Turnitin UK:Electronic Plagiarism Detection

By

Catherine OgilvieDepartment for the Enhancement of Teaching, Learning and Assessment (DELTA)

What is plagiarism?

plagiarize or plagiarise verb (plagiarized, plagiarizing) tr & intr to

copy (ideas, passages of text, etc) from someone else's work and use

them as if they were one's own.

CHAMBERS HARRAP PUBLISHER LTD, 2005. Chambers reference online. [online] Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. Available from: http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/chref/chref.py/main?query=plagiarise&title=21st [Accessed 19 September 2005]

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Turnitin UK: Electronic Plagiarism Detection Electronic comparison on student’s work against

electronic sourcesOver 80% of UK universitiesDatabase of previously submitted workInternet sources, books, newspapers and journals8 billion web pages

Web-based system Cannot solve plagiarism Produces an ‘Originality Report’

What does the system compare against? Database of previously submitted material Over 8 billion web sites Essays from cheat sites Several databases including GALE

InfoTrac, OneFile database (http://www.gale.com/onefile )

Emerald Publishing Data and the Gutenburg Collection of Literary Works

Why are we using it?

Self diagnostic tool Avoid inadvertent plagiarism Raise awareness of plagiarism Trying to prevent the occurrence of

plagiarism (as opposed to detecting) Take corrective action where necessary A tool for the students own benefit Queries or concerns contact your tutor

The Tutors

Create an account Log onto the service Create a ‘class’ Create an assignment Check submissions electronically

The Students

Create an account Log onto the service Join the class (set up by the tutor) Upload the relevant documentation to

the assignment area Receive a digital receipt View the originality report

Originality report

Produced in a few minutes (though may take up to 24 hrs)

Colour coded and/or numbered to indicate any matching text

Ability to exclude quotations/bibliography

Demonstration

Demonstration

http://www.submit.ac.uk

Review

Raising awareness Tutors register details online Students register details online Tutors then create ‘classes’ Assignments are attached to ‘classes’ Students then submit assignment

online

Additional Information

Enrol in more than one class To be used as a diagnostic tool If any problems contact your course

tutor

Additional Information

Plagiarism Leaflet Collusion Video Instructors & Students Guides FAQs JISC Plagiarism Detection Service (

http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk) Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Training

Videos (http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/pdsguides_video.php)

Jude Carroll’s Good Practice Guide

Virtual CampusMy Modules,

Plagiarism Detection Service,Released Topics

www.submit.ac.uk/newuser_type.asp

Demonstration

Demonstration

References

Rowell, G. An introduction to TurnitinUK® plagiarism detection software. [online] JISCPAS. Available from: http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/plagiarismvideos.php [Accessed Sept 2007]