Our procedures allow for a viva in such circumstances (and the possibility
that the student will be asked to write a paragraph). If the student, in the
view of the assessors, does not demonstrate familiarity with the work, the
matter will be referred to a Panel. So far, those cases that have been so
referred have always resulted in upheld allegations.
Best,
Toby Grainger
-----Original Message-----
From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catherine
Ogilvie
Sent: 31 May 2010 14:22
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Subject: Checking an Essay for Plagiarism
Dear All
One of our lecturers has an essay which is suspected of being plagiarised.
The essay has been submitted via TurnitinUK and the report was okay, with no
obvious duplication being highlighted. The suspicion is that the essay is a
'purchased' essay, with the request to ensure it exhibits no duplication when
submitted via TurnitinUK. Unfortunately a claim of plagiarism cannot be made
unless there is specfic evidence, such as grammatical changes, collusion with
another student, a high percentage level of duplication on the originality
report using TurnitinUK, etc. I had a look at the original Word document,
but this does not provide much insight (via the File, Properties menu; Tools,
View, Hidden text and Track Changes options)
Has anyone any other suggestions for trying to find out any other sources of
evidence prior to initiating a meeting with the student?
Thanks
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