PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE IN AUSTRALASIAN UNIVERSITIES:
Report of a survey of CAUL members
The survey asked these questions
Question 1: Do you have software intended to reduce plagiarism, and if
so, which software?
Safe Assignment
Turnitin
Other software (please specify)
None
Question 2: If you do have plagiarism software, who manages it?
The ACODE member
The CAUL member
The CAUDIT member
Another part of the University (please specify which)
Question 3: Please let me know who to contact with any further
enquiries we may have.
Name/contact details
University
Aus Defence Force
Academy
Australian Catholic
University
Bond University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Software used
Managed by
Contact
provided?
TOAST (in house)
CAUDIT
Yes
none
N/A
No
Turnitin
none
Turnitin; also
Google (informally)
none
[Turnitin?]
Turnitin
CAUL
N/A
Single faculty pilot of Turnitin.
Yes
Can be
N/A
ACODE
ACODE & CAUDIT
Yes
Yes
Yes
University
Griffith University
James Cook University
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Murdoch University
Queensland University of
Technology
RMIT University
Southern Cross University
Swinburne University of
Technology
University of Ballarat
Un iversity of New England
University of NSW
University of Newcastle
University of Queensland
University of South
Australia
University of Southern
Queensland
University of Sydney
University of Technology
Sydney
University of Western
Sydney
University of Wollongong
Victoria University
Software used
Managed by
none
Safe Assignment
Turnitin
N/A
ACODE
ITS - administration and training in the use of the software; and PVC
Teaching and Learning/Academic Services/Academic Development
Unit (ADU) - policy and procedures for use.
Copyright Unit
ACODE (Teaching & Learning Centre)
Integrated Help Services Section (technical issues) and TALSS
(teaching and learning)
Turnitin
Turnitin
Trialling CopyFind, and
looking at Turnitin &
MyDropBox
Turnitin
[looking at Turnitin]
none
none
none
Turnitin
Turnitin
Turnitin & MOSS
Turnitin
12 month licence for
MyDropBox (Safe
Assignment). 90 day
trial for Turnitin. Also
CopyFind
Turnitin
Turnitin
Trialing Turnitin
Turnitin
Turnitin
Contact
provided?
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACODE / ITS Helpdesk
ACODE
ACODE
Yes
No
Yes
N/A
N/A
ACODE/DVC Academic & CAUDIT
ACODE
Jointly supported by ITS/TEDI/Library - system access integrated
with eLearning Suite (Blackboard). Staff training by TEDI, student
training by Library.
ACODE
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Faculty of Business (location of trial)
Yes
Individual faculties
Institute for Interactive Media & Learning
Yes
Yes
TBD. Currently CAUL + Chair of Academic Senate
Yes
Student Services
Staff College - responsible for flexible learning support / WebCT.
They train the teachers how to use Turnitin in the classroom. Library
provides very basic support for students.
Yes
Yes
Information Resources
Please note that a 2005 ACODE project entitled "Academic Integrity Audit" is available at http://www.acode.edu.au/projects/academic+integrity+audit+project/default.htm and
provides on overview of initiatives regarding academic integrity n Australian and New Zealand universities, including use of plagiarism software.
Advice on Australian legal issues provided to Turnitin is located at http://www.turnitin.com/static/pdf/australian_legal.pdf
Matt Connors at Macquarie University (02) 9850-7578 has done a lot of work on implementing Turnitin at his university. Several universities provide useful information on how
they handle plagiarism on their websites. These include
La Trobe University http://www.latrobe.edu.au/turnitin/index.htm
RMIT's Academic Integrity page is: http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity
Contacts where provided
Aust Defence Force Academy: Developed in house and called 'TOAST' - Text Originality And Similarity (Detection) Tool. General information available at:
http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ict/ict_online/toast/help.html People external to UNSW@ADFA who have queries about the system should contact the TOAST development team by sending an email to: helpdesk@adfa.edu.au with "Attention TOAST Developers" in the subject line."
Bond University: Gulcin Cribb, Director, Library Services, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4229. Tel: +61 7 5595 1408 Fax: +61 7 5595 1480 Email: gulcin_cribb@bond.edu.au
Charles Darwin University: Terry Clark, Academic Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Development Group, CDU, ph:08 8946 7768; email: terry.clark@cdu.edu.au
Curtin University of Technology: Kerry Bedford, Acting Learning Services Librarian, Library and Information Service, Curtin University of Technology Telephone: +61 8 9266 7249 Email:
k.bedford@curtin.edu.au
Deakin University: Ian Smissen, Institute of Teaching & Learning, Deakin University. +61 3 522 78505, ian.smissen@deakin.edu.au.
Edith Cowan University: Chris Leigh (c.leigh@ecu.edu.au) or Dan Archibald (d.archibald@ecu.edu.au)
James Cook University: Mr Scott Bradey Educational Development Advisor scott.bradey@jcu.edu.au 47816124
La Trobe University: ITS - Paul Gialanzè, Copyright Officer - p.gialanze@latrobe.edu.au Academic Services - Bruce Carboon - b.carboon@latrobe.edu.au
ADU - Erika
Martens - e.martens@latrobe.edu.au
Macquarie University: Matt Connors, Copyright Coordinator, Macquarie University 02 9850 7578 matt.connors@mq.edu.au www.copyright.mq.edu.au
Murdoch University: Rhondda Tillbrook, Teaching & Learning Centre, r.tillbrook@murdoch.edu.au
Queensland University of Technology: Deborah Southwell | Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Support Services (ACODE)
RMIT University: Dr Garry L. Allan, Science, Engineering and Technology Portfolio, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Email: garry.allan@rmit.edu.au Telephone: 0417 507 310
http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity
Swinburne University of Technology: Geoff Black
University of New England: Eve Woodberry
University of Newcastle: Charmian Eckersley, Academic Support, NiTL, The University of Newcastle, Auchmuty Library Callaghan NSW 2308
ph +61 (0)2 49215858 fax +61 (0)2 49216827
email: charmian.eckersley@newcastle.edu.au
University of Queensland: Elizabeth Coulter / Andrew Bennett
University of South Australia: Associate Professor Margaret Hicks, Associate Director: Flexible Learning Centre (Teaching and Learning) Phone:08 8302 1244 Email:
margaret.hicks@unisa.edu.au
University of Southern Queensland: Warwick Milne milne@usq.edu.au Assistant to Web & Teaching Resources Development Officer Faculty of
Business University of Southern Queensland West Street Toowoomba Queensland 4350
University of Sydney: John Shipp
University of Technology, Sydney: Simon.Housego@uts.edu.au, Peter.Kandlbinder@uts.edu.au
University of Western Sydney: Liz Curach (l.curach@uws.edu.au)
University of Wollongong: Paul Moore/ Greg Hampton Ph. 02 4221 3977
Victoria University: Philip Kent (Library)
Derek Whitehead
28 August, 2006