2008 Woodie Awards
UI adapts to plagiarism bust
Ashton Shurson - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: Metro
"I don't mind it all," said UI senior Charlie Strader, who said he has used it for many classes.
And many professors who use the program said they use it for its intended purpose - to detect plagiarism.
Kelly Kadera, a UI political-science associate professor, said she started using the program because it's faster than checking every paper by herself and with the Internet, it's easier to plagiarize. She has also never received a complaint about the program from a student.
"It's just a practice to keep up with the demands of contemporary styles of teaching," Kadera said.
Through the program, she has caught students who were plagiarizing, and she expects any professors who use the service have as well.
Jennifer Glanville, a UI sociology associate professor, is one of those professors. She said she has caught around 10 people through turnitin.com. She, too, has never had a student complain about the program.
"My reason for using it is because there is a lot of evidence that plagiarism is a big problem in college classes," she said.
E-mail DI reporter Ashton Shurson at:
ashton-shurson@uiowa.edu
And many professors who use the program said they use it for its intended purpose - to detect plagiarism.
Kelly Kadera, a UI political-science associate professor, said she started using the program because it's faster than checking every paper by herself and with the Internet, it's easier to plagiarize. She has also never received a complaint about the program from a student.
"It's just a practice to keep up with the demands of contemporary styles of teaching," Kadera said.
Through the program, she has caught students who were plagiarizing, and she expects any professors who use the service have as well.
Jennifer Glanville, a UI sociology associate professor, is one of those professors. She said she has caught around 10 people through turnitin.com. She, too, has never had a student complain about the program.
"My reason for using it is because there is a lot of evidence that plagiarism is a big problem in college classes," she said.
E-mail DI reporter Ashton Shurson at:
ashton-shurson@uiowa.edu
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Nikki
posted 3/08/08 @ 2:48 AM CST
Good for the students. It's about time we found back on these privacy issues.
The university steps on us whenever it can.
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