TURNITIN.COM AT OU
The University of Oklahoma subscribes to the digital plagiarism detection service Turnitin.com. Faculty users
have found the program and its generated originality reports to be effective both in determining appropriate
use of sources in student papers and in deterring plagiarism. Be aware:Although a valuable tool, Turnitin
reportsarenosubstituteforyourownexperienceinassessingthesignificanceofunoriginalpassagesinstudent
work.
D2LandCanvashavethecapabilityofrunningDropboxsubmissionsthroughTurnitin.TouseTurnitinviaD2L,
simplychecktheboxthatsays“Enablethisfolder”inthePlagiarismDetectionsectionofthefolderproperties.
(Be aware that once plagiarism detection is enabled, you cannot turn it off without deleting the folder. Also,
enablingplagiarismdetectionmeansdaterestrictionsonanassignmentcannotbeturnedoff,onlyaltered.Both
oftheseusabilityissueshavebeenturnedintoD2L.)FurtherinstructionsonhowtouseTurnitin.cominCanvas
canbefoundonPage3ofthisdocument.
Further instructions on how to make effective use of Turnitin’s integration with D2L and Grademark can be
foundinthe“InstructorandStudentHelpArticles”inD2L.Theycanbelocatedunderthe“NeedHelp”tabon
yourD2Lloginpage.
You may still utilize the services of Turnitin outside D2L by accessing their website, www.turnitin.com. If you
have not already received it, you can get login and password information to access the website from your
college representative. You can learn how to use the program by referring to the instructional materials and
tutorialsofferedbyTurnitinorbycontactingyourcollegerepresentative.
College Representatives
College Architecture: Peter Tran
College of Arts and Sciences: Amanda Warren Marshall
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences: Alicia Keys
Price College of Business: Shawn Lam
College of Continuing Education: Robert Dougherty
College of Earth and Energy: Jake Schilling
College of Education: Ron McCarty
College of Engineering: Derek Mehl
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts: Todd Stewart
Graduate College: Suzanne Peters
Honors College: Rich Hamerla
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication: Buddy Wiedemann
Liberal Studies: Robert Dougherty
University College: John Dell
Additional Information
Ifyoufeelcomfortableworkingwiththisweb-basedprogramwithoutanorientationortutorial,youcanfollow
the instructions below. If you need personal instruction or coaching, request this from your college
representative.
Formoreinformationonissuingawarningor“admonition”forstudentplagiarismorfilingareportofaviolation
oftheAcademicIntegrityCode,seetheformandinstructionsavailableathttp://integrity.ou.edu.
PleaseinformstudentsinadvancethatyoumightrunchecksusingTIIinorderfortheprocesstorunsmoothly
andfairly.Ifyouplantousetheprogram,asyllabusstatementismosthelpful.
Inadditiontotheplagiarismdetectionservice,OUalsosubscribestotheGrademarkandPeermarktoolsoffered
by TII. GradeMark is a paperless grading tool that allows instructor to read, markup, and leave feedback on
studentpaperswithintheD2Ldropbox.Formoreinformationonhowtousetheseservices,furtherinstructions
can be found in the “Instructor and Student Help Articles” in D2L. They can be located by hitting the “Need
Help”tabonyourD2Lloginpage.
Getting Started with the Turnitin.com website
StartatthemainpageofTurnitin.com.TheOUaccountpasswordisrequired(justonce)foryoutosetupyour
account. Contact your college representative for your account activation username and password. You must
workthroughthreelevelsbeforesubmittingapaper:joinanaccount,setupaclass(orclasses),andcreatean
assignment.
SelectNEWUSER(upperright)
1.Createauserprofile.Forthese5steps,enteryourowninformation.YoucanuseyourOUOutlook
e-mailaddressandpasswordsoitwillbeeasytoremember.Onthe5thscreen,clickthelinkfor"startclass
setupwizard."
2.On"classsetupwizard"step1,entertheAccountIDandAccountJoinPasswordyoureceivedfromyour
collegerepresentative.
3.Continuewithsteps2through4todefineyourclassandassignment.
4.Onthe"Classsetupwizard(finish)"page,readandprinttheinstructionsforsubmittingstudentpapers.
5.Click"endwizardandgotologinpage"orgotoTurnitin.com.
6.Enteryoure-mailaddressandpasswordinthespaceprovidedinthetopright-handcornerofthepage.
7.Clickonyourclassname.
8.Clickthesubmiticontosubmityourstudents'work.
9.Clickthe"Browse"buttontouploadasinglefile,orusetheotheroptionsinthe"Submitapaperby:"dropdownmenu.
10.Yourreport(s)willbeavailableintheassignmentinbox,typicallywithinafewhours.
Turnitinpermitsotheroptionsaswell,includingaddingTA’sasadditionalinstructors,creatingmultiplesections
ofthesameclass,andallowingstudentstouploadtheirownwork.
FordetailedinformationonusingTurnitin.com,downloadtheInstructorUserGuideorview“Howto”tutorials
athttps://www.turnitin.com/static/training/instructor.php.
