1. BRIEFING ON ‘TURNITIN’
6th DECEMBER 2016

2. What is turnitin? Turn-it-in
A computerized tool in ensuring that papers/reports written by student is free from plagiarism.

3. Why should we use turnitin
VAST DATABASE
20+ billion pages of web content
220 million student papers and publications
PREVENT PLAGIARISM
ENGAGE STUDENTS
A high Similarity Percentage will engage the students to take extra effort in trying to improve the report.

4. SIMILARITY PERCENTAGE for FYP is not more than 30%
Turnitin report will display the percentage of similarities based on:
Green : % of Similarity
Yellow : 25 – 49% of Similarity
Orange : % of Similarity
Red : 75 – 100% of Similarity
SIMILARITY PERCENTAGE for FYP is not more than 30%

5. HOW TO START USING TURNITIN?

6. They will put in your name and your email EXAMPLE:
Your coordinators will enroll you in a class and create an assignment under that class
They will put in your name and your
EXAMPLE:
Name of class: FYP1 S1_1617
Name of assignment: Report

7. You will receive a notification email from Turnitin

9. Click here
Name of FYP Coordinator

10. Assignment
Click submit to hand in your report

11. Click confirm button

15. For first time submission, you will see the SIMILARITY PERCENTAGE in minutes. For resubmission, the SIMILARITY PERCENTAGE will be generated after 24 hours from your resubmission.

16. Click on the SIMILARITY percentage – Another window will appear

18. FYP COORDINATOR’S PERSPECTIVE

23. Important Notes
If somehow you forgot the Turnitin password, just click the ‘forgot your password’ link, fill in your name and address & an activation will be sent to you. (Your last name is your MATRIC NO). The coordinators DO NOT KEEP your password!
The turnitin account will be deactivated on 13th December (11.59pm) to allow sufficient time for the turnitin report to be generated.
Two things to be submitted with FYP1 report :
- Digital receipt
- Screenshot of turnitin percentage
For any issue related to Turnitin (FYP1 & FYP2), please contact me at

24. Thank you