Turnitin Plagiarism Prevention Service Howard Carter, ISS 453-2258 [email_address]

Overview Statement of the problem What is Turnitin? How to get started How to use it

Statement of the problem

What is Turnitin?

How to get started

How to use it

Problem of Plagiarism Quoting from sources without proper citation or attribution Internet Sources—web sites, full-text articles, etc. Tools—cut & paste, paper mills Intentional or Unintentional? How does instructor know?

Quoting from sources without proper citation or attribution

Internet

Sources—web sites, full-text articles, etc.

Tools—cut & paste, paper mills

Intentional or Unintentional?

How does instructor know?

What is Turnitin? Suite of services—we have 1 Suite includes: Peer Review, GradeMark, GradeBook, Class Calendar, Discussion Boards, etc. We have Plagiarism Prevention Service

Suite of services—we have 1

Suite includes: Peer Review, GradeMark, GradeBook, Class Calendar, Discussion Boards, etc.

We have Plagiarism Prevention Service

Who uses it? California State University System UCLA UC San Diego Texas A&M Georgetown Boston University Florida State Univ. Univ. of Florida Univ. of Maryland USMA West Point Notre Dame Dartmouth College Univ. of Iowa 700 UK universities and colleges

California State University System

UCLA

UC San Diego

Texas A&M

Georgetown

Boston University

Florida State Univ.

Univ. of Florida

Univ. of Maryland

USMA West Point

Notre Dame

Dartmouth College

Univ. of Iowa

700 UK universities and colleges

What does it do? Promotes academic integrity in students Helps develop student writing skills Improves faculty evaluation process Provides deterrent to plagiarism

Promotes academic integrity in students

Helps develop student writing skills

Improves faculty evaluation process

Provides deterrent to plagiarism

How does it work? Faculty submits paper to be checked Several ways Compared to 3 databases Internet—4.5 billion pages indexed ProQuest, online databases Papers database—millions submitted Originality Report for faculty review Faculty determines actions, if any

Faculty submits paper to be checked

Several ways

Compared to 3 databases

Internet—4.5 billion pages indexed

ProQuest, online databases

Papers database—millions submitted

Originality Report for faculty review

Faculty determines actions, if any

How to get started SIUC Account Administrator will set up account Joe Harding, IT, <jharding@siu.edu>, 453-5155 Receive confirmation Email address (userid) One-time password Go to www.turnitin.com to log in

SIUC Account Administrator will set up account

Joe Harding, IT, <jharding@siu.edu>, 453-5155

Receive confirmation

Email address (userid)

One-time password

Go to www.turnitin.com to log in

Set up your account At www.turnitin.com follow steps User information—opportunity to change password User preferences User type—instructor Default submission type—file upload Other options available Activate quick submit—yes

At www.turnitin.com follow steps

User information—opportunity to change password

User preferences

User type—instructor

Default submission type—file upload

Other options available

Activate quick submit—yes

Set up a class Class set up wizard Limited student access at this time Standard or Master (multiple sections) You name the class Enrollment password—students will need Set class end date—default 6 months Adds class to your homepage Gives you class ID—students will need

Class set up wizard

Limited student access at this time

Standard or Master (multiple sections)

You name the class

Enrollment password—students will need

Set class end date—default 6 months

Adds class to your homepage

Gives you class ID—students will need

How to use it Log in to www.turnitin.com Your SIUC email address, your password Your homepage toolbar My classes—return to my homepage User info—view/change preferences User type—instructor Log out Help

Log in to www.turnitin.com

Your SIUC email address, your password

Your homepage toolbar

My classes—return to my homepage

User info—view/change preferences

User type—instructor

Log out

Help

Your class list SIU link—send IT administrator a message Add a class—add classes to list Show—active, expired, all classes List of classes—click name to enter Status, statistics, update, delete Update—change class dates, password

SIU link—send IT administrator a message

Add a class—add classes to list

Show—active, expired, all classes

List of classes—click name to enter

Status, statistics, update, delete

Update—change class dates, password

Inside a class List of assignments Create new assignment—title, dates, instructions, originality reports Click title to change assignment Inbox —view submission results Submit —send paper for checking Delete—remove assignment

