PLAGIARISM WORKSHOP
BİLKENT UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
         18.10.2012
Academic Support Workshops

• To promote more effectively the Library’s
  electronic resources and databases to the
  academic community at Bilkent …

• And, to provide a forum for discussing
  pedagogical and research issues relating
  to these databases.
AGENDA
What is Plagiarism?

W hat does T urnitin do?
H to Use T
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Benefits of Turnitin

W hat does iT henticate do?
H to use iT
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Benefits of iThenticate
Plagiarism is
not a simple,
“black and
white” issue.
                   Identify and
         treat the causes of the
              disease as well as
          diagnose and cure its
                     symptoms.
To use another person’s or persons’       source
words, ideas, invention, etc.,           object
without appropriate reference,    acknowledgement

and claim it as your own work.       intention
How Do Students Plagiarize?

• Copy verbatim from a       • Purchase an essay from
  printed source(s)            another student
• Copy and paste from
  online source(s)           • Purchase a paper from
• Paraphrasing:                an online “essay mill”
  – Re-order words without      Pre-written
    reference                   Custom-written
  – Paraphrase badly
• Idea plagiarism            • Copy a friend’s essay
• Translated plagiarism
Why Do Students Plagiarize?

• Time Management:               • Lack of Enthusiasm:
   – Workload and deadlines.         for the course/subject
• Grade Pressure:                     matter
                                     for the instructor.
   – Parental expectations.
                                 • Personal Attitude:
• Ease/laziness:
                                     “Everyone does it…”
   – Internet
                                     Plagiarism not see as
   – No significant deterrent.        unreasonable
• Insufficient Knowledge:             behaviour.
   – of what plagiarism is …
   – of how to paraphrase …
   – of proper referencing.
Who: Which Students Plagiarize?
Is There a Plagiarist Profile?
• Gender?               • Linguistic ability?
• Age and maturity?     • Educational
• Academic year?        background?
• Academic department   • Extra-curricular
• Academic ability      activities?
Results from Bilkent Survey
1. Which of the following would you describe as plagiarism?
Results from Bilkent Survey
2. Have your students ever plagiarized? / In your opinion,
have you ever knowingly plagiarized at Bilkent?
Results from Bilkent Survey
3. If you have experienced plagiarism, how often does it
occur / If you have plagiarized, how often do you plagiarize?
Results from Bilkent Survey
4. If you have experienced plagiarism, how did your students
plagiarize / If you have plagiarized, have you every done any
of the following?
Results from Bilkent Survey
5. In your opinion, why did your students plagiarize / If you
have plagiarized, why did you do so?
Bilkent University Library Applications
Turnitin helps instructors by...

allowing students to evaluate their
 providing the papers (PeerMark)&
 classmates’ submittedpercentage
 showing paperless assessment
  comparing highest (current
 searching web pages papers with
 matches (Similaritypapers, major
 archived), student Index)
 (GradeMark) database (Originality
  the Turnitin
 electronic newspapers, magazines
  Report)
 & scholarly journals, e-books etc.
How to Use Turnitin?
n
 Creating an Instructor User Profile


 Setting up a Class

 Creating a Student List

 Submitting a Paper

 Viewing a Report
Creating an Instructor
     User Profile
For institutional account
  ID & join password,
  contact your faculty
         librarian
Setting up a Class
We know, you are very busy...


                    Lots of
                    papers
                   to read!
Creating a Student
List
e-mail
format
The student list must
contain first name,
last name, e-mail
address
Click
by using
“optional settings”
Ways of Submitting a Paper

1- Create an Assignment and upload
a paper to that Assignment,

2- Without creating an Assignment,
you can submit an individual paper
to a Class,

3- Students can upload their papers
using enrollment ID & password.
Submitting a
Paper
to submit a paper
Viewing a
 Report
Other Features of Turnitin
GradeMark (Paperless Grading)

GradeMark contains several tools and types of mark
  that instructors can use when grading and assessing
  papers. These include :

•   Comments
•   Inline comments
•   QuickMark symbols
•   Rubric scorecards
•   General comments
by double click
you can add
comments
You can take your
                    quick mark



                                        Description
                                        appears bottom
You can highlight
the sentences
PeerMark (Peer Reviewing)

Instructors can create and manage PeerMark
  assignments that allow students:

 to read
 to review
 to evaluate


one or many papers
submitted by their classmates.
Benefits of Turnitin
Deters plagiarism before it happens.