Turnitin.com for Canvas
*AllinformationbelowprovidedbytheCenterforTeachingExcellence.
UsingTurnitininCanvas
TherearehelppageslocatedinCanvasthatcanhelpguideyouthroughusingTurnitin.
• LogintoCanvasandselect“Help”atthebottomofthegraynavigationbarontheleftside.
• Select“SearchCanvasGuides”(thereareotherselectionsyoumaywanttoselect,suchas“Chatwith
CanvasSupport”and“AsktheCommunity”).
• TypeTurnitininthesearchfield
• Selectfromthelistoftopics,whichincludes“HowdoIcreateaTurnitinAssignment”and“HowdoI
changeTurnitinsettingsforanAssignment.”
LimitationswithTurnitininCanvas:
Informationcollectedfrom“HowdoIcreateaTurnitinassignment?”bytheCanvasDocTeamforCanvas
updatedonJuly11,2016.
• Cannotincludemorethanonesubmissiondate;differentiatedduedatesarenotsupportedforasingle
assignment.
• Submissionsrequireaminimumof25words,andmaximumof400pages,andafilesizemaximumof40
MB.
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Youcannotrestrictstudentsubmissiondocumentsforasingleassignment.Studentswillbe
abletosubmitin.docx,pdf,Pages,etc.
Studentscannotsubmitmultiplefileuploadsperassignment.
o Toallowformultipleuploadstheinstructorwillhavetocreateanewassignmentandmarkit
"NotGraded"forsubmissionssuchaspaperdrafts.
IftheassignmenthasarubricyouhavetoaddtherubricpriortomakingitaTurnitinassignment.See
instructionsforaddingarubricinthisdocument’ssection“HowtomakeaTurnitinAssignment.”
Iftheassignmentismoderated,youhavetosetthatuppriortomakingitaTurnitinassignment.
HowtomakeaTurnitinAssignmentinCanvas:
InformationcollectedfromtheCanvasHelpGuide“HowdoIcreateaTurnitinassignment?”bytheCanvasDoc
TeamforCanvasupdatedonJuly11,2016.
• InCourseNavigationselectAssignmentsandthen+Assignment.
• FillintheinformationaccordingtoTitle,points,etc.
• IntheSubmissionTypedropdownmenuselectExternaltoolandthentheFindbutton.
• TurnitinLTIwillbethefirsttooltoselect(youcanalsotypeitinthesearchfieldifitdoesnotcomeupas
thefirstitem).
• Itisrecommendedthatyouselect“Loadthistoolinanewtab”topreservetheCanvaspagewhile
openingtheTurnitinassignment.
• Select“SaveandPublish.”
• IfyouwanttouseaCanvasrubricfortheassignment,youmustaddtherubricbeforesettingthe
ExternalToolsubmissiontype.Createtheassignmentwithanyothersubmissiontype,savethe
assignment,addtherubric,andthenedittheassignmenttoselecttheExternalTool.
HowtoadjustTurnitinsettings:
Informationcollectedfromhttps://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-5480bytheCanvasDocTeamfor
CanvasupdatedonJuly9,2016.
• OnceyouhavecreatedyourTurnitinassignmentyoucanadjustthesettings.
• SelecttheTurnitinassignmentandgotothe“Settings”tab.
• Atfirstyouhavesomebasicsettingsfeatures,butatthebottomofthepageyoucanselect“optional
settings”formore.
• The“optionalsettings”hastheabilitytocomparestudentpapersagainstseveralsources.You
cancheckanduncheckwhatyouwantthemtobecomparedtoandwhatyouwantexcluded.
• Youcanalsoselectwherethesubmissionwillbestored.Thisallowsyoutoadjustwhetherthe
paperswillbestoredintheTurnitinrepository,whichistheTurnitinstorageforpapers
submitted.IfyouselectthatpapersshouldnotbestoredinTurnitin'srepository,thenyoucan
avoidoriginalityreportsofself-plagiarismwhenmultipledraftsofadocumentaresubmitted.
TurnitinBrowserIssuesinCanvas
TurnItInhasreceivedreportsfromusersconcerningtheinabilitytosubmitassignmentswhenusingtheSafari
browser.ForuserssubmittingthroughSafari,thisisaknownissuecausedby3rdpartycookiesbeingdisabledin
thebrowsersettings.
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Ifpossible,pleaseuseanotherbrowserforsubmittingTurnItInassignments(GoogleChrome,
Firefox,IE,etc.).
IfyouareusingSafari,pleaseusethefollowingworkaroundwhileTurnItIniscurrentlyworking
tofixthisissue.
o Clickonthe"Safari"menuandselect"Preferences."
o Clickonthe"Privacy"tab.3.Set"BlockCookiesandotherwebsitedata"to"Never".
IfyouarestillexperiencingissuessubmittingassignmentsandyouareusingabrowserotherthanSafari,please
contactCanvasSupportwithfurtherdetailsonyourspecificissuesowecanlookintotheproblemfurther.