List of assignments

Create new assignment—title, dates, instructions, originality reports

Click title to change assignment

Inbox —view submission results

Submit —send paper for checking

Delete—remove assignment

Adding students Click “students” on class toolbar 1-at-a-time or list of students List must be comma-separated First name, last name, email Students can upload their own papers, check them (if you let them) Students can take responsibility

Click “students” on class toolbar

1-at-a-time or list of students

List must be comma-separated

First name, last name, email

Students can upload their own papers, check them (if you let them)

Students can take responsibility

Ways to submit a paper File upload—1 paper at a time MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text accepted Cut and paste—part or all of paper Bulk upload—like email attachments Zip file—up to 1000 documents Each option has separate input box Click “Submit” to send

File upload—1 paper at a time

MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text accepted

Cut and paste—part or all of paper

Bulk upload—like email attachments

Zip file—up to 1000 documents

Each option has separate input box

Click “Submit” to send

Quick Submit Must set user preferences to allow No class or assignment required Must choose sources to check against Internet, student papers, ProQuest Submit process the same Results appear in Quick Submit inbox

Must set user preferences to allow

No class or assignment required

Must choose sources to check against

Internet, student papers, ProQuest

Submit process the same

Results appear in Quick Submit inbox

View results System will generate Originality Report May take a few minutes Click “inbox” icon on confirmation page or assignment list in class Contains submitted papers and results Click “report” icon to open report Grayed out icon—report not complete

System will generate Originality Report

May take a few minutes

Click “inbox” icon on confirmation page or assignment list in class

Contains submitted papers and results

Click “report” icon to open report

Grayed out icon—report not complete

Originality Report

Results codes Codes indicate degrees of originality Blue—less than 20 matching words Green—0% to 24% match Yellow—25% to 49% match Orange—50% to 74% match Red—75% or greater match

Codes indicate degrees of originality

Blue—less than 20 matching words

Green—0% to 24% match

Yellow—25% to 49% match

Orange—50% to 74% match

Red—75% or greater match

What’s it telling you? Matching phrases, paragraphs, and pages are underlined and color-coded Colored phrase in paper is identical to text from same color source Shows percentage from that source Side-by-side comparisons possible Does not determine “cheating” Must be instructor’s call

Matching phrases, paragraphs, and pages are underlined and color-coded

Colored phrase in paper is identical to text from same color source

Shows percentage from that source

Side-by-side comparisons possible

Does not determine “cheating”

Must be instructor’s call

Advanced assignment options Generate Originality Reports: Immediately (first report is final) Immediately (can overwrite report until due date) On due date Allow submissions after the due date? Allow other papers to be checked against submissions? (add to database) Compare against: database, Internet, ProQuest

Generate Originality Reports:

Immediately (first report is final)

Immediately (can overwrite report until due date)

On due date

Allow submissions after the due date?

Allow other papers to be checked against submissions? (add to database)

Compare against: database, Internet, ProQuest

Summing Up Turnitin PPS is a tool for instructors Detects when sources are quoted Used for enforcement or teaching Can detect “cheating” Can also identify lack of understanding Can highlight poor research sources Can be basis for “teaching moment”

Turnitin PPS is a tool for instructors

Detects when sources are quoted

Used for enforcement or teaching

Can detect “cheating”

Can also identify lack of understanding

Can highlight poor research sources

Can be basis for “teaching moment”

Where to get help Account Access Joe Harding, IT, 453-5155 [email_address] Training Howard Carter, ISS, 453-2258 hcarter@lib.siu.edu SIUC Turnitin homepage: cscdev.it.siu.edu Information links, FAQs, contacts www.turnitin.com Login, Tutorials, documentation, help

Account Access

Joe Harding, IT, 453-5155 [email_address]

Training

Howard Carter, ISS, 453-2258 hcarter@lib.siu.edu

SIUC Turnitin homepage: cscdev.it.siu.edu

Information links, FAQs, contacts

www.turnitin.com

Login, Tutorials, documentation, help