PERGERAKAN TENAGA AKADEMIK MALAYSIA (GERAK)
MALAYSIAN ACADEMIC MOVEMENT (MOVE)
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KENYATAAN MEDIA
Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia (GERAK) menyokong kenyataan Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik Universiti Malaya (PKAUM) mengenai tuduhan manipulasi hasil penyelidikan terhadap beberapa orang ahli penyelidik Universiti Malaya baru-baru ini.
Sebarang manipulasi hasil penyelidikan seperti memodifikasikan imej, adalah satu perbuatan tidak beretika yang amat berat. Boleh dianggap sebagai satu jenayah akademik.
Bagaimanapun perbuatan seperti ini bukanlah sesuatu diluar jangkaan. Para akademik dan penyelidik di universiti, terutama di universiti penyelidikan, adalah di dalam keadaan tertekan untuk menghasilkan makalah yang boleh menaikan ranking universiti. Bilangan yang diperlukan untuk pengesahan, kenaikan pangkat dan KPI asyik bertambah.
Pihak pengurusan Universiti Malaya mesti menyiasat sepenuhnya tuduhan ini. Pelaku mestilah dihukum tetapi yang tidak bersalah mestilah dilindungi. Maruah dan nama baik, bukan sahaja Universiti Malaya tetapi juga universiti-universiti Malaysia, bergantung kepada hasil siasatan ini. Untuk memberi keyakinan terhadap hasil penyelidikan, siasatan hendaklah dijalankan secara telus dan terbuka.
Pihak pengurusan universiti-universiti Malaysia mesti dedahkan staf mereka kepada konsep-konsep etika dan hak akademik. Para staf mesti berpegang teguh kepada integriti akademik yang tinggi. Ianya terlalu kompleks dan tidak boleh belajar sendiri. Bagi mana-mana pihak memerlukannya, GERAK amat sedia memberi bantuan. Memang menjadi perjuangan GERAK untuk mempertahankan hak akademik dan menegakkan integriti akademik.
Dikeluarkan bagi pihak GERAK oleh
Rosli H Mahat, Setiausaha,
17 Jun 2016
MEDIA STATEMENT
The Malaysian Academics Movement (MOVE) endorsed the statement made by the University of Malaya Academic Staff Association (PKAUM) on the recent allegation of research result manipulation by several researchers at the University of Malaya.
Any manipulation of research result including modifying images is seriously unethical. It could be considered as an academic crime.
However, such disgraceful act is not something unexpected. The university academics and researchers, especially those in the research universities, are always under pressure to produce papers to improve the university ranking. The numbers required for confirmation, promotion or KPI are always increasing.
The University of Malaya management must thoroughly investigate this allegation. The culprits must be punished but those who are innocent must be exonerated and protected. The honor and good name of not just the University of Malaya but also of Malaysian universities are dependent on the result of this investigation. The investigation must be transparent and open in order to provide confidence in the result of the investigation.
The management of Malaysian universities must expose their staff to the various concepts of academic ethics and rights. The staff must have a high level of academic integrity. It is too complex and cannot be self-taught. If required, MOVE is ever willing to assist. It has been the struggle of MOVE to defense academic rights and to uphold academic integrity.
Issued on behalf of MOVE by
Rosli H Mahat, Secretary
