- Academic Integrity Office - Turnitin Information

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Instructor’s Guide to Getting Started

Creating a Turnitin Assignment

Turnitin assignments are added from the course control panel by clicking the control panel link from within your course.
Next click the Assignments link in the section “Content Areas” to add a Turnitin assignment to your course.
Select Turnitin Assignment using the pulldown on your assignment page and click go.
On the assignment creation page, enter the following:

A. Assignment title

B. Point value for the assignment (optional)

C. Special instructions for the assignment (optional)

Choose the following dates for the assignment:

Start date

Due date

Choose whether or not to allow students to view Originality Reports for their submissions by doing the following

A. Select yes from the show advanced assignment options menu

B. Select yes or no from Allow students to view Originality Reports menu

Modify any additional assignment options using the appropriate pulldown menus.
Click submit to add the Turnitin assignment to your course.

Submitting Papers

Instructors can have students submit their own papers, or the instructors can submit the papers.

File upload

Bulk upload

Cut & Paste

Zip File

Viewing Results

You can view the results of submitted papers from your control panel. Click on the control panel link and then click the Turnitin Assignments link in the Course Tools sections to show your Turnitin assignments.

Click the view link next to an assignment to see the papers that have been submitted to the assignment. From this page, you can view a paper’s Originality Report by clicking on the Originality Report icon.

Getting the Students Started

Your students can submit their papers to the Turnitin Assignments that you have created. They submit papers from their assignments page. To open the assignments page, students click the assignments link within their course, and a list of available course assignments is shown.

To submit a paper to an assignment:

Click the view/complete link next to the assignment for which you want to submit a paper
Click the submit icon for the paper
Enter the paper title.
Click the browse button to locate the file you want to submit.
Click submit. On the following page, you will be asked to confirm the text of the submission. If the text is correct, click yes, submit to finalize the submission.

If your students have been given access to Originality Reports, they can view their submission and report by clicking on an assignment’s view/complete link. This will take the student to his or her assignment portfolio. In this screen, the student can click the Originality Report icon to view his or her Originality Report.

Please note that by default students cannot access reports; you must set it up when you create the assignment.

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Reporting Units Office of the Vice Chancellor and Provost Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Services Enrollment Management Graduate School Information Technology and Services (ITS) Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs Office of Research Syracuse University Press Syracuse University Library Schools and Colleges	A \| A \| A Academic Integrity Office - Turnitin Information Blackboard Users Instructor’s Guide to Getting Started Creating a Turnitin Assignment Turnitin assignments are added from the course control panel by clicking the control panel link from within your course. Next click the Assignments link in the section “Content Areas” to add a Turnitin assignment to your course. Select Turnitin Assignment using the pulldown on your assignment page and click go. On the assignment creation page, enter the following: A. Assignment title B. Point value for the assignment (optional) C. Special instructions for the assignment (optional) Choose the following dates for the assignment: Start date Due date Choose whether or not to allow students to view Originality Reports for their submissions by doing the following A. Select yes from the show advanced assignment options menu B. Select yes or no from Allow students to view Originality Reports menu Modify any additional assignment options using the appropriate pulldown menus. Click submit to add the Turnitin assignment to your course. Submitting Papers Instructors can have students submit their own papers, or the instructors can submit the papers. File upload Bulk upload Cut & Paste Zip File Viewing Results You can view the results of submitted papers from your control panel. Click on the control panel link and then click the Turnitin Assignments link in the Course Tools sections to show your Turnitin assignments. Click the view link next to an assignment to see the papers that have been submitted to the assignment. From this page, you can view a paper’s Originality Report by clicking on the Originality Report icon. Getting the Students Started Your students can submit their papers to the Turnitin Assignments that you have created. They submit papers from their assignments page. To open the assignments page, students click the assignments link within their course, and a list of available course assignments is shown. To submit a paper to an assignment: Click the view/complete link next to the assignment for which you want to submit a paper Click the submit icon for the paper Enter the paper title. Click the browse button to locate the file you want to submit. Click submit. On the following page, you will be asked to confirm the text of the submission. If the text is correct, click yes, submit to finalize the submission. If your students have been given access to Originality Reports, they can view their submission and report by clicking on an assignment’s view/complete link. This will take the student to his or her assignment portfolio. In this screen, the student can click the Originality Report icon to view his or her Originality Report. Please note that by default students cannot access reports; you must set it up when you create the assignment. Turnitin Blackboard User Guide