Turnitin, an online plagiarism prevention package helps educators take advantage of the Internet's educational potential. Papers submitted are compared against billions of Internet documents, an archived copy of the Internet, databases of submitted student papers, and journal and monograph databases. Any matching text is detailed in an Originality Report and sent to the user.
Originality reports provide a summary of the matching text found in a submitted paper. These reports in no way reflect Turnitin's assessment of whether a paper has or has not been plagiarized. Originality Reports are simply tools to help your teacher locate potential sources of plagiarism in submitted papers. The decision to deem any work plagiarized must be made carefully, and only after careful examination of both the submitted paper and the suspect sources.
How do I get it?
Staff
Turnitin is not available to download.
If you wish to access Turnitin you can do so via 'Myplace' as it has been integrated with the Moodle technology that Myplace uses.
Student
Turnitin is not available to download.
If you wish to access Turnitin you can do so via 'Myplace' as it has been integrated with the Moodle technology that Myplace uses.
FAQs
Please see the support section of 'Myplace' for guidance on using Turnitin.
For further information on using Turnitin as an instructor or student please refer to guidance available within the Turnitin training centre or contact their helpdesk. Alternatively, contact the Library and IT helpdesk.
Staff
Free to access (subject to licence terms).
Student
Free to access (subject to licence terms).
Operating System
- Microsoft® Windows®7
- Mac OS X v10.7+
Software
- Firefox 3+,
- Internet Explorer 7+ &8.x
- Chrome 4+ or Safari 4+
Some features such as GradeMark require Javascript to be enabled
Hardware
- 1GB of RAM or more recommended
- Broadband Internet connection is recommended
Type: Site licence
End date: Renewed annually
Personal licence: Not applicable
Licence details
If you are a student please note only your lecturer (as the instructor) will be able to view/access your paper. If a match is found between your paper and another student’s, your lecturer (as the instructor) can ask the other students' instructor to share the matching paper for comparison.
Please read the licence details before requesting software.
Usage
For further information on using Turnitin as an instructor or student please refer to guidance available within the Turnitin training centre or contact their helpdesk. Alternatively, contact the Library and IT helpdesk.