IUST holds special lecture for students
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and technology (IUST) on Friday hosted a special lecture for the students at the University.
The lectures were delivered by Prof. Tariq Ashraf an Information Professional from Jamia Millia Islamia Mir Mohmad Mohsin who is head ODS Delivery Standard Chartered Global Business Services.
The lecture by Prof. Ashraf was organized by the Department of Islamic Studies to expose the students and research scholars to the advanced techniques of academic writing and discourage plagiarism and intellectual theft at all levels.
The title of the lecture was Academic Integrity and Research Ethics- maintaining, measuring and maximising Rresearch impact.
Discussing the nitty-grities of research, the resource person said that th plagiarism, republishing one’s own work in different journals, lack of proper in-text citations are the main issues that are prevalent in academics these days.
“The researchers and academicians need to be aware of the difference between plagiarism and Similarity index that is detected by AI aided software like Turnitin, Urkund, Ithenticate. Similarity doesn’t always mean plagiarism. It is sometimes detected because of lack of proper citations and absence of quotation marks,” he said.
Prof. Afroze Bisati Head Department of Islamic Studies presented welcome address at the occasion.
Mohmad Mohsin an engineering industry expert from Malaysia focussed his lecture on Navigating IT Industry.
The session was organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the university.
The motive for organising the lecture was to expose the trainee computer engineers to the industry demands with respect to advanced technological innovations in IT industry.
“The demands of the engineering industry has changed drastically in light of the new technological advancements in this field. The field needs innovative ideas combined with technological skills to provide solutions to the contemporary global problems”, said Mohsin.
The expert speaker discussed in length about the skill set required in present engineers.
