Plagiarism Prevention Module Training University of Limerick

Turnitin Overview Turnitin offers diverse web-based class management solutions Plagiarism Prevention Moduleactive Peer Review active Online grading active Student digital portfoliosnot available in Turnitin yet

What Turnitin Searches It determines the congruence of text to sources in: 1. Publicly accessible Internet 2. Every document already submitted to Turnitin

Originality Report Similarity indices: blue less than 20 matching words green 0-24% matching text yellow 25-49% matching text orange 50-74% matching text red % matching text

Originality Report

Advantages It can identify where numerous words have been added, deleted, or substituted Allows for citation verification Provides documentation of alleged plagiarism Faster and more effective than trying to look for the source yourself in a search engine Both lecturer and students can upload It allows for peer to peer plagiarism detection

Disadvantages It is not infallible. For example: it doesn’t identify plagiarism from a source not available on line has problems with mathematical formulas Is not that reliable with PDF files It distorts the format of the original documents: tables, graphs, and images don’t appear It fails to properly differentiate between quoted materials and original writing!

Possible Scenario A lecturer (or student who has access to it) receives an originality report showing a match for the following passage: Today, according to authors of The Death of “e” and the Birth of the Real New Economy doing business electronically is the only way to stay alive and competitive. It is a necessity to get involved in the digital economy. Therefore, “e” is disappearing from our vocabulary because conducting business electronically is a normal, every-day activity. Upon clicking on the comparison link, you find that the text is found in an on-line article, entitled The Death of “e” and the Birth of the Real New Economy. Is this plagiarism or a false positive? Why?

How do avoid plagiarism?

Proactive rather than reactive Notify Turnitin is being used, and what it does Clear policy that includes a definition, conduct guidelines and disciplinary process Encourage students to submit themselves Provide with training and/or trial submission; and further support Be creative! (e.g. different uses of Turnitin like peer review, writing skills…) How do avoid plagiarism?

Getting Started Steps: 1. Create and change a user profile 2. Create your class and your assignment for that class 3. Using Turnitin for your class a. Instructor submits the students’ work b. Instructor creates students’ accounts, they submit their work c. Students create their own account and submit their work

Create a user profile To start, create your account clicking New Users. You will need an account ID and a password which is different for each college (call ITD service desk for your details)

Update your user profile (ii) Click in “User Info”, in the red navigation bar at the top of your instructor homepage

Update your user profile (iii) In this page you can change your password, and your secret question/answer in case you loose or forget your password Make your changes and click “submit”

Getting Started Steps: 1. Create and change a user profile 2. Create your class and your assignment for that class 3. Using Turnitin for your class a. Instructor submits the students’ work b. Instructor creates students’ accounts, they submit their work c. Students create their own account and submit their work

Create your class

Create your class (ii) The “enrolment password” is the password that your students will use to enrol in your class. When you finish, click submit

Create your class (iii) The number to the left of your class is the class ID. Students will also use this to enrol in your class Click on the name of your class to enter your class homepage

Create an assignment Click “Create a new assignment”

Create an assignment (i)

Getting Started Steps: 1. Create and change a user profile 2. Create your class and your assignment for that class 3. Using Turnitin for your class a. Instructor submits the students’ work b. Instructor creates students’ accounts, they submit their work c. Students create their own account and submit their work

Using Turnitin for your class Instructor workload Student involvement a b c high medium low passiveactive

Using Turnitin for your class (a) The instructor submits the student's work (b) The instructor creates the student’s accounts so they submit their own work (c) You ask them to create their own account and submit their own work

a. Instructor submits students’ work Advantages No need to spend time explaining your students how to use Turnitin Disadvantages They are not as aware Turnitin is being used They may not pay as much attention to the originality of their work With large classes, it is impossible for the lecturer to submit all the papers him/herself

a. Instructor submits students’ work First, save the document you wish to submit Click “Submit”

Use alias or your own identification numbers to preserve the identity of your students To select the paper for submission, click the browse button and locate the paper in your pc a. Instructor submits students’ work

The paper you chose to submit will be shown. Look over the information and check it is correct. Then, click the “yes, submit” button a. Instructor submits students’ work

The system begins processing the originality report. This may take some minutes To see the originality report, click in the inbox button on the submission confirmation page a. Instructor submits students’ work

Open the originality report clicking in the “Report” icon. Note: a greyed out report indicates that the report has not yet been generated. Wait a few minutes and click your browser’s refresh button a. Instructor submits students’ work

Using Turnitin for your class (a) The instructor submits the student's work (b) The instructor creates the student’s accounts so they submit their own work (c) You ask them to create their own account and submit their own work

Advantages You get sure everyone has an account properly created You don’t need to explain them they have to create one, they will just receive an with a provisional password They are more aware their work is being checked and put more care in its originality Disadvantages They still need to know how to log in and submit (handout and/or training needed) You need to have a class list with name, surname and b. Instructor registering a student so they submit their own work

You will need to have saved in your pc a list of students with name, surname and UL e- mail address, e.g.: connie, williams, patricia, wong, b. Instructor registering a student so they submit their own work

Enter you class site. Click on the "students" tab.

Click on “Add student list” Upload the student list Turnitin will automatically send the student an with a provisional password They just need to log in and submit their work b. Instructor registering a student so they submit their own work

Using Turnitin for your class (a) The instructor submits the student's work (b) The instructor creates the student’s accounts so they submit their own work (c) Students create their own account and submit their own work

Advantages They are more aware their work is being checked and put more care in its originality You don’t need to have a class list with name, surname and to create their accounts Disadvantages They still need to know how to log in and submit (handout and/or training needed) Some students may get it wrong (i.e. wrong address, creating accounts twice…), so some support is needed. A trial submission is recommended c. Students create their own account and submit their own work

They will have to create a user profile using the link provided on Turnitin.com

Distribute your class ID and enrolment password to your students Use customised handout provided by the Centre for Teaching and Learning c. Students create their own account and submit their own work Enrolment password

Further details on the “How to get your students started in Turnitin.com” handout To learn about the advanced features, download the Instructor User Guide

Angélica Risquez Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor Centre for Teaching and Learning Millstream Courtyard University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland [T] [F] [E] [W]