tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post4419460878955992807..comments2023-09-16T05:59:34.713-07:00Comments on Ohio University Plagiarism: Extensive Plagiarism Undetected by TurnItIn.comTom Matrkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421645875691329764noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-17862088840039271982010-03-17T13:34:26.357-07:002010-03-17T13:34:26.357-07:00Dear Debora,
First let me apologize for taking so...Dear Debora,<br /><br />First let me apologize for taking so long to acknowledge your comment; I have been buried in final projects and exams which just ended today. Nevertheless, I appreciate your comment.<br /><br />I do not read German so I won't be able to read the results of your studies, but I am not surprised that you have noted shortcomings of Turnitin.com.<br /><br />This is very important to me as an Ohio University alumnus because Ohio University leaders relied solely on Turnitin.com to judge the legitimacy of 20 years worth of engineering theses (about 1500). It is obvious that Ohio University was not truly interested in uncovering plagiarism, but they were trying to appease their constituents by saying "we checked but really did not find anything." If they had actually wanted to protect the value of their degrees, they would have read the theses. Imagine college professors that refuse to read a thesis; yet declare it to be good because Turnitin did not detect plagiarism. Obviously, the professors and leaders who bought into this ploy have no respect for Ohio University and its students.<br /><br />Thanks again for your comment,<br />TomTom Matrkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421645875691329764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-65161057625498420782010-03-03T13:40:06.712-08:002010-03-03T13:40:06.712-08:00I have tested plagiarism detection software three ...I have tested plagiarism detection software three times (2004, 2007 and 2008) and each time turnitin came out pretty far down the list. If you can read German, the results are at http://plagiat.htw-berlin.de/softwareDebora Weber-Wulffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-29244912350583240142009-10-31T07:46:07.794-07:002009-10-31T07:46:07.794-07:00The false citation in his disertation shows intent...The false citation in his disertation shows intent to deceive. Have any of these professors taken English l0l? This is a very basic principle. You do not take another person's words without fully citing the work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-40127659952617721912009-10-26T18:05:12.023-07:002009-10-26T18:05:12.023-07:00Suzanne Wilder won an Associated Press award for h...Suzanne Wilder won an Associated Press award for her coverage of the discovery of plagiarism in Russ College of Engineering graduate student theses. Bravo, Ms. Wilder!<br /><br />Post staffers receive Associated Press awards (published May 1, 2006)<br />http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=13630&SectionID=17&SubSectionID=35&S=1Post Ghostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-70147228960678148532009-10-26T09:15:38.197-07:002009-10-26T09:15:38.197-07:00Alam’s an ASME Fellow. Go figure!Alam’s an ASME Fellow. Go figure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-8996950680294586942009-10-25T20:30:33.842-07:002009-10-25T20:30:33.842-07:00And so much for OU!And so much for OU!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381748692762681696.post-51493786584062627122009-10-25T20:10:30.883-07:002009-10-25T20:10:30.883-07:00Well…so much for turnitin.com.Well…so much for turnitin.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com