Plagiarism Detection Website
West Coast University is committed to helping students learn about what is and is not plagiarism. As such, the University uses a plagiarism detection web-service to help students monitor themselves. Students can submit their work to this web-service in an effort to determine if the academic work is considered to be authentic or not.
In its commitment to academic honesty and accurate assessment of student work, the University reserves the right to submit student assignments to the website to check for similarities between student submissions and the internet, various research databases, and the website’s database of previous student submissions.
In some instances, students may be required to electronically submit their work to the instructor or to the website, and by taking WCU courses, students agree that all assignments are subject to plagiarism detection processes and academic honesty policies. Assignments submitted to the website by the student or instructor will become part of the service’s database and will be used for plagiarism prevention and detection. Student papers, however, will remain the intellectual property of the authors.