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Plagiarism @ Sydney Uni

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:34:00 -0500

Sydney Uni site of recent plagiarism scandal.

JISC publishes plagiarism guidelines

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:36:00 -0500

The Joint Information Systems Committee has published guidelines on plagiarism and have sent the document, "Deterring, Detecting and Dealing with Student Plagiarism," to all UK universities and HE colleges.

Weighing detection options in NZ

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:10:00 -0400

"The University of Otago is taking a 'serious look' at the possible use of computer software tools to detect student plagiarism, as part of a wider academic review." Other NZ universities have already pursued detection services. Massey University is trialling Turnitin.com. During the first semester trial, "943 assignments were tested" and only "two instances of apparent plagiarism" were detected.

Massey University (NZ) embraces Turnitin

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:35:00 -0500

Computerworld contains a balanced report on academic plagiarism and Massey's response to it.

Australian students seek compensation from Turnitin

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:22:00 -0500

In response to Melbourne University's plan to introduce Turnitin, students have demanded compensation the commercial use of their intellectual property.

McGill Reverses Decision

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:19:00 -0500

from Slashdot (with extensive commentary) to CNN to the London Free Press to IT Business to The Journal of Queen's University. The