Friday, September 29, 2017

Retraction Watch Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process Authorship for sale: Some journals willing to add authors to papers they didn’t write

That’s right — some journals are willing to add authors to papers they didn’t write, often for a fee. This realization comes from one of the many sting experiments we’ve witnessed over the years, designed to expose the perils of the publishing industry, in which some journals will claim to peer review and publish any manuscript for a fee — no matter how nonsensical the content. Pravin Bolshete, a medical writer and researcher from India, wanted to explore a different side of predatory publishing — would journals agree to add a fictional author to a manuscript he/she didn’t write? 

Link: http://retractionwatch.com/2017/09/13/authorship-sale-journals-willing-add-authors-papers-didnt-write/

Campus placements at engineering colleges are undergoing a big change

Campus placements and available job roles for engineering college graduates are going through a big change, given the emergence of a variety of new technologies that are disrupting every industry.

The soaring demand for jobs in big data and analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital marketing, and mobile and software development, is pushing companies to offer these roles to those coming out of college campuses.These were roles that were earlier offered primarily to mid-level professionals

Link: http://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/campus-placements-at-engineering-colleges-is-undergoing-a-big-change/articleshow/60879261.cms

Students, faculty will now pay a heavy price for plagiarism

For students, the punishment could range from losing credits to cancellation of their registration.Guilty faculty could face cancellation of registration and no increments.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has come out with draft rules to make it difficult for students, researchers and the faculty at higher education institutes to plagiarise assignments, projects, theses, research work and dissertations.

Link: http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2017-09-28/Students-faculty-will-now-pay-a-heavy-price-for-plagiarism/329806

Friday, September 15, 2017

Book Exhibition Photos

A Book Exhibition was organized by SFIT LIRC on September 13 - 14, 2017. A few snapshots....








Thursday, September 14, 2017

Drawing Contest Participants








Artwork of Drawing & Painting Contest 2017

FIRST PRIZE WINNER - AMRUT SAVADATTI (FE CMPN)
 

SECOND PRIZE WINNER - THOMAS PAULOCHAN (BE INFT)

THIRD PRIZE WINNER - PRANJALI CHURI (TE EXTC)

FENI MARTINA FERNANDO (TE INFT)

HARSHAD MHATRE (FE EXTC)


GLEN VEIGAS (TE CMPN)
















Artwork of Sketching Contest 2017

  FIRST PRIZE WINNER  - SEJAL LANJEKAR (FE EXTC)

     SECOND PRIZE WINNER  - NEHA PAWAR (TE EXTC)

THIRD PRIZE WINNER  - DYLAN RODRIGUES (TE CMPN)

                       ADITYA BAGWE (TE INFT)

                      
                      KRISHNA CHAVDA (SE EXTC)


FE Students in the Library




Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Sketching and Drawing Contest on 13 September 2017

The Sketching / Drawing-Painting Competition is scheduled on September 13, 2017 from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm. 
Theme: Guru-Shishya
Date: 13 September, 2017

Venue: Library Reference Room (Room No.211)
Timings: 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Examples (Following are just example for reference. Your art-work may not be limited to the ones given below):
  • Lord Jesus giving sermons to his disciples (Sermon on the Mount):
  • Socrates - Aristocles (Plato)
  • Lord Krishna teaching the Bhagvad Geeta to Arjuna, Lord Krishna himself learning from his Guru, Sandeepani
  • Acharekar Sir and Sachin Tendulkar
  • Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma - Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Make sure you carry own materials:
  1. A3 size white paper
  2. Pencil, Eraser and Scale and Drawing Board
  3. Colours (oil pastels, acrylic, poster colours etc.)

The prize winning entries will be published in IRIS 2018 magazine.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Research scholars to face stiff action for plagiarism

Research scholars to face stiff action for plagiarism


Soon a research scholar could face cancellation of his or her registration if found to have plagiarised someone else's work and faculty , if found guilty of the same, could be debarred from publishing any work, denied annual increments and disqualfied from supervising any student or scholar. As part of its effort to have zero tolerance towards plagiarism, the University Grants Commission, has drafted a new policy to curb the menace. It says authorities of higher education institution (HEI) can also take suo motu notice of an act of plagiarism and initiate proceedings.
As per the draft policy , three types of penalties would be imposed on those found guilty of lifting someone else's work.
While in case of “Level 1 and 2“ offence, the researchers would get a chance to revise their work, “Level 3“ offence, which is “60% similarities“ would result in cancellation of the researcher's registration.
That's for plagiarism in noncore areas. However for plagiarism in core areas there will be `zero tolerance'. As per the new policy “The core work carried out by the student, faculty , staff and researcher shall be based on original ideas and shall be covered by Zero Tolerance Policy on Plagiarism. In case plagiarism is established in the core work claimed, then Plagiarism Disciplinary Authority (PDA) of the HEI shall impose maximum penalty.“ Core work shall include abstract, summary , hypothesis, observations, results, conclusions and recommendations.
The draft calls for setting up of PDA, Academic Misconduct Panel (AMP) and installation of software to detect plagiarism, among other reforms at universities and colleges across the co untry . As per the new policy if any member of the academic community has reason to suspect a case of plagiarism, he or she shall report it to the competent designated authority of the university . Upon receipt of such a complaint or allegation the university authority shall refer the case to the AMP who in turn shall submit a report to the PDA.
All students submitting thesis, dissertation, term papers, reports or other such documents to the HEI shall submit an undertaking indicating the document has been prepared by him or her and is hisher original work and free of any plagiarism











 

Source: The Times of India dated 05/09/2017

Active Users of the LIRC: August 2017

Sr. No. Member No's.
1 NIRAJ YADAV 21
2 SHAILIN SHAH 14
3 SAYALI MARTAL 14
4 JAYBHAY SHEETAL SHANTILAL MANISHA 13
5 PARMAR BHAUTIK SUNIL GEETA 13
6 AISHWARYA NAMBIAR 13
7 ROHIT DEVADIGA 13
8 SUPRITH UCHIL 12
9 CHINMAY B. PATIL 11
10 SAHIL POPHARE 11
11 MANOJ MOLANKAR 11
12 MATURI SASENDAR NAGESH SESHU 11
13 SAYLI SHINDE 11
14 SHIVAM PANDEY 11
15 MAURYA GAUTAM VIRENDRA SUSHILA 11
16 HRISHIKESH MAHESH TELANG 11
17 DIXITA SURTI 11
18 AKASH DABHI 11
19 SHIVAM DESAI 11

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