Strike Plagiarism checks against 3 sources: the internet, material from publishing companies, and other institutions licensed to the system, including most Danish universities. Previous assignments submitted at SDU are also uploaded to Strike Plagiarism.
3 things to know about plagiarism check of assignments in Strike Plagiarism
- You have to check the plagiarism reports yourself.
All assignments submitted in “Digital Exam” are automatically checked for plagiarism in Strike Plagiarism. But you as the teacher are responsible for reviewing the plagiarism report. You should always review the report if the plagiarism check shows a high overlap score or if you you suspect plagiarism when reviewing an assignment.
- A high overlap score need not be an expression of cheating.
A high overlap may also be caused by the student having many quotes in the assignment or because more students have the same books on their literature lists. There can also be large differences from education programme to education programme – and from course to course – as to when the score is considered high. Therefore, you have to get an overview of what the average is for each exam, and then study the assignments that stand out.
- Less documentation is needed than you have been used to up until now.
If Strike Plagiarism has already found the problematic sections, you do not need to indicate sources of the overlap in the assignment, as the Strike Plagiarism report all by itself constitutes the necessary documentation for a plagiarism case, cf. point 2 below. However, in case of plagiarism from physical sources, you will have to use the old standard method.
How to access the plagiarism reports
When you are logged in to “Digital Exam” you can see text similarity (in percentage) next to each exam participant:
When clicking the arrow next to the score you can access a list of the submitted documents (the assignment itself and any attachments). When you click on the document name, the Strike Plagiarism report opens for that document.
What if you suspect plagiarism?
If you suspect plagiarism, whether you are a teacher, external examiner or internal examiner, you should contact the Head of Studies for a professional assessment. The Strike Plagiarism analysis cannot stand alone.
Plagiarism check of assignments submitted in other system
If you want a plagiarism check of assignments submitted in other systems with no automatic plagiarism check, please send an email with the assignment to nat-eksamen@sdu.dk.
Need help?
Please contact Søren Sten Hansen at shan@sdu.dk if you have any questions about the procedure for reporting plagiarism.