Turnitin is an application that helps support the development of

your skills in preparing written assignments.

Students submit documents through to the Turnitin databases.

Turnitin’s servers compare submitted documents against vast proprietary databases using advanced pattern-matching technology.

The results are returned in the form of customized Originality Reports, in which any text matches found in the databases are highlighted and linked to their source. Originality Reports allows you to change your documents before final submission.

1. Students submit documents through the Turnitin website

2. Turnitin’s servers compare submitted documents against its database.

3. Results are returned in the form of Originality Reports, which allow lecturers to determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

Database

• Over 12 Billion Web Pages Crawled

• Over 40 Million Student Papers

• Over 10,000 Major Newspapers, Magazines & Scholarly Journals

• Thousands Of Books Including Literary Classics

Benefits of Turnitin

• Students know their intellectual property is protected

• Awareness of how to avoid plagiarism is increased

• Promotes better research, writing and citation practices

• Promotes a culture of academic honesty

• The software provides a fast and thorough check for plagiarism due to the breadth of the database search

• The integrity and value of the Academic Program is protected

Log in to Studysmart – http://studysmart.acpe.edu.au

Select your unit

Click the Turnitin assignment link

In Summary Screen – Assignment Details

Click “My Submissions” to submit your assignment

Enter “Submission Title”Upload your file using the Browse button in the ‘Files to submit’ sectionCheck the box to indicate this submission is your own work and you accept all responsibility for any copyright infringement that may occur as a result of this submission.Click “Add Submissions”

Note : You can resubmit your assignment if your lecturer allows re-submission. A new originality report will be generated.

Check your originality report in “My Submissions” tabClick the percentage box under “Similarity” to view your originality report

When you download your originality report, you will be prompted to fill in the user agreement.Select your group and click “I agree – continue” button to view your originality report

View an Originality Report (1)

Switch to Text-only Report….

View an Originality Report (2)

Receipt number; you will need to add this to your assignment cover sheet so note it down

View an Originality Report (4)

Overall Similarity IndexOverall Similarity Index% Matched Text found% Matched Text found

BLUE (1) indicates that there are <0% BLUE (1) indicates that there are <0% matchesmatches

GREEN (2) 1%-25%GREEN (2) 1%-25%

YELLOW (3) 26%-50%YELLOW (3) 26%-50%

ORANGE (4) 51%-75%ORANGE (4) 51%-75%

RED (5) 76%-100%RED (5) 76%-100%

Printing a Summary Report (1)

Printing a Summary Report (2)

Printing a Summary Report (3)

Assignment Cover Sheet

TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT___________________________________

DATE DUE _____________ DATE SUBMITTED ________________

If you are requested to submit this assignment to Turnitin, please write your receipt no.

DECLARATION I have read and understood the College policy on assessment (which deals with issues such as plagiarism and recycling assignments) and certify that this assignment is my own work and complies with those policies

See Slide 13 above for location of receipt number in report