The Basics for Using

The Basics for UsingThe Basics for Using

Why TurnItIn?Why TurnItIn?

Keiser University has invested in Keiser University has invested in TurnItIn.com because it helps improve the TurnItIn.com because it helps improve the quality of instruction in all academic areas.quality of instruction in all academic areas.

Computer-aided monitoring of students’ Computer-aided monitoring of students’ originality holds them accountable for originality holds them accountable for more thorough mastery of content.more thorough mastery of content.

Getting StartedGetting Started

Obtain a username and password from Obtain a username and password from your campus’s new account administratoryour campus’s new account administrator

Visit turnitin.com and sign in with the Visit turnitin.com and sign in with the username and password. username and password.


Click the green plus sign to add a class.Click the green plus sign to add a class.

To add a class, you only need the name of To add a class, you only need the name of the class.the class.


Once you’ve added the class, a pop-up Once you’ve added the class, a pop-up window provides you an enrollment ID to window provides you an enrollment ID to provide students. provide students.

Students new to the product will be able to Students new to the product will be able to create an account with this enrollment ID.create an account with this enrollment ID.

Students who have used Tii before can Students who have used Tii before can use the enrollment ID and password to join use the enrollment ID and password to join your class. your class.


Now that you have created a class, create Now that you have created a class, create an assignment by clicking on the plus sign an assignment by clicking on the plus sign for New Assignment.for New Assignment.

Each new assignment in Tii creates a Each new assignment in Tii creates a dropbox students can use to submit their dropbox students can use to submit their work. work.


Give the assignment a name.Give the assignment a name.

Specify the date you will begin accepting Specify the date you will begin accepting submissions and the due date.submissions and the due date.

The “point value” and “post date” fields are The “point value” and “post date” fields are for instructors who use Tii as a course for instructors who use Tii as a course management system. management system.


Under “more options,” you can specify Under “more options,” you can specify whether TurnItIn should:whether TurnItIn should: Exclude small matchesExclude small matches Exclude quoted materialExclude quoted material Exclude bibliographic referencesExclude bibliographic references

All these settings can be changed before All these settings can be changed before or after the dropbox is set up. or after the dropbox is set up. Your class home page now shows the Your class home page now shows the assignment dropbox:assignment dropbox:

Setting Up Revision AssignmentsSetting Up Revision Assignments

Revision assignments give students an Revision assignments give students an opportunity to revise an assignment based opportunity to revise an assignment based on the originality report.on the originality report.The revision assignment dropbox avoids The revision assignment dropbox avoids assignments appearing to be plagiarized assignments appearing to be plagiarized because of similarity between two drafts of because of similarity between two drafts of the same assignment. the same assignment. From the class home page, click New From the class home page, click New Assignment. Assignment.


When you specify revision assignment, When you specify revision assignment, instead of naming the new assignment, instead of naming the new assignment, you are asked to choose from among your you are asked to choose from among your existing assignments from a drop-down existing assignments from a drop-down menu. menu.


Be sure to allow students to review their Be sure to allow students to review their originality reports so they can see if they originality reports so they can see if they have over-relied on their sources. have over-relied on their sources.

Managing Classes Managing Classes

Once students have handed in an Once students have handed in an assignment, they are listed in the dropbox assignment, they are listed in the dropbox according to similarity index. according to similarity index.

The similarity index, expressed as a The similarity index, expressed as a percent, simply expresses the amount of percent, simply expresses the amount of text that matches other submissions or text that matches other submissions or web-based sources.web-based sources.

Originality ReportsOriginality Reports

Click on the similarity index to see the Click on the similarity index to see the originality report.originality report.

Originality reports show teachers and Originality reports show teachers and students where their work is similar to students where their work is similar to other students’ paper or documents on the other students’ paper or documents on the internet. internet.

Coaching StudentsCoaching Students

Arbitrary thresholds for originality/similarity Arbitrary thresholds for originality/similarity are not useful.are not useful.

Originality expectations vary from Originality expectations vary from assignment to assignment. assignment to assignment.

Instructors should ask themselves, “To Instructors should ask themselves, “To what is the paper similar?” and “In what what is the paper similar?” and “In what way is the paper similar?”way is the paper similar?”


Encourage students to achieve higher Encourage students to achieve higher originality scores by paraphrasing more originality scores by paraphrasing more and quoting less.and quoting less.

Encourage students to develop the habit Encourage students to develop the habit of learning material well enough to write of learning material well enough to write about it without looking at it. about it without looking at it.


Similarity to scholarly sources can be Similarity to scholarly sources can be acceptable if it is documented correctly.acceptable if it is documented correctly.

Similarity to low-quality web sites and free Similarity to low-quality web sites and free term paper sources probably represents term paper sources probably represents academic dishonesty. academic dishonesty.


Self-plagiarism should be discouraged.Self-plagiarism should be discouraged.

Never assume an assignment has been Never assume an assignment has been plagiarized solely on the basis of its plagiarized solely on the basis of its similarity index. You must consult the similarity index. You must consult the originality report to see details before originality report to see details before forming a judgment about a student’s forming a judgment about a student’s performance. performance.

The Basics for Using

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