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In response to "there is a similarity between a master's thesis of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and a master's thesis of Jilin University", on October 9, a staff member of the Degree Office of the Graduate School of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that he was informed. After the situation, they have collected information for the first time and initiated the investigation process.
On the same day, a staff member of the Degree Office of the Graduate School of Jilin University told The Paper that they would let the college involved form an investigation team to initiate an investigation as soon as possible.
The Paper's search on CNKI found that Du Gang's master's degree thesis "Yushu No. 1 Residential Quarter Project Cost Management Research" by Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and Sun Fuan's master's degree thesis "No. 1 Hospital Project" by Jilin University "Cost Management Research" was completed in 2018.
According to the first page of Du Gang's paper from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, the paper submission date was May 25, 2018, and the defense date was June 6.
The first page of the paper by Sun Fuan from Jilin University stated that it was dated June 2018.
There are similarities between Du Gang's paper from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (left) and Sun Fuan's from Jilin University (right).
A comparison of The Paper News found that the number of pages of the aforementioned two papers is 54 pages, and they are divided into six chapters. The keywords are the same as "Yushu No.1 Courtyard; Construction Project; Cost Management".
The structure and content of chapters 2, 3 and 6 of the two papers are almost identical.
The paper by Du Gang of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (left) and the paper by Sun Fuan of Jilin University (right) are highly similar in abstract and keywords.
Taking the “Conclusions and Prospects” part of the sixth chapter of the aforementioned two papers as an example, Du Gang of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology wrote in the paper, “In short, in the cost management of the Yushu No. 1 Community Project, scientific cost management concepts are needed. Under the guidance of the company, pay attention to the problems in cost management, ensure the high-level operation of project quality, schedule, and cost, and have greater competitiveness in the real estate market environment of Yushu City."
The conclusion chapters of Du Gang's paper from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (left) and Jilin University's Sun Fuan's paper (right) are similar.
Almost exactly the same content appeared in the paper by Sun Fuan of Jilin University.
Sun Fu’an’s paper wrote, “In short, in the cost management of the Yushu No. 1 Hospital, under the guidance of scientific cost management concepts, it is necessary to pay attention to the problems in cost management to ensure a high level of project quality, schedule, and cost. It is highly competitive in the real estate market environment of Yushu City."
The Paper further compared and found that the aforementioned two papers are slightly different in some chapters, "References" and "Postscript and Acknowledgements".
Compared with Sun Fuan's thesis, Du Gang's thesis of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology has more content of "1.5 Technology Roadmap" in the "Introduction to Chapter One".
In the fourth chapter of the paper, the content of "4.4 Comparative Analysis of Cost Management Effect" is also added, which is similar to Sun Fuan's paper "5.3 Cost Management Effect Analysis".
The content of Du Gang's paper (left) from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and Sun Fuan's paper from Jilin University (right) are highly similar.
In the "References" section, there are 12 overlaps in the references of the two papers.
Among them, there are 8 more English documents in the "References" section of Du Gang's thesis of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology.
In the "Postscript and Acknowledgements" section, Sun Fuan's paper from Jilin University mentioned, "Thank you to the staff of the Project Construction Department of Yushu No.1 Hospital, who mentioned greater support for my research work and provided me with a lot of valuable The data makes my thesis research more persuasive and true."
The Paper noted that both papers have a paper originality statement signed by the author. The statement stated that "except for the content that has been cited in the text, this paper does not contain the results of works that have been published or written by other individuals or groups." .