1。 Students' employment pressure, big thesis, patchwork, get through
Completing graduation thesis is the basic condition for every college student to graduate. But in recent years, graduates are too busy looking for jobs to take care of their papers, and some graduation papers are also patchwork. Some university professors told reporters privately that the standards for evaluating papers are quietly decreasing.
Student: Finding a job is more important than writing a paper.
April is the sprint stage for graduates to find jobs, and it is also the time to write their graduation thesis. The reporter found that quite a few students have not finished their graduation thesis. "If you really can't, then download more information on the Internet and piece it together." Xiao Qin, a senior student in capital university of economics and business, told reporters that half of the students in their class have not yet implemented their work units, and they are busy with interviews and internships during this time.
Many college students can't settle down to write papers, so various "writing methods" have emerged. A casual search on the internet will find many posts of gunmen writing papers. Many students think, "finding a good job can benefit me for life." How about writing a good graduation thesis? " It just passed. "Professor: I have to pass the paper.
"Can't, now students' employment pressure is so great that our instructors are embarrassed to rush them too much. After all, you can't delay your child's job search. " A professor from the Chinese Department of Capital Normal University said. The reporter found that some universities secretly lowered the requirements for undergraduate thesis. A university professor said, "Many undergraduate papers can be seen at a glance as patchwork, but I just let him pass. I can't let so many children fail to graduate." Some universities have lowered the requirements for the number of words in their papers. In the past, they asked for 10000 words, but now 8000 words is enough.
expert opinion/advice
It is suggested to cancel the undergraduate thesis.
"It is better to make up for canceling the undergraduate thesis." Some educators have put forward this view. Professor Tu Yanguo of Huazhong Normal University suggested canceling the undergraduate thesis. "Undergraduate graduation thesis is not essential. In the United States, not only undergraduates don't write graduation thesis, but even master students don't have to write graduation thesis. Higher education is becoming more and more popular, and it may be the general trend to cancel undergraduate thesis. "
Tao Dongfeng, a professor at Capital Normal University, suggested that undergraduates should learn to write papers, but this ability can be cultivated from the usual teaching process, such as increasing the training of small papers during the semester. Gu Haibing, a professor at Renmin University of China, believes that graduation thesis should be changed in form, such as writing an investigation report, which is more closely linked with social practice, so that students can also benefit from employment.
The university teacher "Baidu Search" found that students' papers were plagiarized.
"Students can use Baidu and Google, and so can I." Teacher Liu of a university in Shanghai held the graduation thesis of a senior student, looking helpless.
Teacher Liu has just finished reading two graduation theses of spring class graduates, one of which is not in his research field. "To be honest, I don't know much about some problems, so I went online to check the relevant information. I didn't expect to use Baidu search. The first article is the first chapter of that paper, with little change. "
Later, Mr. Liu checked other parts of the paper and found that there were still many online excerpts.
This makes Mr. Liu very embarrassed, because according to the school regulations, students who plagiarize their graduation thesis can't graduate, but "you can't stop him from graduating because of a thesis." Finally, when defending the thesis, Mr. Liu discussed with two other teachers to let the classmate pass first, but asked him to revise the thesis afterwards, "you can't copy directly", and the classmate also honestly admitted the fact of plagiarism. "Now the network is more and more convenient, and it is more convenient for many students to copy it. However, even if it is discovered, it will be a warning at most. " Teacher Liu recalled that in fact, plagiarism of graduation thesis is not something in recent years. "It was very common when we were in college, but it was not convenient to surf the Internet at that time. People usually go to the library or reference room to find some professional books or periodicals. Near the time of thesis defense, the library and reference room are crowded with people, and there are many senior students. In order to prevent plagiarism' crash', some students will write the words' this article has been used, please don't be the same' on it after extracting an article; Some students simply tore up the article,' to avoid future trouble'; There are also some students who specialize in finding obscure journals and articles that teachers will not read. "
Is it too strict to ask undergraduates to write papers?
"It is a habit for students to copy papers, but the requirements of the school are getting higher and higher. Do you think this undergraduate thesis is chicken ribs? " Teacher Liu threw the question to the reporter. He told a joke to the reporter. Two students met by chance on the train, talking about their papers. A said, "Oh, that's terrible. Almost all my papers have been posted. " Classmate B said, "What's the matter? I copied all my papers except' you',' me' and' him'. " "Although this joke is a bit exaggerated, it does reflect a certain reality, which makes our teacher very helpless." Teacher Liu sighed.
As early as March 29, 2004, our reporter's article "Can the undergraduate graduation thesis be seriously mixed with water be cancelled? It has caused a big discussion in the higher education circle. One party thinks that the quality of undergraduate graduation thesis is low, plagiarism is common, and the employment pressure of undergraduates is great, and teachers have limited time and energy, so it is suggested to cancel undergraduate graduation thesis. On the other hand, graduation thesis is the best way to test the four-year study in university and should not be cancelled.
At the end of 2005, the new regulations and academic norms of undergraduate examination in Peking University pushed the undergraduate thesis to the focus of controversy. The school stipulates that there are plagiarism facts in undergraduate thesis, and the plagiarism length exceeds 50% of the total length; Plagiarism in the submitted graduation thesis and design exceeds 30% of the total length; The viewpoint of others used constitutes the whole, core or main viewpoint of academic discipline work; Those who write papers for themselves and others will be expelled from school.
