What is Turnitin.com?

Turnitin.com is a website designed to assist both educators and students concerned with the growing problem of Internet plagiarism. Turnitin makes it easy to identify students who cheat and makes potential plagiarists think twice.

How does Turnitin work?

1.     Instructors (or students) submit assignments to Turnitin.com.

2.     Submitted papers are compared against billions of Internet sources and Turnitin.com's own database of previously submitted papers.

3.     Instructors (and students, if permitted by their instructors) receive a set of color-coded "Originality Reports," one for each submitted paper

4.     These reports show whether any document was copied from other students or from the Internet. The color-coding identifies the sources from which materials in a paper have been copied.

Getting Help?

The Turnitin system is easy to use, and you can begin using it immediately by following the instructions in the User Guides. Should you run into trouble or otherwise need help with the Turnitin system, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Amarjit Kaur by email at akaur@bergen.edu or by phone: 201-493-5002.  Turnitin services are administered by the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT).

Is there documentation?

For Student:  The Student User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Demo movie is also available for those of you who wish to have your students utilize the Turnitin system.

1. Student User Guide

2. Student Quick Start Guide

3. Demo Movie

Other Resources:

1. The plagiarism web site explains online plagiarism and tools available to detect it.

2. The Prentice hall website provides a tutorial on what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. 

How do I obtain a Turnitin Account?

 If you have a WebCT Course shell, you do not need a Turitin account ID and password. You will find the option to create a Turnitin Assignment in the WebCT. Your students can submit their assignment to Turnitin service using the WebCT ID and password.

If you are not using a WebCT Course shell you will need an "Account ID" and "Join Password" in order to activate your Turnitin.com account. To obtain an Account ID and a Join Password, email psimms@bergen.edu. In your message, give your full name and department. You will then receive your ID and Password by return email.

How can I start using Turnitin?

If you have a WebCT course shell you can create a Turnitin Assignment by adding a content Link in the Build View. Follow step by step instruction provided in the Manual.

If you do not have a WebCT course shell, you will need to create a user profile by clicking create a user profile from the web address www.Turnitin.com using your “Account ID” and “Join Password” .  If you have already created a user profile, you can log in by typing your email address and password in the top right hand corner of Turnitin.com login page. Follow step by step instructions provided in the Faculty Quick Start Guide.