Turnitin: Overview & Resources (Faculty and Students)

Turnitin (Similarity) is an application that checks for originality, detects plagiarism detection and can be used as a tool to help students understand how to properly cite sources in their academic work.

Summary

Turnitin is an application that checks for originality, detects plagiarism detection and can be used as a tool to help students understand how to properly cite sources in their academic work.​​​​​​​

Content

Turnitin is integrated into Canvas using an LTI plugin.  When using Canvas documentation, be sure to select documentation related to the Canvas LTI. 

• Turnitin System Requirements  (Turnitin.com) 

 

Instructor Resources 

• Canvas LTI - Instructor Documentation (Turnitin.com) 
• Creating a Turnitin Assignment 
• Accessing Turnitin Similarity Reports 

 

Student Resources 

• Canvas LTI - Student Documentation (Turnitin.com) 
• Submitting an Assignment using Turnitin’s Simcheck Tool 
• Interpreting the similarity score 

 

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