Thanks all for the input. Paul






Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:51:42 +0100
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Subject: Re: Turnitin
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Dear Paul,
 
The program doesn't.  It's just a tool that aids a human being who knows the field to do the actual investigation into a possible plagiarism case.  (I speak as a chair of exams who has used it a lot.)
 
Regards,
David
 
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Dr David Lambert
Reader in Historical Geography
Royal Holloway, University of London
http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/Lambert/
 

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Sent: Thu 01/04/2010 19:11
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Subject: Re: Turnitin

Great question. How does the program differentiate between cliche phrases and often entextualized discourse and actual plagiarism? What portion of the final score is actual plagiarism?

 Paul






Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:50:04 +0100
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Can anyone advise me what is the current collective wisdom on Turnitin?

 

(Shame there’s not a programme called Leaveitout, I reckon)

 

Dr Kelvin Mason

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