If Turnitin is being used as a text matching tool to detect plagiarism, it is important to check each paper to judge whether the overall similarity report that has been calculated is due to chance matches, matches to common terms or phrases used for an assignment (e.g., the title of a key document, process, legislation, etc.), matches to quotations or a reference list, or intentional copying from a source that has not been cited. Note that there is no percentage that can fully indicate whether plagiarism has occurred. Turnitin will generate a similiarity report, which indicates the percentage of text that was matched, and which highlights the matched text and shows the corresponding source it was matched to. Turnitin can be used by instructors to identify how much of an assignment is not original. Instructors can refer students to the following:
server, therefore students must be given an alternative (e.g., scaffolded assignment or annotated bibliography), if they are concerned about their privacy and/or security. Students’ submissions are stored on a U.S.
Turnitin® is used to verify that all materials and sources in assignments are documented.
ITHENTICATE® PROFESSIONAL PLAGIARISM PREVENTION SOFTWARE
: Text matching software may be used to screen assignments in this course. As of Spring 2018, all course outlines must include the following boilerplate statement (whether you intend to use the software or not):
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