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Plagiarism will not be tolerated and is grounds for failure. Refer to USF Academic Integrity of Students Policy: http://www.grad.usf.edu/plagiarism.php.

The University of South Florida has an account with an automated plagiarism detection service (Turnitin), which allows instructors and students to submit student assignments to be checked for plagiarism. I (the instructor) reserve the right to 1) request that assignments be submitted as electronic files and 2) submit students’ assignments to Turnitin, or 3) request students to submit their assignments to Turnitin through the course site. Assignments are compared automatically with a database of journal articles, web articles, the internet and previously submitted papers. The instructor receives a report showing exactly how a student’s paper was plagiarized.

NOTE: An institution may not release a paper to a plagiarism detection software without the student’s prior consent unless all personally identifiable information has been removed, such as a student’s name, social security number, student number, etc.. Note that a paper/essay is considered an educational record and an institution may not ask a student to waive their rights under FERPA for the purpose of submitting papers to a plagiarism detection software.

For more information about Plagiarism and Turnitin, visit:

Plagiarism tutorial: http://davon.etg.usf.edu/share/plagiarism/story.html Turnitin: http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training/submitting-a-paper

Using Turnitin in Canvas: http://guides.instructure.com/s/2204/m/4212/l/64908-how-do-i-submit-a-turnitin-assignment