Turnitin

Overview

What Does It Do?

Turnitin is an online plagiarism detection service. It is fully integrated with the Assignments tool in Courses (powered by Sakai).

How You Can Use It

By checking submitted papers against a vast database of academic materials, Turnitin allows instructors to:

• Educate students about academic integrity.
• Promote ethical research and writing.
• Deter plagiarism.

Quick Links:

• Turnitin FAQs
• University Turnitin Policy (Updated July 2021)
• August 2020 Upgrade

How-To Guides

Professors

• Creating a Turnitin Assignment
• Viewing the Report (for Faculty)

Students

• Submitting a Turnitin Assignment
• Viewing the Report (for Students)

Support

We have compiled answers to common questions here:

• Turnitin FAQs

For additional training materials, please visit the Turnitin Training website.

For all other inquiries, faculty, staff, and students should call Tech Central for immediate support: 310.506.4357 (HELP).