Turnitin for Admissions

Earlier this year, in a pioneering move in the UK, the Blavatnik School of Government piloted the use of Turnitin for Admissions for their first intake of students who have started at the University this week. The pilot is being … Continue reading

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Plagiarism and Turnitin courses MT 2012

Come along to learn more about Turnitin and avoiding plagiarism – attend our free half-day courses or lunch-time sessions. Booking is required, using the links provided. Booking opens 30 days in advance – if booking is not yet open for a … Continue reading

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Security advice to students about plagiarism detection websites

Students are strongly advised against the use of websites claiming to check their work for plagiarism. A student recently uploaded their work, only to discover too late that the website concerned was potentially fraudulent. This has caused great distress and … Continue reading

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WebLearn and Turnitin upgrade 25 September 2012

From Adam Marshall, WebLearn Service Manager: It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.8-ox3 on Tuesday 25 September 2012 7-9am. There will be no service during this period. In addition, the ‘Turnitin via WebLearn Assignments Tool’ service will be … Continue reading

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Turnitin User Group Meeting Michaelmas Term

The next Turnitin user group meeting will be held on Friday 28th September 2012 from 2–4pm at IT Services (formerly OUCS) 13 Banbury Road. At the meeting we would like to learn about departmental and divisional policies on plagiarism procedures in order … Continue reading

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