Guidelines for Using the Turnitin Software to Determine Plagiarism in University Of Ghana

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.