The true learning power of Turnitin in terms of academic integrity is realized when students perform their own originality check. Please refer to Algonquin’s Plagiarism policy (AA20) and the Learning Resource Centre’s Academic Integrity web page for more information.
This means that human judgment, based on various factors and considerations, is required to determine if an instance of plagiarism has occurred. Turnitin uses a matching algorithm to find strings of words within assignments that are identical to those within its repository. It can only create Originality reports that show the degree of similarity between a submitted assignment and sources of content within the database. Nor can it prove that a student has not plagiarized. Turnitin cannot identify incidents of plagiarism. books, newspapers, and journals (through its partnerships with publishers, library databases, digital reference collections, and subscription-based publications).current and archived web content that is publicly available.Turnitin maintains a comparison database that is comprised of: For questions, contact campus Turnitin administrator Cara Hersh ( or 503.943.7262).How Does Turnitin’s “Originality Check” Work? Note that the Turnitin system occasionally experiences problems that make it inaccessible for a while if you run into problems uploading, simply try again at another hour or the following day, for patience usually solves most of the problems you'll experience. Enter the remaining information, and your process will be complete. Submission is done by clicking on the specific class in Moodle, which brings you to the course's "Weekly Outline." Under the week the assignment is due, the assignment should appear click on it, then click the tab "Submit Paper." Select the way you want to upload the paper (either "File Upload" if you're attaching the paper or "Text Submission" if you're choosing the cut-and-paste method - either way should work). A great many of your instructors will have you upload electronic versions of formal written assignments through your class management system Moodle, to be archived by an authenticity-verifying software called. Student intellectual integrity is extremely important to faculty at the University of Portland.
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