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Questions about TurnItIn:

Can I Set up a turnitin account without a faculty member associated with the account?

How do I set up my turnitin account and join a faculty member's turnitin class (new user)?

I already have a turnitin account, how do I join a new class?

How do I submit a paper to Turnitin?

I forgot my turnitin password, how do I retrieve it?

How do I review my Originaltity Report?

How quickly will an originality report be generated?

 

FAQ Answers:

Can I set up a turnitin account without a faculty member associated with the account?

In order for a student to have access to Turnitin, you will need to have a faculty member setup a course and provide you with the course number and password in Turnitin.  You then can "join" the class in turnitin and
submit your assignment.

How do I set up my turnitin account and join a faculty member's turnitin class (new user)?

1. Go to www.turnitin.com.
2. Click on the Create Account link to the left of the Sign in button on the Turnitin homepage

3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Use the Class ID and Enrollment password your faculty member gave you to create your account.  The Class ID and Enrollment password assigns you to the correct Professor’s course.

4. Click on the student link from the Create a New Turnitin Account screen

5. Enter your class id and enrollment password in the appropriate fields

Use the Class ID and Enrollment password below to create your account. The Class ID and Enrollment password assigns you to the correct Professor’s course.

Use the following for this class:
Class ID:
Enrollment password:

6. Enter your first name, your last name, and your TCU e-mail address (this will be your user name)

7. Enter (and re-enter) the password you would like to use as your Turnitin login password

8. Select a secret question using the secret question pull down menu, enter an answer

9. Review the Turnitin user agreement and click to agree and finalize user profile creation

10. Click to exit the profile creation wizard and sign in to Turnitin

I already have a turnitin account, how do I join a new class?

Students with pre-existing user profiles can use the enroll in a class
tab to enroll in additional classes.
1. Click on the "enroll in a class" tab on your student homepage

2. Enter the class id and enrollment password

3. Click submit to enroll in the class

How do I submit a paper to Turnitin?

How to use the single file upload submission method:

1. Click on the class name

2. Click on the Submit button to the right of the assignment name

3. Select "single file upload" from the "choose a paper submission method:" pull down menu

4. Enter the paper title for the submission in the appropriate field

5. If your instructor has provided you with the option to select which repository you would like your paper stored in the "add to" option will appear within the submission screen. There are two options: either to add your paper to the standard paper repository or to the institution paper repository. Select which repository you would like your paper added to

6. Click browse to find the file on your computer

7. Find the file on your computer and click open

8. Click upload

9. Review the file and click on the "Submit" button to finalize the submission

If the student would like to submit only a section of text from a file, only has the file in an unaccepted file type or only has a hard copy of the paper he or she would like to submit, the student should use the cut and paste method of submission.

How to use the cut and paste method of submission as a student:

1. Click on the class name

2. Click on the Submit button to the right of the assignment name

3. Select "cut & paste" from the "choose a paper submission method:" pull down menu

4. Enter the paper title for the submission in the appropriate field

5. Either select the text you would like to submit from the source file on your computer, or type the text you would like to submit in the large "cut and paste" field

6. If your instructor has provided you with the option to select which repository you would like your paper stored in the "add to" option will appear within the submission screen. There are two options: either to add your paper to the standard paper repository or to the institution paper repository. Select which repository you would like your paper added to

7. Click submit to finalize the submission

I forgot my turnitin password, how do I retreive it?

For privacy and security reasons, Turnitin user login passwords cannot be released. If a user forgets his or her login password, the user must use the Forgot Password? link on the Turnitin homepage to reset the password.

How do I review my Originality Report?

How to view Originality Reports as an instructor:

1. Click on the class name

2. Click on the "View" link to the right of the assignment name

3. Click on the Originality Report icon

If the instructor has set the class preferences to allow students to view Originality Reports for their submissions, students will be able to access their Originality reports in their class assignment portfolio.

How to view Originality Reports as a student:

1. Click on the class name

2. Click on the "Show details" link to the right of the paper assignment

3. Click on the Originality Report icon to the right of the paper's title

If an icon of a red circle with a slash through it appears to the right of the paper's title, then the assignment setting does not allow students to view the Originality report for this assignment.

How quickly will an originality report be generated?

While an Originality Report is generating the Originality Report icon will appear in gray. Please note while Originality Reports for a student's initial submission to an assignment will generate within ten minutes of the submission, Originality Reports for resubmissions to an assignment can take up to 24 hours to generate.