On the 1st, Kookmin University judged that three articles, including the doctoral thesis of Kim Kun-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who were embroiled in plagiarism, did not fall under plagiarism. For the other part, it was judged that verification was not possible.
Kookmin University announced on the same day that “I would like to inform you of the results of a re-investigation conducted by the university in accordance with the Ministry of Education’s request for thesis verification and action plan regarding the controversy over plagiarism of Mrs. Kim’s thesis.”
Ms. Kim’s thesis verified by Kookmin University is one doctoral thesis and three papers published in academic journals. Kookmin University said, “There are cases in which the source of other people’s research or works has not been indicated,” but “it falls under Article 11 ‘plagiarism’ of the Commission Regulations or is seriously outside the range normally accepted in the academic field. It was determined that it does not fall under the research misconduct of the
Kookmin University also ruled that Kim’s two papers published in academic journals did not constitute research misconduct. ‘A study on the development of content for WIBRO using Anita-Focused on the development of contemplative and compatibility avatars’, conducted by Ms. Kim in 2007, ‘a study on retention and withdrawal of members according to the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of users of online fortune-telling content’ ‘all.
One paper published in another journal (a study on factors affecting e-Satisfaction when purchasing online shopping mall consumers) was concluded to be unverifiable. Kookmin University said, “Insufficient points such as citations were found in the theoretical development process, and if evaluated by the current standards, it may be judged that the thesis is somewhat inappropriate.” I decided that,” he said.
In addition, Kookmin University said, “All of the above papers were submitted before August 31, 2012 and were received after 5 years. ” he said.
In September last year, Kookmin University announced that it would not conduct the investigation, saying, “The statute of limitations for verification has passed in accordance with the rule that reports received after 5 years of age will not be processed.” The Ministry of Education then requested Kookmin University to submit a position on Mrs. Kim’s thesis and an investigation plan. In November of the same year, Kookmin University formed a re-investigation committee and started re-verification.
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