Saves time in the investigation of the originality of
student work.

Allows for efficient citation verification.

Provides documentation of any alleged plagiarism.

Provides resources to assist in teaching research
and writing skills, including proper citation.
Do you need help?

              OR...
            Contact
              your
             faculty
           librarian!
QUESTIONS
   FOR
 TURNITIN
Bilkent University Library Applications
What is iThenticate?

Through partnerships with leading
scholarly publishers, aggregators and
government bodies, iThenticate is the
world's largest comparison database of
scholarly and professional content.
Coverage is...
• 24+ billion current and archived web pages

• 122+ million content items comprised of:

• 90+ million published works from journals,
  periodicals, magazines, encyclopedias, abstracts

• 32+ million scholarly articles, books and conference
  proceedings from 70,000+ scientific, technical and
  medical publications
Benefits for doctoral & masters students


                    Are you
                         You
                     Don’t
                         need
                   ready for
                         to
                     worry!
                   your jury?
                         work
                             hard!
Benefits for academics...


            Whether
              you areor
             working
                   alone
          collaboratively
You need to be sure that...


                  your
                  writing
                  is
                  original!
Future Plagiarism Prevention

                 by
     adding your work
     to the iThenticate
    repository, you are
        protecting your
research from possible
plagiarism by others in
How to access to iThenticate?
Login




       Send e-mail:
ithenticate@bilkent.edu.tr
Interface
Managing folders




Click Create button
How to submit a document?




      To share the report with
     the other faculty members
           in your faculty
Getting a report




           Mode4. Largest tracking
           Mode2. Content matches
           Mode3. Summary report
           Mode1. Similarity
Sharing a report




                    Click update
                   sharing button
Shared person’s account
Folder preferences
QUESTIONS
    FOR
iTHENTICATE
Good luck!

