ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
POLICY AND PROCEDURE STATEMENT
Academic and Administrative Affairs TITLE:
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Reference
AA
Issued By
PRESIDENT
Section Serial No. No. of Pages
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Responsible Officer Date Issued Date Revised
VP-AA 10 February 2004 18 March 2022
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
PURPOSE To set forth the policies and procedures for academic integrity in research and publication.
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DEFINITIONS Research is the creative expression of scholarship upon which the quality of teaching and viability of the Institute’s graduate programs hinge. There are basically three different types of research which are recognized and supported by the Institute: 1. Independent research is based on the faculty’s interests and capabilities in the academic areas of the Institute. This is usually carried out in conjunction with student research. 2. Sponsored research is based on specific areas of interest of the Institute, mainly funded by sponsors, and supplemented by Institute subsidies. Research may be sponsored by a government agency, private or non-government organization, foundation, or individual. Sponsored research projects are based on problems relevant to the development of the region and to the education of AIT students who are being prepared to participate in the development of their own countries. Such research projects involve both faculty and students, the participation of the latter to be as part of their master or doctoral degree requirements. The direct beneficiaries of research output are the profession, society or country. 3. Contracted research is based on the specific needs and interests of external clients who underwrite the cost of the research in return for access to the results. The external client expects to benefit from the research delivered to the client, usually in the form of reports, software or prototypes. Contracted research may entail confidentiality and restriction on publication. Research outputs invariably result in publications in journals, conference proceedings, books, and the like. Publication helps disseminate the research results for furtherance of research endeavors, for scrutiny by peer groups, and for utilization of applicable information for public good.
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