Turnitin helps avoid plagiarism by checking for citation mistakes or inappropriate copying by comparing it to a massive database of student papers and academic publication. An account can be created by sending an email to turnitin@ku.edu.tr with your @ku.edu.tr account.
iThenticate is the anti-plagiarism software that is currently used by KU, and it claims to be the “world’s largest comparison of scholarly and professional content.” This software is an optional tool now made available for KU faculty to check their own draft proposals and manuscripts prior to submission, to guard against potential future claims of plagiarism or self-plagiarism. According to the license agreement; users wishing to use the iThenticate system should have minimum Doctoral degree. An account can be created by sending an email to ithenticate@ku.edu.tr with your @ku.edu.tr account.
Citation management tools can help with collecting, organizing, storing, sharing, and formatting citations. There are many different citation management tools, and each has different features. A few of the most popular tools include RefWorks, Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, and Papers. Koç University officially licenses and supports EndNote and Mendeley for all Koç University students, faculty, and staff.
Qualtrics is a tool for creating and analyzing web-based surveys for research, teaching, and administrative needs. Qualtrics is available to Faculty, staff and students as part of a university-wide license. Stand-alone and/or course-integrated workshops and one-on-one consultations for faculty, staff, research groups, and students are provided by the Library by request.
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