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More than 20% of her thesis was copied almost verbatim from other sources [1], including typos [2], mostly without citation. This wasn't discovered at the time
by karencarits 3y ago
More than 20% of her thesis was copied almost verbatim from other sources [1], including typos [2], mostly without citation. This wasn't discovered at the time (2014)
What's more - self-plagiarism has been a huge topic in the university sector and the Minister has been quite strict towards students re-using text on exams without citation (to their own previous exams), with several cases going to the court.
[1] https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/wA1Kvo/saa-mye-av-sandra-borchs-masteroppgave-er-kopiert https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/wA1Kvo/saa-mye-av-sandra-bor...
[2] https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/y6Wzw2/deler-av-forskningsministerens-masteroppgave-identisk-med-tidligere-studenters-tekster https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/y6Wzw2/deler-av-forskningsminis...
- 7thaccount 3y agoThanks for the reply and insight. It sounds like what I would call fraudulent plagiarism based on your reply and links. 20% is pretty crazy. Especially the hypocrisy.