All staff and students are advised to use the ‘TurnItIn – A Complete Guide’ (link below) as the authoritative University guidance for TurnItIn.
TurnItIn – A Complete Guide
The University of Manchester’s guidance on the use of TurnItIn.
What is TurnItIn?
TurnItIn (TII) is an internet-based tool that combines assignment submission, plagiarism detection and online marking. It is accessed via Blackboard, allowing instructors to set up submission areas in their course units where their students can upload essays, presentations, and other pieces of work. TII then automatically scans the document for signs of plagiarism.
Whilst not a replacement for the traditional methods used by academics to identify plagiarism, it can reduce the time spent investigating possible cases, and act as a deterrent. To determine whether there are grounds for an accusation of plagiarism, staff would need to review the Turnitin report in detail and use their academic judgement.
The following guides are based on common Turnitin queries:
Setup guides
How to add a TurnItIn Submission Inbox
Instructions on how to create TII submissions using the TurnItIn Assignment (Current) pathway.
How to set up the PeerMark Tool
PeerMark enables students to peer-review any piece of work submitted through TurnItIn.
How to set up a TurnItIn Rubric
Guidance on how to create a TurnItIn rubric or grading form.
Marking Guides
Marking and Feedback with Feedback Studio
TurnItIn Feedback Studio enables staff to check originality and mark students’ work online, using variousf feedback options such as direct annotation, Bubble / QuickMark comments, etc.
Voice Comments
How to use the voice comments option in TurnItIn; an alternative to written feedback.
Mark TurnItIn assignments by group
How to view submissions by student group to effectively share marking loads between various markers.
Downloading documents from TurnItIn
Guide for downloading material from TurnItIn, such as the Grade Report, Submission List, Original Files, Standard / GradeMark PDFs, and Submission Receipts.
Identifying late submissions
This guide will help you to determine if a student has uploaded their TurnItIn submission late.
Plagiarism and originality checking guides
Plagiarism results from a TurnItIn essay
Guide for viewing the Similarity Report generated by TurnItIn.
Reading a Similarity Report
Guide for interpreting the results obtained from a Similarity Report.
Guides for Students
Turnitin: A Student Guide to submitting an assignment
Guidance for students on how to submit their assignments to TurnItIn.
Turnitin: A Student Guide to downloading feedback
Guide for students for viewing feedback left by tutors.
Turnitin: Errors when submitting assignments
Common errors that may be encountered by students submitting an assignment.
Updated 2022
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