At that time, some experts said in the media that the standards implemented by Peking University for undergraduate thesis were too strict. In the undergraduate education stage, students' task is mainly to master and apply basic knowledge, which is reflected in thesis writing. They often need to quote some existing academic theories as their own argument basis. Sometimes, the reference to the basic theory may occupy a considerable space, but it cannot be simply determined that there is plagiarism. For most ordinary undergraduate thesis, it should be qualified if you can demonstrate your point of view reasonably and smoothly. Undergraduate students may need to have the spirit of "standing on the shoulders of predecessors" when writing papers.
Colleges and universities have different training objectives for college students, so graduation thesis should be treated differently.
The reporter interviewed many college students who are writing papers and have graduated, and heard some different voices.
Lei, a fifth-year preventive medicine student at Fudan University School of Medicine, is doing an undergraduate thesis. He listed three advantages of the paper: first, he used the practical opportunity of the paper to enter the running-in period of school and society, ideal and reality early; Second, you can link your career with your studies; Third, know how to do a creative job. "The writing of a thesis is actually a creative process from scratch. No matter how much the business and major in our future work have to do with the current paper, at least their work steps, modes and writing formats are the same, so wouldn't it be better to finish something under the professional guidance of the teacher? " As for plagiarism, Lei thinks it is "just a phenomenon".
Tan, a teacher of Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, graduated from the Philosophy Department of Fudan University. He talked about his undergraduate thesis, which is still fresh in his memory. After the failure of the postgraduate entrance examination, Mr. Tan began to prepare his graduation thesis while looking for a job. Because I always like logic and Wittgenstein, I found a teacher who teaches logic philosophy in the department as a tutor. "The meaning of preparing to write" On Logical Philosophy "was that the tutor said yes at first, but the topic was big and difficult. At that time, I didn't know the small land, so I didn't care about the old man's reminder. "
Three weeks later, Mr. Tan went to his tutor with a paper of more than 8,000 words, and the tutor gave him the word 12: beautiful writing, unclear logic, and suggested revision. Depressed teacher Tan asked the tutor again and got the word 12: the topic is too big and the foundation is insufficient, so it is better to rewrite it. Teacher Tan suddenly felt ashamed. "Mr. Tan is right. After four years of undergraduate study, the school didn't put too much pressure on itself, and the exam was easy to pass. I have read a lot about sociology and political science, but most of them are general. I really want to write an article specializing in art, but this is only a superficial article. " However, Teacher Tan is also ashamed to copy papers.
Finally, Mr. Tan formally wrote about the development of logic, the contributions of various schools and its guiding significance to today. There is too much paper. Teacher Tan said that my graduation thesis gave me a new understanding of myself: my foundation is not solid, my academic foundation is shallow, and I don't have the learning ability. I still have to read more and more. "I want to engage in academics, but my graduation thesis has given me a very big blow-academics must not be vain. I really appreciate Mr. Wang's evaluation of his logic paper. "
Bao Xianqing, a graduate student in the Department of Educational Technology of Shanghai Normal University, is now doing a master's thesis. He believes that with the "undergraduate" of postgraduate education and the "professionalism" of undergraduate education, it is not surprising that the topic of "whether undergraduate thesis should be cancelled" is before him. "Grassroots are popular now, and every problem is like a grass. When you mention a plant, you bring out a lot of dirt. The undergraduate thesis brings out a series of helplessness. " Bao Xianqing explained, "In order to alleviate the employment pressure, expanding enrollment is the first kind of helplessness; The second kind of helplessness is the enrollment expansion of students, the lag of teachers and the difficulty in ensuring the quality of education; Four years passed quickly, and the pressure of further education became the pressure of employment. This is the third kind of helplessness. "
Professor Zhou Luwei, vice president of Fudan University, believes that the requirement for undergraduate graduation thesis is, in the final analysis, the requirement for universities to cultivate different talents. The orientation of universities is different, and the goal of talent training is also different. Some cultivate elite talents and research-oriented talents, and some cultivate employment-oriented talents. According to different training objectives, the requirements for graduation thesis should be different. It is impossible for all college students to write innovative and academically valuable graduation thesis.
Professor Zhou Luwei told reporters that he is still personally taking undergraduates to write papers. Admittedly, some students will affect the time of writing papers because of employment problems, but he believes that undergraduate graduation thesis is a bridge between college students and society, and it is very valuable to engage in scientific research or work in enterprises after graduation. "Nowadays, it is often said that college students are irresponsible in speaking and doing things. Seriously completing a graduation thesis can make him understand how to be responsible for his own affairs."
Associate Professor Yu, deputy dean of the School of Journalism, Fudan University, believes that the graduation thesis of undergraduates should not be "one size fits all", but should be differentiated according to the orientation of the school and the characteristics of the major. "For example, it is difficult for an undergraduate to put forward a valuable academic point of view, but he can make a meaningful investigation report or sort out an academic school. What is important is that the process of writing a thesis is very meaningful to college students. "