Lee Jin-sook 'Causes Adverse Effects' Typo is the Same... At Least 11 Cases of Student Paper Plagiarism Suspected
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'Copykiller' First Author Registration 130 Papers Plagiarism Check
Traces of Copying '10m wjd(Jeong)do' with the Same Typos
Traces of Copying '10m wjd(Jeong)do' with the Same Typos
[Financial News] It has been identified that out of 130 papers during the tenure of Professor Lee Jin-sook, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education candidate, at least 11 papers have the possibility of 'student paper plagiarism'.
According to Dong-A Ilbo on the 11th, as a result of analyzing 130 papers registered as first author by candidate Lee through the plagiarism check service 'Copykiller', at least 11 were found to significantly overlap with previously published or student papers.
The plagiarism rate was 20~45%, and there were papers that copied typos as they were. Graduate student A, supervised by candidate Lee, made a typo saying “causes adverse effects” in the introduction of a master's thesis submitted in October 2008, and the same typo was found in the introduction of a paper titled 'Impact Analysis of Environmental Design Elements for Specialized Street Formation' presented by candidate Lee to the Architectural Institute of Korea in February the following year.
Candidate Lee also copied the typo '10m wjd(Jeong)do' from another student's paper and used the same awkward sentence “was not used” in another paper.
Experts analyzed that “since candidate Lee already knows the content of the student's paper, it is a situation where it is quite possible to raise suspicions of plagiarism.” They pointed out that there is a possibility of violating research ethics.
Within the ruling party, there is also an opinion that “if candidate Lee cannot resolve various suspicions, it may be difficult to proceed with the appointment.”
If candidate Lee fails to dispel the public's doubts about paper plagiarism and children's study abroad suspicions at the hearing, the possibility of dropping out cannot be ruled out.
Park Chan-dae, a ruling party leadership candidate, also said, "It is necessary to carefully examine whether it meets the public's standards along with the people."
gaa1003@fnnews.com Ga-eul An Reporter