Turnitin is an electronic
plagiarism detection service that is used by dozens of universities world-wide.
When a student’s assignment is turned in to the system, it is matched against millions
of internet pages, databases and a constantly increasing database of all previously
and concurrently submitted assignments. Teaching staff receive a report from Turnitin
that can be used as a resource to assist them in making a judgement as to whether
a student’s work is plagiarised.
Go to www.turnitin.com
Using Turnitin
Turnitin.com is an online resource so you will need an internet connection to use
it. It can be used from any location, on or off-campus.
There are many computer
labs around the University from which you can access the internet. To access University
computers you will need your Net ID (UPI) and Net password. You can obtain your
Net password by going to the IC Helpdesk at the Information Commons on the City
Campus. It should take you less than five minutes to submit an assignment to Turnitin.
Creating a user profile
- Go to www.turnitin.com
- Click on ‘new users’ in the top right corner
- Select ‘student’ as your ‘user type’ and click ‘next’
- Enter your class ID and enrolment password that you have been given by your lecturer/tutor
- Enter your email address and click ‘next’
- Enter your password and click ‘next’
- Select a secret question and answer combination that you will be asked if you forget
your password and click ‘next’
- Enter your name. Click ‘next’
- Read the user agreement. If you disagree with the agreement this will cancel your
user profile. If you agree, click ‘I agree – create profile’
- You have now created your personal user profile
Logging in
- Go to www.turnitin.com
- Enter your email address and password
- Click ‘login’
Submitting an assignment
Note: for each assignment you are asked to submit, you are only able to submit your
work once
- Go to www.turnitin.com and log
in
- Once you have logged in you will be taken to your homepage. In the menu bar click
‘enrol in a class’
- Enter the class ID and enrolment password that you have been given by your lecturer/tutor
- Click ‘submit’. Now you can submit your assignment to Turnitin. Assignments can
be submitted in MS Word, WordPerfect, rich text format, PDF, Postscript, HTML or
plain text format
- On your homepage (the first page you come to from logging in) is your class list
(all the classes you have enrolled in), click on the class name for which you are
submitting an assignment. You are now on the ‘class portfolio’ page
- Click the ‘submit’ icon alongside the assignment name for which you wish to make
a submission
- There are two methods you can use to submit your assignment: file upload or cut
and paste. Select your submission method from the drop down menu alongside the text
‘Submit a paper by:’
The file upload method:
- Enter a title and student ID for your submission
- Click the ‘browse’ icon
- Navigate to your assignment file in the same way you would when opening a file in
Word
- Double click on your assignment file
- Click ‘submit’ and the text from the document you selected will appear. Check it
is the correct document, if so, click ‘yes submit’ to confirm your submission
- You will receive an electronic receipt (via e-mail) of your submission
- You have successfully turned in your assignment
The cut and paste method:
- Enter a title and student ID for your submission
- Copy and paste your assignment into the text box
- Click ‘submit’
- You will receive an electronic receipt (via email) of your submission
- You have successfully turned in your assignment
Help using the Turnitin system
If you come across problems when trying to submit your assignment to Turnitin, there
are several avenues of help available to you.
- If you are working in a University computer lab, talk to the IT assistant
- Click
on ‘Training’ on the Turnitin website. Here you can take the ‘Student quickstart’ or the ‘Student tutorial’.
These offer you step-by-step instructions and detailed explanations of
what each
pages’ function is
- The Student Learning Centre provides individual consultations for students experiencing
difficulties submitting their assignments (students must first be registered with
the SLC at a cost of $10 for the calendar year)
- If you are still having problems with Turnitin, talk to your lecturer/tutor
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