Turnitin – online Plagiarism Checking Service

What is Turnitin?

Turnitin is a UK based online service used by educators to identify elements of plagiarism within student work. The service enables lecturers to submit student assignments to Turnitin where they are checked against Turnitin’s database of resources including books, articles, internet sites and previously submitted student papers, for originality and plagiarism. Lecturers receive an online Originality Report for each submission highlighting areas of concern.

For more information about the Turnitin Service, please visit:

• TurnitinUK
  

• JISCiPAS Internet Plagiarism Advisory Service

Staff - How to use Turnitin

As a member of staff at the University you will be able to access Turnitin services via one of two methods:

• Blackboard
  Using the Turnitin Building Block in Blackboard you can create an assignment for your students which can be checked through Turnitin services for elements of plagiarism. The advantage of using Turnitin through Blackboard ensures that students are already incorporated into classes and separate student Turnitin accounts do not have to be created.

• Turnitin Online
  As a member of staff you can register as an Instructor at Turnitin online and use the service via the web. To use this service you will need to register yourself as an instructor and create accounts for your students to enable them to send assignments to you for checking via Turnitin services.

Download: Staff guide to Turnitin assignments in Blackboard (PDF, file size: 156.29KB) .

Registering to use Turnitin Services Online

To use Turnitin’s services online (not via Blackboard) you will need to be a member of staff at the University and register with Turnitin to become an ‘instructor’.

To register you will need the University’s Username and Password, for Turnitin, to obtain this, please email the libraryhelpdesk@staffs.ac.uk or contact your nearest Library Help Desk

Once you have registered as a member of staff, you will become an ‘instructor’ on Turnitin’ services enabling you to use your Turnitin account to add classes and assignments which will enable students to submit their work to you for checking at TurnitinUK.

Turnitin Instructor Manual for Lecturing staff

For detailed instructions on how to use your Turnitin account as a member of staff, please try Turnitin’s Instructor Manual for Lecturing staff.

Students – How to use Turnitin

To use Turnitin services as a student you will need to be registered by your lecturer onto a course supporting Turnitin: Turnitin services are currently available at the University via:

• Blackboard
  Please speak to your lecturer regarding Turnitin services available via Blackboard.

• Turnitin Online
  This online service will be organised by your lecturer who will then provide you with class ID and an Enrolment Password. This information will enable you to register to use Turnitin services online. For details of your class ID and password, please contact your lecturer

Download: Student guide to Turnitin assignments in Blackboard (PDF, file size: 139.72KB) .

For more information about student Turnitin accounts, please see the Turnitin Student User Guide

Registering / logging on

Please go to the Turnitin web site to register or log on to your Turnitin account.

Turnitin and Blackboard

Turnitin is now directly available via Blackboard. For further information and help, please contact Learning Development.

Please also visit Turnitin.com for detailed information and guides.