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Cite right - concerning academic integrity

A self-study guide from the University Library

How is plagiarism detected?

A teacher who suspects cheating by plagiarising is obliged to report this to the University's Disciplinary Board.

In most cases teachers will recognise plagiarism when they see it. As a tool for detecting and counteracting plagiarism in works submitted for marking, teachers use a web-based system for text recognition called Urkund [Original].

Urkund’s [Original] source material is comprehensive and consists of published as well as unpublished texts, especially students’ previous work assignments.