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Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics

Often lost in WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter discussions, many academics stray from the pursuit of research and scholarship. Conversely, the slimy and sleazy ones use the vast resources of the Internet to cut and paste materials (words and/or ideas) and insert them in their own writings without ackn...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. 2021
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L Education (General)
T10.5 Communication of technical information
T58.5 Information technology
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/91378/1/91378_Irresponsible%20use%20of%20IT%20can%20derail%20academics.pdf
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https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2021/08/715778/irresponsible-use-it-can-derail-academics
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spelling my.iium.irep.913782021-09-21T13:23:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/91378/ Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics Hasan, Md. Mahmudul L Education (General) T10.5 Communication of technical information T58.5 Information technology Often lost in WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter discussions, many academics stray from the pursuit of research and scholarship. Conversely, the slimy and sleazy ones use the vast resources of the Internet to cut and paste materials (words and/or ideas) and insert them in their own writings without acknowledging the sources. Thus, responsible usage of IT devices and honesty and integrity are very important when using them for academic purposes. In today's world of infosphere and technosphere, attaining high scholarly achievements is not necessarily dependent on the locations of academics. What is most needed now is sincerity and responsible usage of digital technologies. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. 2021-08-07 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/91378/1/91378_Irresponsible%20use%20of%20IT%20can%20derail%20academics.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2021) Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics. New Straits Times, 7 August 2021. https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2021/08/715778/irresponsible-use-it-can-derail-academics
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topic L Education (General)
T10.5 Communication of technical information
T58.5 Information technology
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T10.5 Communication of technical information
T58.5 Information technology
Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics
description Often lost in WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter discussions, many academics stray from the pursuit of research and scholarship. Conversely, the slimy and sleazy ones use the vast resources of the Internet to cut and paste materials (words and/or ideas) and insert them in their own writings without acknowledging the sources. Thus, responsible usage of IT devices and honesty and integrity are very important when using them for academic purposes. In today's world of infosphere and technosphere, attaining high scholarly achievements is not necessarily dependent on the locations of academics. What is most needed now is sincerity and responsible usage of digital technologies.
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author Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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title Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics
title_short Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics
title_full Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics
title_fullStr Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics
title_full_unstemmed Irresponsible use of IT can derail academics
title_sort irresponsible use of it can derail academics
publisher New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/91378/1/91378_Irresponsible%20use%20of%20IT%20can%20derail%20academics.pdf
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https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2021/08/715778/irresponsible-use-it-can-derail-academics
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