Quickstart - submitting a single document for comparison

Introduction

The simplest use of Turnitin is to check an individual piece of student work for evidence of copying from other sources. If you have more than one document to submit, you should follow the instructions on submitting many documents for comparison.

Please note Turnitin will match the text against an extensive database of electronic material sourced from the Internet and from other student submissions. It is likely that it will not find all copied material and it is unable to decide whether any copying is appropriate or misconduct. Academics must still evaluate submitted work to determine whether there are any issues that need addressing, the extent of copying reported by Turnitin should only be used a rough guide.

Instructions on submitting a single document for comparison

1. Connect to the Turnitin system (http://www.turnitin.com) following the instructions in the Accessing Turnitin page if necessary.

2. You should then be taken to the main Turnitin web page listing your classes. It will welcome you:
    
   

3. In the middle of the page is an area that lists your exiting classes:
    
   

4. Select the appropriate class by clicking on its name. If necessary follow the instructions on creating a new class.

5. You will be presented with the assignment list panel for this class:
    
   

6. Find the appropriate assignment in the list. If necessary follow the instructions on creating a new assignment.

7. Click on the submit button for that assignment:
    
   

8. A new page will open, with the following panel:
    
   

9. Enter in the name and title information.

10. Select the file to be uploaded using the "Choose File" button.

11. Leave the rest of the settings at their default values:
     
    

12. Click on the submit button.

13. If there is a problem with the information or file supplied, you will be given an error message and will need to correct the problem before proceeding:
     
    

14. Once the file has been successfully uploaded, you will get a confirmation screen showing the content of the submitted file:
     
    

15. If the information is correct, click on the "yes submit" link to confirm the submission

16. The system will then confirm that the submission has been successful:
     
    

17. Click on the "inbox" button:
     
    

18. You should now see the new submission appearing at the bottom of the list:
     
    

19. The greyed out box in the report column indicates that the Turnitin system has yet to process the submission. Within 24 hours this should be updated to reflect the amount of copied material detected by the system:
     
    

20. Once the report is generated, you can:
    • use the Turnitin reports