The College of Fine Arts at Al-Qadisiyah University holds a workshop on plagiarism in university theses and dissertations.

Under the patronage of Professor Dr. Kadhim Jabr Al-Jubouri, President of Al-Qadisiyah University, and under the supervision of the Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Professor Dr. Kadhim Nowair Al-Zubaidi, the College of Fine Arts held a workshop entitled “Scientific Plagiarism in University Theses and Dissertations.” The workshop was presented by Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammad Obaid Nasser and moderated by Assistant Professor Dr. Anas Rahi Ali. The workshop aimed to define plagiarism as a form of illegal copying in publications, scientific research, and university memoirs. It also refers to the appropriation and robbery by a researcher or professor of the efforts of others without observing the rules of scientific research. The most important causes of plagiarism were explained, including the absence of moral and religious restraint, insufficient time allocated to the researcher, the difficulty of research and the shortness of time, lack of familiarity with correct research methods, the absence of a culture of punishment, and the emergence of a culture of tolerance. The workshop also outlined the types of plagiarism, such as literal or intellectual theft, self-theft, translation, partial or total quotation of ideas or information, or the publication of a text, article, publication, or report. The workshop recommended the necessity and importance of awareness and education through workshops. Or seminars, or employing programs and courses to detect thefts, as well as enhancing the verification of sources and references, activating deterrent penalties for perpetrators of these crimes, with the necessity of encouraging independent scientific research, creativity and innovation in research. In addition to encouraging researchers to present their ideas.