Abstract:
Following the approval of the UG Plagiarism policy, the TURNITIN
software was introduced in University of Ghana (UG) to facilitate the
implementation of the policy. The introduction of the software at UG is
one of the means to encourage faculty members, staff and students to
abide by one of the core values of University of Ghana, which is Integrity.
The use of the software is not intended to be punitive, but rather to provide
faculty members, students and staff with the opportunity to identify
portions of their work that can be deemed as plagiarized so they can effect
the necessary corrections. It is intended to facilitate the process of
ensuring academic integrity, which includes duly acknowledging the work
or ideas of others. Its use will allow academic staff, students and other
members of the University community to gain confidence that work which
they submit as original meets the criterion of having a high level of
originality.
