Software to prevent plagiarism at Uni
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel would have, according to our colleagues reporter.lu, plagiarized his master’s degree thesis (DEA) in Nancy in 1999. At the University of Luxembourg, “a Turnitin computer tool is used by teachers when submitting research work for a Master”, indicates Laura Bianchi, press relations officer at Uni.
It makes it possible to verify the similarity of the work with the existing texts. “Students can request that their work be passed through to identify passages that are not sufficiently sourced and thus avoid plagiarism. They have all the resources they need to write their work at their disposal, ”she adds.
Cause the test to be null and void
Plagiarism which consists of copying or using someone’s work by making it for their own is a “reprehensible offense both ethically and in relation to respect for intellectual protection law”, indicates the disciplinary procedure in the event of fraud and plagiarism from the University of Luxembourg. When submitting their research work, students complete an author’s declaration certifying that they are written in their own words, that they are cited and designated as such sources and aids used.
A leading plagiarism invalidates the test. The academic vice-rector may decide to pronounce another sanction such as the nullity of the examination session, the prohibition to undergo any examination leading to a diploma for five years, the retroactive withdrawal of the title or diploma.
(Marion Mellinger / The essential)
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