The Continuing Education and E-Learning Centre (CEEC) organised an academic seminar titled ‘‘Keyword Sequence Importance (KSI): A Novel Writing Module for Quality Publication and Plagiarism Reduction’’ on Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM at Distance Learning Theatre (DLT), IUT Library. The seminar featured distinguished international speaker, Dr. Md. Kamal Uddin, Associate Professor, Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Dr. Kamal Uddin demonstrated nice methodology to maintain the quality of publications. His presentation was an outcome of his long research resulted a groundbreaking writing framework designed to elevate the standard of scientific and social science publications. The "Keyword Sequence Importance (KSI)" technique is the culmination of his extensive research into optimizing the core elements of academic papers, including keyword selection, title formulation, and manuscript body structuring. By introducing systematic, formulaic approaches to article composition, Dr. Kamal Uddin’s method aims to significantly improve publication quality while effectively reducing plagiarism.

The participants learnt how the KSI module could improve academic writing quality and reduce plagiarism. Certificates were awarded to the participants.