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A computer program that many employ called turn it in. a scanned the students work and cross matches it with the internet and looking for the tell tale signs after copy and paste jobs. >> its not just a written assignment, ucla anderson school of businesses uses it to plagiarize the application essays. >> the black is a piece that they wrote themselves. >> every other piece is color coded and on the right-hand side is the source. >> and developers make sure its a way to make sure students are en...

Cheaters in their tracks. we go live to los angeles for more. >> reporter: good to see you. heres how this works. it is really interesting. a student will submit their writing and educators run it through a program called turn it in. its a computer program that looks at the students homework, like a term paper, for example and then it run its through other online databases and looks to see if it has been plagiarized. many schools say they see this as a necessary evil now because of recent resear...

Weed out candidates who have plagiarized their application essays. >> the black is a piece that they wrote themselves. every other piece is color coded and on the right-hand side is the source. >> turn it in developers say it is a way to make sure students are qualified to enter a school and are properly rewarded for the work they do. >> when you go to a doctors office and look at their degree on the wall or think about the engineers building a new building or a bridge you want to make sure that...