Do faculties actually check a student's work for plagiarism?

At a few universities I've attended, many professors have used a website called Blackboard. There students can view assignments, check their grades, and often submit homework or papers. read more

There students can view assignments, check their grades, and often submit homework or papers. In the case of papers, there is a built-in feature called SafeAssign which checks for plagiarism. I have first-hand experience with SafeAssign because I'm on the board of the bioengineering journal, and we allow students to submit papers via Blackboard. read more

Plagiarism is usually apparent when the writing style, tone, and quality in the paper doesn't match up to what we've come to know of your work as a student. Of course, over time we would hope you improve and perfect your writing, but each person's style is unique. read more