Detecting Plagiarism and Collusion

Geoff Maslen
A Melbourne educationist has developed a free plagiarism and collusion detection tool called DOC Cop that can be used to check files against one another or against material on the web. The system does not retain any material submitted for investigation.
Inventor Mark McCrohon says that Doc Cop is ideal for ad hoc use by academics, bloggers, editors, journalists, researchers, students, teachers and writers. He says the system requires only an email address to get started and is in use within institutions and by individuals around the world.
"I worked at the University of Melbourne from 1998 to 2005 developing educational software for the web. I am currently a postgraduate student in the field of education," McCrohon told University World News.
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Source: University World News, Issue No: 0085 19 July 2009