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Turnitin is an application that helps support the development of
your skills in preparing written assignments.
Students submit documents through to the Turnitin databases.
Turnitin’s servers compare submitted documents against vast proprietary
databases using advanced pattern-matching technology.
The results are returned in the form of customized Originality Reports, in which
any text matches found in the databases are highlighted and linked to their
source. Originality Reports allows you to change your documents before final
submission.
2. Turnitin’s servers compare
submitted documents against
its database.
3. Results are
1. Students submit
documents through the
Turnitin website
returned in the form
of Originality
Reports, which allow
lecturers to determine
whether plagiarism
has occurred.
Database
• Over 12 Billion Web Pages Crawled
• Over 40 Million Student Papers
• Over 10,000 Major Newspapers, Magazines & Scholarly
Journals
• Thousands Of Books Including Literary Classics
Benefits of Turnitin
• Students know their intellectual property is protected
• Awareness of how to avoid plagiarism is increased
• Promotes better research, writing and citation practices
• Promotes a culture of academic honesty
• The software provides a fast and thorough check for plagiarism due to the
breadth of the database search
• The integrity and value of the Academic Program is protected
Log in to Studysmart – http://studysmart.acpe.edu.au
Select your unit
Click the Turnitin assignment link
In Summary Screen – Assignment Details
Click “My Submissions” to submit your assignment
Enter “Submission Title”
Upload your file using the Browse button in the ‘Files to submit’ section
Check the box to indicate this submission is your own work and you accept all
responsibility for any copyright infringement that may occur as a result of this
submission.
Click “Add Submissions”
Note : You can resubmit your assignment if your lecturer allows re-submission.
A new originality report will be generated.
Check your originality report in “My Submissions” tab
Click the percentage box under “Similarity” to view your originality report
When you download your originality report, you will be prompted to fill in the
user agreement.
Select your group and click “I agree – continue” button to view your originality
report
View an Originality Report (1)
Switch to Text-only Report….
View an Originality Report (2)
Receipt number; you will need to
add this to your assignment
cover sheet so note it down
View an Originality Report (4)
Overall Similarity Index
% Matched Text found
BLUE (1) indicates that there are <0% matches
GREEN (2) 1%-25%
YELLOW (3) 26%-50%
ORANGE (4) 51%-75%
RED (5) 76%-100%
Printing a Summary Report (1)
Printing a Summary Report (2)
Printing a Summary Report (3)
Assignment Cover Sheet
TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT___________________________________
DATE DUE _____________ DATE SUBMITTED ________________
If you are requested to submit this assignment to
Turnitin, please write your receipt no.
See Slide 13 above for
location of receipt
number in report
DECLARATION
I have read and understood the College policy on assessment (which deals
with issues such as plagiarism and recycling assignments) and certify that
this assignment is my own work and complies with those policies