Buffalo State has campus-wide license to Turnitin.com for unlimited submissions of student papers for plagiarism detection.
“Turnitin.com is an online resource for educators and students concerned with developing quality writing and research skills. Turnitin.com provides a reliable, efficient, and powerful deterrent to digital plagiarism.” (from http://www.Turnitin.com).
If using a Turnitin Dropbox it is recommended that the following statement be within your syllabus. If the syllabus has already been distributed in class, a notice needs to be provided in writing to the students. http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/dops/policysect1/011703.pdf
Faculty may require students to use textual similarity detection software (e.g. Turnitin.com) in courses at Buffalo State College. Textual similarity detection software compares submitted student text to a database of millions of previously published documents, including those on the public Internet, a proprietary collection of published articles, as well as every student paper previously submitted to the detection service. When similarities between student text and an existing document are found, the software identifies those similarities for instructor and/or student review. (Similarity alone is not evidence of academic misconduct; as such material may be correctly cited.) This software may be used as an educational tool to assist students in learning how to properly cite resources, to decrease instances of academic misconduct, and/or to assist in the identification of acts of academic misconduct
Students should also be provided a copy of the College's Academic Dishonesty Policy and a link to the student directions on how to create an account and submit papers to Turnitin.com. See Turnitin Student Instructions.
If not using ANGEL, but are interested in Turnitin.com e-mail Meghan Pereira (pereirme@buffalostate.edu) for Buffalo State's usercode and directions.
Adding a Turnitin Dropbox
Using GradeMark - (Turnitin Video)Provide grades and feedback and students papers.
Creating QuickMarks for GradeMark - (Turnitin Video) Allows for customization for GradeMark Comments
Training Tutorials - Provided by Turnitin.com
If you are having difficulty with Turnitin, you can call the Turnitin assistance line at:
1-866-816-5046 |
