas / thoughts / hypothesis / hypotheses of another person as your own • Cannot be detected by computer • Can be detected by ‘an expert’: • Your lecturer, who set the essay / exam question, will be very familiar with the latest ideas and thoughts on a subject and will recognise ideas / thoughts from other scientists / researchers/groups

42. Auto plagiarism • Possibly a difficult concept • Basically, think of this as handing in the same piece of work twice for 2 different assessments • This has happened and it comes up as a disciplinary issue (ZERO %).

43. How to avoid plagiarism Three common forms of plagiarism: Student 1 - takes the paragraph and just uses it Student 2 - uses a dictionary and changes a few words Student 3 - takes parts of some sentences, changes some words, adds some material DON’T !!!!!!

44. TEXT • Make notes in YOUR OWN words • Make notes from a number of sources and then combine • Don’t copy and paste Quotes - material in “quotation marks” will not be considered as plagiarised. However, NOTE you will NOT get credit for what is in the quote

45. Figures and drawings • Yes, you can use figures and drawings from textbooks and papers, but you MUST STATE from where they came • If you draw your own version ……..and add additional details / new facts you should still state that the figure is based on, or adapted from, where ever you got the ‘base’ figure • ~ you will GET MORE MARKS for REDRAWING and ADDING information than just copying a figure…

46. More information • Your handbook • http://bms.ncl.ac.uk/blog/?cat=76 • University web pages www.ncl.ac.uk/right-cite Compulsory attendance Remember to SIGN the REGISTER

47. How plagiarism is detected Essays (and projects) are submitted electronically All files are put through detection software

48. 40% plagiarised Acceptable medical terminology

49. 91% plagiarised Is this AUTO –plagiarism ?

50. 100% plagiarised