Development

All developer entries regarding our beloved product!

Screenshot create registration invites — Administration work is usually tedious and time-consuming – yet, it is the kind of work that needs to be done. At PlagScan, we’re eager to simplify the administration of your account as much as possible and keep your work to a minimum. We recently developed a new feature that will… Read More »

New Self Registration Feature Simplifies Account Administration

This entry was posted in Development PlagScan and tagged Administrator feature registration on December 17, 2018 by Cati Mayer

Welcome back to the second part of advanced coding tips. If you missed the first part, feel free to catch up on it here. In this article, we will continue with the rest of the coding smells with real-life examples and how we can resolve them. Primitive Obsession This coding… Read More »

Become An Expert Developer with These Advanced Coding Tips (Part ...

This entry was posted in Development and tagged Coding Computer Science development on October 22, 2018 by Mohamed Aladdin

Code smells are a set of common signs which indicate that your code is not good enough and it needs refactoring to finally have a clean code. In this article, I am going to explain the code smells with real-life examples from real projects on GitHub and show you the… Read More »

Write Clean Code and Get Rid of Code Smells with ...

This entry was posted in Development General and tagged Coding Computer Science development programming tips on September 10, 2018 by Mohamed Aladdin

PlagScan Beispiel Bericht — The plagiarism report is one of PlagScan’s key features. Upon submission of a document, our users receive an interactive report displaying the results of the plagiarism investigation. The colored highlighting of matches and the source list simplify the evaluation process for our users. PlagScan also provides the option to visit… Read More »

New Split View for the Plagiarism Report Enhances User Experience ...

This entry was posted in Development Feature PlagScan and tagged improvement plagiarism Plagiatsbericht report split view user experience on August 29, 2018 by Cati Mayer

Repository — PlagScan users want to make good use of their time – this usually doesn’t include manual administration tasks. Still, systems have to be adapted and maintained to provide smooth service. However, everybody is different: Requirements can vary to an extent that is just as large as the number of our… Read More »

New Options for Institutions to Customize PlagScan

This entry was posted in Development Feature PlagScan and tagged customization institutions organisations plagiarism portal Repository on July 16, 2018 by Johannes

Good developers are defined by the quality of their codes. In the software industry, writing good code means saving the money that may be invested in testing, updating, extending or fixing bugs. In this article, I will show you real-life examples of some techniques and ideas that will help you… Read More »

Software Development, Advanced Techniques and Ideas for Better Coding

This entry was posted in Development and tagged Advanced Techniques Coding Computer Science Software Development on July 10, 2018 by Mohamed Aladdin

PlagScan has been one of the leading plagiarism checkers on the education market for several years. Due to many years of experience with educational institutions, we have adapted our software to the needs of teachers and learners in the best ways. Since some educational institutes – and also commercial… Read More »

PlagScan-in-a-BOX – Your Private Solution for Maximum Security

This entry was posted in Development Feature and tagged BOX on-premise PlagScan-in-a-BOX private solution on June 28, 2018 by Cati Mayer

submission document flow — 2018 is the year of submissions! We planned new improvements for this feature in two steps. As we present the first step today, you will learn the following options we’ve created for teachers/professors and students. If you have not heard of the submission feature at all, please click here. You will… Read More »

Submissions Changes: Deadlines – Communication – Setting predefined

This entry was posted in Development Feature and tagged administrators professors students submission on June 19, 2018 by Christelle Delaleuf

Last year we released a new version of PlagScan’s LTI integration with the Learning Management System Canvas (you can read more about it with the following blog post here). This year, we want to introduce you to a new improvement of the integration, which will simplify your workflow as a teacher… Read More »

Grading and Plagiarism Checking with our Canvas Integration

This entry was posted in Development and tagged canvas intergration LTI plagiarism reports speedgrader on June 4, 2018 by Christelle Delaleuf

Plagiarism checking and detection has become possible thanks to advanced developments in technology. However, issues don’t just remain on the technological side but also very much on a pedagogical, organisational and legal level. To shine a light on some of the gaps in plagiarism checking, the Campus Brugg-Windisch of the… Read More »

PlagScan Takes Away Key Learnings from Attending Swiss Plagiarism Convention

This entry was posted in Development PlagScan and tagged convention plagiarism Switzerland on May 21, 2018 by Cati Mayer