Training of academic writing: improving competitiveness of Czech universities

Autor: Tomáš Foltýnek, Jiří Rybička
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Vol 61, Iss 7, Pp 2111-2115 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1211-8516
2464-8310
DOI: 10.11118/actaun201361072111
Popis: 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.
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