TurnItIn Software
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News
The inaugural Turnitin Irish User Group meeting took place on 20th May 2009 at the National College of Ireland in Dublin, and PlagiarismAdvice.org also had a stand at the EdTech conference over the following two days. Around 20 attendees from Institutions across Ireland, including a representative from Trinity, were present at the User Group. If you have any comments you would like fed back to this Group please email me directly on Jade.Barrett@tcd.ie
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is interpreted by the University as the act of presenting the work of others as ones own work, without acknowledgement.
Plagiarism is considered academic fraudulent, and an offence against University discipline. The University considers plagiarism to be a major offence, and subject to disciplinary procedures of the University. The University's full statement on plagiarism is set out in the University Calendar, Part I, 'General Regulations and Information', II, Academic progress, p63 - p71.
Plagiarism - A Good Practice Guide by Jude Carroll & Jon Appleton (PDF)
What is TurnItIn?
TurnItIn is the standard in online plagiarism prevention. It Instantly identifies papers containing unoriginal material from over 40 Million Student Papers, 12 Billion Web Pages, over 10,000 newspapers, Magazines & Scholary journals and Thousands of Books. Turnitin allows educators to check students’ work for academic integrity by searching for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against continuously updated databases using the industry’s most advanced search technology. Every Originality Report provides instructors with the opportunity to teach their students proper citation methods as well as to safeguard their students’ academic integrity. Turnitin is also web Based so compatability between different computers and operating systems isn’t a problem.
TurnItIn can also be used for the following:
- Peer Review:
Students can review and respond to their classmates' work online and also encourages collaborative learning and improving student writing - GradeMark:
The ability to mark student work in a unique, paperless environment and view assessment over time - GradeBook:
A tool that enables instructors to manage grades and assignments online.
For free introductory online training and instruction manuals please visit the Turnitin website on http://www.turnitin.com/static/training.html
How much is it?
CAPSL maintains a license agreement with nLearning Ltd for the purpose of using their product TurnItIn so all Trinity Staff have access to the Turnitin Service and can make this available to their students.
How do I use it?
Go to the TurnItIn Website http://www.turnitin.com Here you will be asked for Account ID and Password. Please contact Jade.Barrett@tcd.ie for these details. If you are a student, please visit the following page on how to use Turnitin.