I forgot my password for AIPS.

To log into DKUM, use your UM digital identity. Follow the instructions on the link.

How do I get a UDC for my final thesis?

You can get the UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) only in the faculty library. Check your library or faculty websites on when the working hours are and what information you have to provide to get an UDC.

Where are the final thesis submission instructions?

Documentation is built in into web pages of DKUM itself. Besides the instructions on the pages there is also the icon, present on most pages with additional information. This icon is positioned on the far-right side of the page main title on beside certain input fields. Clicking this icon opens a document in a pop-up window that some web browsers prevent. Set up your browser to allow pop-up windows to open for the DKUM domain.

My thesis is not yet published. Is there something wrong?

After you submit your thesis into DKUM, it must be processed by the student office and by the faculty library. Both can take some time, especially at the end and at the beginning of the study year, since this is the time, most students submit their theses. Publication of your work may take several months to complete.

How can I get my thesis removed from DKUM?

Permanent removal of your thesis is not possible. You can get a short delay (embargo) before publishing but only with a well-defined reason, like to maintain competitive advantage of a company, intellectual rights protection, protection of trade secrets and trade clients. Embargo can last up to three years. Please consult your student office about this.

My thesis has a mistake that I want to fix. I want to replace the thesis PDF file, but I cannot edit the record in DKUM anymore.

If your thesis is not published yet, then go to student office and request your thesis to be unlocked. If your thesis is published, changes to thesis are no longer possible.

How long does it take to get the similar content detection report?

Similar content detection report can take several minutes to complete. Processing time depends on the file size and the number of concurrent requests in processing, which is high at the end of study year. You can check your report status on the page where your requested it. After the report is completed, you and your mentor will get an email with the report. If the report is not completed in less than three hours, something is wrong, and you should contact the DKUM support.

Link to the similar content detection report says that the report is no longer available!

If you replace or delete your thesis PDF file, then the report is also deleted, and the link becomes invalid. The link also becomes invalid if your thesis is published. If you need a new report, you will have to request a new one, if that option is still available to you.

Similar content detection report display similarity percentages. At what percentages is a work considered to be plagiarized?

Such percentage does not exist. Percentages only tell how much text from one document is in the other document. Let's look at some examples of why percentage alone cannot determine plagiarism:

• let's say we have a document with 10% similarity. If our document has 20 pages, then we have 2 similar pages at most. If our document has 200 pages, we have 20 similar pages. The second example is more likely to be plagiarism than the first example, although the percentage is the same;
• let's say we have a 100-page document of completely original text in which we claim that the famous equation E=mc² is our work. Similarity percentage is almost 0%, but we stole an idea, so it is plagiarism. On the other hand, we may have a document discussing laws, where articles and paragraphs of a law are quoted and discussed. Such document may have 50% similarity, but is not a plagiarism (if properly cited);
• it is also important how the similarity is distributed in our text. 10% similarity could come from several separated and unconnected parts of text, or it could come from a single block of text from one location in text. The second example is more likely plagiarism (or a missing citation), although the percentage is the same.

Percentage is just a value used for sorting the list of similar documents in a way, that most similar works are at the top. It is still in the hands of people (your mentor) to determine, whether a document is plagiarized or not. That is why the similar content detection website has interactive ways to look at similar parts of text, where they come from and how much of it is. This way it can be decided, whether it is a missing citation, similarity by random chance or someone actually copied some text.

I have send an email to DKUM support, how long will it take to get a response?

Emails are answered over work week between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. On weekends and holidays email is not answered.

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