Turnitin

1. What is Turnitin?

Turnitin is an internet-based originality checking service. It is an educational tool that allows educators to check for the authenticity of students’ work, and it also helps students to improve their writing and avoid plagiarism.

2. What is the website of Turnitin?  

https://www.turnitin.com/

3. I am a lecturer, what should I do to start using Turnitin?

Please send your request to libref@sc.edu.my. The librarian will then add you as an instructor of SUC in Turnitin, and you will soon receive a welcome email from Turnitin which helps you to set up your instructor account.

4. What are the roles of a lecturer in Turnitin? 

(1) After creating a Turnitin account, a lecturer needs to create a class first and provide the enrollment key to the students, so that they can enroll in the class in Turnitin. (See Create Class and Enrollment Key)

(2) After that, the lecturer can create assignment(s) in the class to let students submit their assignments to Turnitin.(See Create Assignment & Optional Settings)

(3) After students submit their assignments, the lecturer can check the Similarity Reports, AI Reports and mark the papers. (See View Similarity Report and AI Report)

Reminder: Turnitin DOES NOT grade papers. Instead, it generates a Similarity Report and an AI Report. Lecturers are responsible for reviewing these reports to assess potential plagiarism and verify the authenticity of the work. 

*Only lecturer can view the AI Report*

For more guide: see Turnitin Training for Lecturer

5. I am a student, what should I do to start using Turnitin? 

If your lecturer requests you to submit your work to Turnitin, he/she will give you the class enrollment key. You can then create an account in Turnitin https://www.turnitin.com/ by following the Student Enrolling Class.

Reminder: Each student is only allowed to create ONE Turnitin student account by using ONE email (university email xxxx@sc.edu.my).  

For more guide: see training guide for students

​6. After submitting my paper to Turnitin, where can I download and print a copy of my Similarity Report? 

Find the steps in Upload Assignment and Generate Turnitin Similarity Report. 

*Student cannot view the AI Report. Kindly consult with your lecturer.

7. After submitting my paper to Turnitin, where can I download my Digital Receipt? 

Find the steps in Generate Turnitin Digital Receipt.