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Academic honesty and plagiarism

These webpages provide information about the Canvas module on academic honesty, the text-matching tool Inspera Originality and other useful resources.

Canvas module on Academic Honesty

The Introduction to Academic Honesty course module is available on the online Canvas learning platform. It is a course designed for students, focusing on writing with support from sources and providing guidance on honest approaches to student writing at the university.

Read more about the Canvas module on Academic Honesty

Advice for teachers

Carina Carlund shares advice for teachers on how they can support students in developing their ability to work with sources.

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Canvas and the text-matching system Inspera Originality

At University of Gothenburg, the web-based text-matching service Inspera Originality is used. (Inspera Originality replaced Ouriginal in January 2026). The service is integrated with the Canvas learning management system, allowing assignments to be submitted for analysis directly from Canvas.

Read more about Inspera Originality (login required)

Literature

Literature on academic honesty and plagiarism