Turnitin Instructor Guide- Apply and setup your account
Turnitin operating model
Instrucor self-submission paper check
(Choose one of the following choices)
Similarity report (classic report)
- Accessing the Similarity Report
- Similaritiy Scour percentage rangers
- Using the Match Overview and Match Breakdown
- Viewing all sources
Managing exclusions and filters (classic report)
- Exclude quotes and bibliography
- Matches by word count or %
- Excluding sources via Match Overview
- Excluding sources via All Sources
- Restoring excluded sources
Similarity report (Enhanced report)
Managing filters and exclusions (Enhanced report)
FAQ
Introduction to Turnitin
Turnitin is a web-based text-matching software system designed to check electronically submitted documents for similarity against other documents in their database.
Turnitin has three primary databases. Each one can be used to help identify different types of plagiarism.
Global student papers database:
This database discourages student collusion, the most common form of plagiarism, by comparing submitted documents against 15 years’ worth of student papers.
Internet archive:
This database compares matches against individual internet sources to detect potential copy and paste plagiarism.
Premium scholarly publications:
This database allows researchers and students to easily compare original work against published works from around the world.
Apply for an account
Faculty members and departmental teaching assistants at National Chengchi University who require a Turnitin account should email the following information to libnews@nccu.edu.tw . Please use “Turnitin Account Application” as the email subject.
Please include the following information in your email:
| First name | [Please enter your first name] |
| Last name | [Please enter your last name] |
| NCCU email address | [NCCU email address only] |
| Department / Unit | [Please enter your department or unit] |
You will be directed to a quick four-step introduction to Turnitin, with useful guidance to help you become familiar with creating classes and assignments, as well as adding students.
At the bottom of the Turnitin Getting Started page, click Create Password to access the account setup pages.
Step 1. Click “Set up account” in your Turnitin welcome email
Step 2. Enter your email address and last name
Important: Use the same email address and last name that received the Turnitin welcome email.
After completing the required fields, click Next to continue.
Step 3. Validate your account
Turnitin will send you an account-validation email with the subject:
Set up your Turnitin Account.
Enter the same email address and last name used in your welcome email.
Enter the same email address and last name used in your welcome email.
Step 4. Return to your email inbox
Follow the instructions in the email to finish setting up your Turnitin account.
The Create Password URL contains a unique ID and expires after 24 hours.
If the link no longer works, select the link under “Has your link expired?” to request a new email.
Step 5. Create your password
Your password must be between 6 and 12 characters and include at least
one letter and one number.
Step 6. Log in to Turnitin
After setting up your username and password, log in to Turnitin using your email address and newly created password.
Step 7. Set a secret question
Select a security question and enter an answer. This information will be used if you need to reset your password in the future.
Then click Next.
Step 8. Accept the User Agreement
Select I Agree -- Continue to accept Turnitin's User Agreement and enter the Turnitin service.
