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Sydney Uni site of recent plagiarism scandal.
JISC publishes plagiarism guidelines
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
"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
Computerworld contains a balanced report on academic plagiarism and Massey's response to it.
By mhanraha at 2004-03-17 14:35 | Turnitin - International | Turnitin - Universities | 1 comment | 1 read
Australian students seek compensation from Turnitin
In response to Melbourne University's plan to introduce Turnitin, students have demanded compensation the commercial use of their intellectual property.
By mhanraha at 2004-03-16 19:22 | Intellectual Property | Turnitin - International | read more | 1 read
McGill Reverses Decision
from Slashdot (with extensive commentary) to CNN to the London Free Press to IT Business to The Journal of Queen's University.
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