Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2013, 61(7), 2111-2115 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201361072111
Training of academic writing: improving competitiveness of Czech universities
- Department of Informatics, Mendel University in Brno, Zem�d�lsk� 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Project "Impact of Policies for Plagiarism in Higher Education across Europe" has reached its final phase. We have collected lots of data reflecting facts and opinions about plagiarism and related areas. Training of academic writing is one of important means for plagiarism prevention.
The paper compares levels of training of academic writing between the Czech republic and the rest of Europe. The answers in a questionnaire survey dealing with plagiarism and training of academic writing will be compared and analysed. According to these answers, best practices in European higher education institutions will be identified, and gaps in the Czech institutions will be described. Removing gaps than poses a step to improve the competitiveness of the Czech higher education institutions.
Keywords: plagiarism, academic writing, competitiveness of universities
Grants and funding:
The paper (and corresponding research) was funded by LLP/Erasmus project "Impact of policies for Plagiarism in Higher Education across Europe" (510321-LLP-1-2010-1-UK-ERASMUS-EMHE).
Received: April 11, 2013; Published: December 24, 2013 Show citation
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