On 30 October 2024, the Scientific Activity Organisation Department organised and conducted a scientific seminar on ‘Modern experience in checking texts for plagiarism’ for participants of the educational process.

The purpose of the seminar was to examine modern tools and approaches to text checking: opportunities, limitations, and challenges arising from the emergence of new technologies.

The scientific seminar was attended by about 15 students.

The speaker of the scientific seminar was Nataliia Kitsel, Associate Researcher at the Scientific Activity Organisation Department of the Kremenchuk Flight College of KhNUIA. During the seminar, the issue of the need to check texts for plagiarism was discussed, and current platforms for text verification were considered. Key terms of academic integrity were also covered with the students. Recommendations for authors to avoid plagiarism when writing texts were discussed, including:

always referencing sources properly;

paraphrasing the content, not the words;

taking detailed notes when working with literature;

checking your own work before submission;

clearly distinguishing between your own and borrowed ideas.

The speaker also demonstrated the process of checking a text for plagiarism using the Plag.ua program and discussed how to correctly interpret the verification report.

The participants of the event assured that they would use the knowledge gained in their future activities.