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URKUND - Checking References in Order to Prevent Plagiarism

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The Urkund system available to the students of the University of Oulu

The Urkund system was introduced at the University of Oulu in fall 2009. The teachers and supervisors who intend to use the system in their courses or during the process of thesis supervision shall inform the students of the matter beforehand. On the same occasion, the teachers/supervisors shall also instruct the students in referencing techniques and familiarize them with the principles of high-quality scientific practice, which every member of the academic community must know.

You may send your work to the Urkund system using the link “Send document/työn lähettäminen”. Before you can load your document for sending, you must read carefully and accept a student contract. If you cannot accept the student contract, you shall contact your teacher to agree with him or her on how to proceed in the matter.

The Urkund system processes your document overnight. In addition to public www pages, the system compares your text to texts in its own databases and in the protected databases of its partners. When the analysis of your document is finished the results will be reported to your teacher. You have the right to see the analysis of your work.

 

Your work is saved in the Urkund system

Your work may be used later for the analysis of other student work. As the copyright owner you may choose that:

  • your work is used as a source material text when documents from all other universities are matched. If you choose this option, your own document will be protected against plagiarism.
  • your work is used as a source material text for the comparison of student work from the University of Oulu only.

More information on the functions of the Urkund system is available through the link “How does the Urkund system work?”