Checking originality in TurnItIn
When you submit a PDF file to a Canvas Assignment, it will be loaded into
TurnItIn's plagiarism checking system called the Originality Report.
Within a few minutes of submission, you should be able to see the report to
confirm that you have not plagiarized.
If you plagiarize a sentence or two, your score is reduced by up to 1 point.
If you plagiarize several sentences or paragraphs on a page, then the entire page or paragraph earns a 0 score.
If you plagiarize an entire document, then the score for the project is 0
and you get reported to the Writing Center for help and the
Academic Integrity committee.
Follow these steps to ensure you do not plagiarize:
- Click on the colored flag icon in the Grades or Assignment area to view the Originality Report.
- Do not rely on the color of the flag or the percentage because it is misleading.
- You are expected to view it every time you submit and make corrections if necessary.
- You can ignore these kinds of highlighting:
- Writing submitted by you in a previous term (if you are repeating the course).
- Instruction pages or Table of Contents.
- Page, slide, or section titles.
- Titles of articles or laws.
- Quoted phrases or sentences.
- Common phrases.
- Bibliography entries.
- Clicking a highlighted item provides more detail about that source.
- If you see any actual plagiarism highlighted (see the Comparision below),
you can revise your file and resubmit before the Due date.
- If you try to submit a second draft after the Available Until date, it will not be accepted.