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2Hp SttUg (Ear HM Site catches cheaters, controversy > BY CLINT JOHNSON i STAFF WRITER If you’re a UNC student, you are probably a cheater. At least that’s the conclusion of a study done by the Center for Academic Integrity at Duke ! University. It found that on most ! campuses 70 percent of students | admitted to cheating in some form, j To combat academic dishonesty ! many institutions are subscribing to an online service called Thmltln, but controversy concerning stu dents’ intellectual property rights has turned some away. * Creator John Barrie said Turnltln, founded in 1998, is a “technology used in the digital assessment of student work.” It ' ''' j Ik ■ iA I uKING FOR >M.I. < n AM. -N'. M EXPIRES /13/o6_ EXPIRES 11/13/oO nav BHifiM consists of three primary functions: It checks for originality of written assignments, facilitates peer review and allows instructors to digitally assess students’ work. Instructors submit essays toTir nltln, where assignments are com pared against other essays, billions of Internet pages and databases of journal articles and periodicals. Instructors then receive an orig inality report, which indicates the percentage of plagiarized material in the paper. Thmltln boasts contracts with about 7,000 institutions in more than 90 countries. About 80,000 papers are added to the database every day, he said. “Turnltln has become a part of O^FITNESS A hull service health club with discounted student rates. r~ > 1 I | Enrollment Processing | I P I v. / fa CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT SOUTHERN VILLAGE KSfl 888 919.942.6002 ™ 1.866.02fitne55(623.4863) • www.o2fitnessclubs.com O 2 Fitness ... Finally, Refreshing Fitness ” l,lls how education works,” Barrie said. Teacher Amanda Harder, who uses Timltln in her Honors English classes at East Chapel Hill High School, said she thinks it greatly reduces the chance of plagiarism. “It gives me an extra level of security,” she said. Critics have said the service vio lates students’ intellectual property rights, which protect a creator’s work including class essays —and pre vent others from profiting off it But to be effective as a plagia rism deterrent, teachers must sub mit students’ papers to Turnltln, often without a student’s consent. “There is no controversy,” Barrie said. “There is a misunderstanding of how Timltln works.” The service Downtown Chapel Hill 106 W. Franklin St (Next to He’s Not Here) • 942-PUMP www.yogurtpump.com ] Yd* OFF ANY YOCURT ITEM” "j Expires Mowmbar 8,2006 I j Toppings extra. Excludes child cup. Please present coupon before ordering. One coupon per customer. DX hj Mon-Sat ll:30am-ll:30pm Sun Noon-11:30pm News is legal under the U.S. Copyright Act, he said, and if there were a legal problem, reputable universi ties would not be using it. Though some UNC professors pay for the service out of pocket, the University does not subscribe to it “With the controversy surround ing TUmltln, it’s not a good invest ment for UNC right now,” said Candace Debnam, undergraduate student attorney general. Barrie said studies have shown that institutions that have used the service for five or more years have seen dramatic drops in plagiarism rates. Some students disagreed regard ing its effectiveness. “I’m not convinced that their S 7C >2> V i WITH UNC STUDENT ID GET I ! $1 OFF! DINNER BUFFET! 35 Chinese hat the best vaHUtyufcMhese food around. You can choose from oyer SO Items on eorSupsr mdhlboe order from the extensive menu. LUHHu3Opm j 1 i .iin j Friday/Saturday Dinner 4:3opm-1 Opm Sunday-Thursday Dinner 4:3opm-9:3opm University Square • 143 W. Franklin Street • Chapel Hill • 919.968.3488 • www.dtysearch.com/rdu/35 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 methods produce accurate results,” said junior Gareth Mitchell, who had a teacher who used TVirnltln. He said the originality report does not necessarily indicate whether someone borrowed anoth er person’s ideas; they could have merely rephrased them. “There’s a big gray area,” he said. “Unless someone blatantly cheats, it can’t be black or white.” Debnam said the responsibility ultimately lies with students. “Professors can put up every stopgap in the world, but if a stu dent wants to plagiarize, they’ll find a way.” Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu. Other universities who use Tkimltln: ► Georgetown University ► Miami Dade College ► University of Maryland University College ► United States Military Academy- West Point ► University of Florida ► Lehigh University ► Rutgers University ► Auburn University ► Hofstra University ► California State University System ► Tulane University ► University of California-Los Angeles ► University of Califomia-lrvine SOURCE: Turnltln 5
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