Students who submit assignments as Word or PDF uploads rather than online text have traditionally been harder to screen for plagiarism. DocGuard closes this gap by extracting content from all common document formats — Word (.docx), PDF, and rich text files — and running a full plagiarism analysis against web sources, academic databases, and your RTO's submission history. The result appears directly in the Moodle grading interface, alongside the standard submission view, so assessors have everything they need in one place.
Why your RTO needs this
File-based submission is the dominant format in many VET courses — business reports, care plans, policy documents, and project proposals are almost always submitted as files, not text. Without DocGuard, these submissions bypass your plagiarism screening entirely. RTOs that rely on Essay Guard alone for text-only submissions leave a significant blind spot in their integrity process. DocGuard fills that blind spot, ensuring that assessment integrity policies apply consistently regardless of submission format.
Key Features
Multi-Format Document Support
Extracts and analyses content from .docx, .doc, .pdf, .odt, and .rtf files — covering all common VET assignment formats.
Cross-Cohort Comparison
Compares submissions against your entire RTO's historical submission database — detecting collusion between current students and previous cohorts.
AI Content Analysis
As with Essay Guard, DocGuard analyses document content for AI-generated text patterns alongside traditional source matching.
Inline Report Display
Similarity reports open as an overlay in the Moodle grading view — assessors never leave the marking interface to review flagged submissions.
Bulk Processing
All file submissions in an assignment can be batch-processed overnight or on submission, with results ready when assessors begin marking.
Common Use Cases
- 1Scanning business services project reports and case studies for copying from online templates
- 2Checking care plans and support documentation in aged care and disability services units
- 3Detecting student collusion in group assessment tasks submitted as shared documents
- 4Closing the integrity checking gap for RTOs that accept a mix of text and file-based submissions
Related topics
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