Turnitin Workshop

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    Academic Support Workshops •To promote more effectively the Library’s electronic resources and databases to the academic community at Bilkent … • And, to provide a forum for discussing pedagogical and research issues relating to these databases.
  • 3.
    AGENDA What is Plagiarism? What does T urnitin do? H to Use T ow urnitin? Benefits of Turnitin W hat does iT henticate do? H to use iT ow henticate? Benefits of iThenticate
  • 4.
    Plagiarism is not asimple, “black and white” issue. Identify and treat the causes of the disease as well as diagnose and cure its symptoms.
  • 5.
    To use anotherperson’s or persons’ source words, ideas, invention, etc., object without appropriate reference, acknowledgement and claim it as your own work. intention
  • 6.
    How Do StudentsPlagiarize? • Copy verbatim from a • Purchase an essay from printed source(s) another student • Copy and paste from online source(s) • Purchase a paper from • Paraphrasing: an online “essay mill” – Re-order words without  Pre-written reference  Custom-written – Paraphrase badly • Idea plagiarism • Copy a friend’s essay • Translated plagiarism
  • 7.
    Why Do StudentsPlagiarize? • Time Management: • Lack of Enthusiasm: – Workload and deadlines.  for the course/subject • Grade Pressure: matter  for the instructor. – Parental expectations. • Personal Attitude: • Ease/laziness:  “Everyone does it…” – Internet  Plagiarism not see as – No significant deterrent. unreasonable • Insufficient Knowledge: behaviour. – of what plagiarism is … – of how to paraphrase … – of proper referencing.
  • 8.
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    Is There aPlagiarist Profile? • Gender? • Linguistic ability? • Age and maturity? • Educational • Academic year? background? • Academic department • Extra-curricular • Academic ability activities?
  • 10.
    Results from BilkentSurvey 1. Which of the following would you describe as plagiarism?
  • 11.
    Results from BilkentSurvey 2. Have your students ever plagiarized? / In your opinion, have you ever knowingly plagiarized at Bilkent?
  • 12.
    Results from BilkentSurvey 3. If you have experienced plagiarism, how often does it occur / If you have plagiarized, how often do you plagiarize?
  • 13.
    Results from BilkentSurvey 4. If you have experienced plagiarism, how did your students plagiarize / If you have plagiarized, have you every done any of the following?
  • 14.
    Results from BilkentSurvey 5. In your opinion, why did your students plagiarize / If you have plagiarized, why did you do so?
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Turnitin helps instructorsby... allowing students to evaluate their providing the papers (PeerMark)& classmates’ submittedpercentage showing paperless assessment comparing highest (current searching web pages papers with matches (Similaritypapers, major archived), student Index) (GradeMark) database (Originality the Turnitin electronic newspapers, magazines Report) & scholarly journals, e-books etc.
  • 18.
    How to UseTurnitin? n  Creating an Instructor User Profile  Setting up a Class  Creating a Student List  Submitting a Paper  Viewing a Report
  • 21.
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    For institutional account ID & join password, contact your faculty librarian
  • 23.
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    We know, youare very busy... Lots of papers to read!
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    The student listmust contain first name, last name, e-mail address
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    Ways of Submittinga Paper 1- Create an Assignment and upload a paper to that Assignment, 2- Without creating an Assignment, you can submit an individual paper to a Class, 3- Students can upload their papers using enrollment ID & password.
  • 41.
  • 42.
  • 46.
  • 56.
  • 57.
    GradeMark (Paperless Grading) GradeMarkcontains several tools and types of mark that instructors can use when grading and assessing papers. These include : • Comments • Inline comments • QuickMark symbols • Rubric scorecards • General comments
  • 58.
    by double click youcan add comments
  • 59.
    You can takeyour quick mark Description appears bottom You can highlight the sentences
  • 61.
    PeerMark (Peer Reviewing) Instructorscan create and manage PeerMark assignments that allow students:  to read  to review  to evaluate one or many papers submitted by their classmates.
  • 63.
    Benefits of Turnitin Detersplagiarism before it happens. Saves time in the investigation of the originality of student work. Allows for efficient citation verification. Provides documentation of any alleged plagiarism. Provides resources to assist in teaching research and writing skills, including proper citation.
  • 64.
    Do you needhelp? OR... Contact your faculty librarian!
  • 65.
    QUESTIONS FOR TURNITIN
  • 67.
  • 68.
    What is iThenticate? Throughpartnerships with leading scholarly publishers, aggregators and government bodies, iThenticate is the world's largest comparison database of scholarly and professional content.
  • 69.
    Coverage is... • 24+billion current and archived web pages • 122+ million content items comprised of: • 90+ million published works from journals, periodicals, magazines, encyclopedias, abstracts • 32+ million scholarly articles, books and conference proceedings from 70,000+ scientific, technical and medical publications
  • 70.
    Benefits for doctoral& masters students Are you You Don’t need ready for to worry! your jury? work hard!
  • 71.
    Benefits for academics... Whether you areor working alone collaboratively
  • 72.
    You need tobe sure that... your writing is original!
  • 73.
    Future Plagiarism Prevention by adding your work to the iThenticate repository, you are protecting your research from possible plagiarism by others in
  • 74.
    How to accessto iThenticate?
  • 75.
    Login Send e-mail: ithenticate@bilkent.edu.tr
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    How to submita document? To share the report with the other faculty members in your faculty
  • 79.
    Getting a report Mode4. Largest tracking Mode2. Content matches Mode3. Summary report Mode1. Similarity
  • 80.
    Sharing a report Click update sharing button
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    QUESTIONS FOR iTHENTICATE
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