1. Submitting using Turnitin
5 things you need to know

2. Prepare your work for submission…1
Prepare your work for submission…
Remove identifying information from your written work. Your work will be marked anonymously.
Tip* check your headers/footers and cover page for your name and student number).
Submit as PDF format if you have used SmartArt, icons and shapes in Word.
Tip* if you have these elements, charts or several tables save a PDF copy of your Word document for submission.

3. Submitting your work
Locate the correct… …module …assessment info …submission point
Do review the assessment criteria Do not leave it until the last minute 🕓 2
Find your modules on the home tab in studentcentral
Assessment information is in the module handbook and specification. Both are in Module Information
You can find submission points in… Assessment & Grades
You can find the assessment criteria in the… rubric or grading form in the submission point

4. Accessing the rubric or grading form
In the module where you will submit… 2
Click on ‘Assessment & Grades’
In ‘Assessment & Grades’, click on ‘View/Complete’ under the submission point.
In the submission point, click on the rubric button (which looks like a little tower of Lego bricks)

5. Understanding your similarity report
The similarity report score is not a grade - it is a rating of how much of your work matches writing from the web and scholarly sources
It is normal to have matches to content in your work
You can use your similarity report to:
Check that you have cited your sources correctly;
Check that you have not unintentionally plagiarised;
Improve your work and then resubmit prior to the deadline.
Guidance on understanding your similarity report is available in the Assessment & Grades area in each of your modules (“Turnitin” link) 3

6. Try out your similarity report…
Check the Match Overview
Adjust the Filters and Settings - helpful for 0% reports 3
Screenshot 1 – Match Overview: Turnitin Feedback Studio shows an image of an essay with a 5% match, the match is broken down into it's component parts in the match breakdown. You may notice that the component matches add up to more than 5% (=6). For instance the top match of 2%, indicates that 2% of the matched online text matches to the essay. The overall percentage of ‘5%’ indicates how much of the essay text has matched to other sources.
Screenshot 2 – Filters and Settings: A paper where no matches have been found is shown. In this case you can try changing the filters and settings to see if this brings up anything in your report. In the example shown, the ‘Exclude Bibliography’ option is turned on – I can try turning it off and see if different results are shown. Your changes will have no effect on the similarity report which is shown to the instructors who mark you.

7. Report issues with submission
Check you have received a receipt
Check that your work looks right in the submission point:
Is the formatting right?
Is all the text visible/legible?
Is anything missing?
Is there something wrong with the similarity report?
If your submission is not right or working contact Service Desk (Mon-Thurs: ; Fri: ) Please add this number to your phone now: Service Desk: 4
help

8. Service desk will need to know…
Places to find your ‘Submission ID’
Which module you submitted to; The name submission point in the module e.g. to add example The ‘Submission ID’ number for your paper.
Receipt 4
Screenshot 1 – receipt: a yellow highlight where the 'submission ID' can be found
Screenshot 2 - Submission point entry area: clicking on the download icon will allow you to download a Digital receipt which includes the ‘submission ID’
Screenshot 3 – In the Turnitin Feedback Studio Paper View (where students submit and review similarity report): click on the “i” button and the paper information will be shown
Download a receipt from the submission point
From the paper view

9. Ask for help 5 Download a copy of your similarity report.
Screenshot 1 – Turnitin Feedback Studio paper view: 1) Turn on the similarity report; 2) Click on the download button; 3) Click on Current View. This will trigger a PDF download including the submitted text and the similarity information.
If you need to take your report to be reviewed by someone else such as a Personal Tutor or Student Support and Guidance Tutor (SSGT). 5